thumb| The French Fourth Army and the American First Army attacked on a front from Moronvilliers to the Meuse on 26 September 1918 at after a three-hour bombardment. American troops quickly captured Malancourt, Bethincourt and Forges on the left bank of the Meuse and by midday the Americans had reached Gercourt, Cuisy, the southern part of Montfaucon and Cheppy. German troops were able to repulse American attacks on Montfaucon ridge, until it was outflanked to the south and Montfaucon was surrounded. German counter-attacks from slowed the American advance but Ivoiry and Epinon-Tille were captured, then Montfaucon ridge with and On the right bank of the Meuse, a combined Franco-American force under American command, took Brabant, Haumont, Bois d'Haumont and Bois des Caures and then crossed the front line of February 1916. By November, and several thousand machine-guns had been captured. A German retreat began and continued until the Armistice.
thumb| The French Fourth Army and the American First Army attacked on a front from Moronvilliers to the Meuse on 26 September 1918 at after a three-hour bombardment. American troops quickly captured Malancourt, Bethincourt and Forges on the left bank of the Meuse and by midday the Americans had reached Gercourt, Cuisy, the southern part of Montfaucon and Cheppy. German troops were able to repulse American attacks on Montfaucon ridge, until it was outflanked to the south and Montfaucon was surrounded. German counter-attacks from slowed the American advance but Ivoiry and Epinon-Tille were captured, then Montfaucon ridge with and On the right bank of the Meuse, a combined Franco-American force under American command, took Brabant, Haumont, Bois d'Haumont and Bois des Caures and then crossed the front line of February 1916. By November, and several thousand machine-guns had been captured. A German retreat began and continued until the Armistice.