Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'anyasị nke 29 Julaị 1918, ndị 119th Field Artillery rutere na mpaghara Picardy nke France, ọdịda anyanwụ nke Chateau-Thierry, dịka akụkụ nke 32nd Infantry Division nke wepụrụ American 3rd Infantry Division na ihu ihu nke sitere na Roncheres ruo Fere-en-Tardenois. Nke a bụ mmalite nke
Aisne-Marne counter-offensive nke a makwaara dị ka Agha nke Abụọ nke Marne. Na 14:10 na 30 Julaị 1918, ndị 119th Field Artillery malitere ọkụ ọkụ zuru oke na Bois de Grimpettes (Grimpettes Woods) dị na ndịda obodo Cierges. Ka nkeji iri abụọ gachara, n'elekere 14:30, ndị otu 119th Field Artillery gbanwere na mgbawa na-agagharị agagharị iji nye ohere ka ndị agha si na 32nd Infantry Division soro nso n'azụ ọkụ ọkụ. A nọgidere na-agba égbè n'ehihie na n'abalị. Na 31 Julaị 1918, ndị 32nd Infantry Division wakporo ma weghara Cierges na ugwu dị otu kilomita (5/8-mile) ọwụwa anyanwụ nke obodo Sergy site na nkwado nke ọkụ na-aga n'ihu site na 119th Field Artillery. Mgbe ha lụsịrị ọgụ siri ike, ndị agha nke 32 nke ndị agha, nke mere njem otu kilomita, mebiri ọnọdụ abụọ dị mkpa n'ahịrị ọhụrụ ndị Germany na-eguzogide, ma weghara ha. E jidere Reddy Farm na Hill 230 na 1 Ọgọstụ 1918, site na nkwado nke ọkụ na-arụsi ọrụ ike site na 119th Field Artillery. E nwere ọganihu ngwa ngwa n'August 2 na 3. Ka ọ na-erule elekere 10:30 nke 3 Ọgọst 1918, ndị isi nke 32nd Infantry Division agafeela ọkara kilomita (naanị ihe karịrị 1/4-mile) ndịda ọdịda anyanwụ nke obodo Saint-Gilles ebe ha jidere Resson Farm. N'ihe dị ka ụbọchị abụọ, ndị 32nd Infantry Division agaala site na Reddy Farm ma weghara obodo nta Villome na Dravegny, na-abata na mpụga Saint-Gilles na ọkụ ọkụ sitere na 119th Field Artillery.