<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: Ngo-July, amaJalimane aqala ukuhlasela umugqa wama-Allied, owaziwa ngokuthi  <response>: Impi Yesibili YaseMarne. Ukuhlaselwa kwezikhali zamahora amathathu kwesikhundla se- 3rd Division kumemezele ukuqala kokuhlaselwa. Ebumnyameni bobusuku, izikebhe zahambisa amabutho okuqala avela eButhweni Lesikhombisa Lempi laseJalimane. Ngokushesha, izivikelo zamaFulentshi nezamaMelika ezaziseduze kakhulu namagquma aseningizimu yomfula zawa futhi zaqothulwa. Isitha esasigcwele sasizinze kahle kakhulu ohlangothini lwesokudla lweDivision 3 kangangokuthi isikhundla saso sasingeke sikwazi ukusingathwa. Futhi lapha kanye kwakumi i-38th kaMcAlexander, ivinjezelwe nhlangothi zombili. Ngokusobala, uMcAlexander wayekulindele lokhu. Ngaphandle kokuyeka ukubamba kwakhe iMarne embankment, uMcAlexander wenqaba izinhlangothi zombili ngakho-ke umbhikisho wakhe we-regimental wema njengehhashi, ibutho elilodwa phambili, elinye ohlangothini ngalunye. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi amaJalimane azama kangakanani, awakwazanga ukususa leli tshe elaliphakathi kwawo. I-38 kaMcAlexander yakwazi ukubekezela, futhi yagcina isikhundla sayo. Ngenxa yokungaguquguquki kwabo, uMcAlexander nebutho lakhe le - 38th Infantry Regiment kusukela ngaleso sikhathi baziwa ngokuthi iDwala laseMarne. Ukuhlasela kwamaJalimane kwamiswa ngoJulayi 18, 1918. Ngenxa yesinyathelo sakhe esinqumayo, uColonel McAlexander wathola iMedali Yezempi Yezempi Ehloniphekile. 