Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kwemakore maviri akatevera, boka racho rakabatanidzwa mumabasa makuru akawanda. Pakuvamba muna 1917, vaGermany vakapfupisa mitsetse yavo ndokudzokera kunzvimbo dzakagadzirirwa dzeHindenburg Line. Mushure meizvi, brigade yakatora chikamu muHondo yeBullecourt uye Hondo yechitatu yeYpres. Pakutanga kwegore rakatevera, kuparara kweUmambo hweRussia kwakaita kuti vaGermany vatamisire mauto akawanda kubva kuEastern Front kuenda kumadokero, uye vakabva vatanga Spring Offensive. Sezvo kurwisa kwacho kwakadzorera shure maAllies, brigade yakaendeswa kumaodzanyemba kubva kuBelgium kuenda kuSomme, nemauto ayo ehondo achichengetedza nzvimbo dzakapoteredza Villers-Bretonneux, kwavakanobatanidzwa mukurwisana kwakasimba munguva ye
Hondo yeChipiri yeVillers-Bretonneux yakachengetedza nzvimbo dzakapoteredza kuchamhembe kweguta, ichidzivirira kurwisa kwakasimba.