W of Sechault, SE of Ardueil

Face down the road to Séchault, which is southwest.
This point is near the middle of the area of operations in the Champagne region of the 369th, 371st and 372nd Infantry Regiments of the 93rd Division.
The village seen to the left front is Séchault and the high ridge seen ahead to the right of the road is Bellevue Signal Ridge.
The direction of advance of the units fighting near here was from the observer’s right front to left rear.
The near edge of the Argonne Forest is seen on the sky line beyond Séchault.
When the American First Army made its attack on the other side of the Argonne Forest on September 26, the French Fourth Army advanced in this direction from its front line which was then about 4 miles away to the right front.
With this French Army were three infantry regiments of the American 93rd Division. These regiments had been incorporated into two French divisions, the 369th being part of the French 161st Division and the 371st and 372d being part of the French 157th Division.
On September 26, when the French 161st Division jumped off, the 369th Infantry was in support. During the day it entered a gap in the front line and captured the town of Ripont, about 3 miles from here, over the ridge to the right front.
It continued to advance in this direction until September 28th when, after hard fighting, it established itself on the far side of Bellevue Signal Ridge.
On the 28th the French 157th Division entered the battle line to the right of here and both the 371st and 372d Infantry Regiments were engaged with it in the fighting.
Attacking in this direction they advanced about 600 yards to this side of the ridge seen to the right. On that night the 371st was close to the crest of that ridge and the 372d on the near slopes of it.
Two companies of the 372nd lost direction and became separated from their battalion. Parts of these spent the night just this side of Séchault. Bussy Farm, seen to the right front, was occupied by the 372d Infantry after dark.
The French 161st Division, of which the American 369th Infantry was a part, on the morning of September 29 completed the capture of Bellevue Signal Ridge and the hill, Mont Cuvelet, seen to the left of it.
About 2:45 p.m. the 369th Infantry launched an attack from those heights against Séchault and took the town, digging in just beyond it. During this advance the members of the 372d Infantry who had spent the night just this side of town were rescued from their exposed position.
On September 29 the French 157th Division formed at the foot of the slopes seen to the right front for an attack at 10:00 a.m.
Part of the 372nd Infantry advanced toward Séchault, which was outside the zone of action assigned its div1s1on.
At 1:00 p.m. patrols of the regiment entered the town but were driven out by hostile machine-gun fire.
Later in the day, after the town had been captured by the 369th Infantry, troops of the 372d mopped up part of it.
During the evening the 372nd was withdrawn from the line and reorganized near Bussy Farm.
The 371st Infantry attacked from near Bussy Farm at 10:00 a.m. on September 29, passed over the ground in rear of here, captured Ardeuil, seen to the rear, and that evening established its front line about 1 mile to the left rear of this point.
On the 30th the 369th attacked in the morning and by afternoon had advanced about 1/2 mile from Séchault. During the night it was relieved and moved to Bellevue Signal Ridge where it remained until October 7, when the division to which it was attached was taken out of the front line.
On September 30th, the 371st advanced over a mile in the direction to the left rear from here and captured Trières Farm.
On October 1st it was relieved by the 372d and reorganized near this point.
The 372nd advanced about 3/4 mile on October 2nd, and after repulsing a German attack on the 5th, and was relieved from the line on October 7th.