Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Vhiki rimwe gare gare kurwisa kweFrance kwakanga kwakamirirwa kwakavamba, kuchamhembe kwokufamba kubva kuRwizi Aisne
, pashure pemazuva matanhatu okurwisa kwakasimba uto ravo raiva pasi rakanga ratungamirirwa nematanki 128, kurwisa kwokutanga nematanki akaunganidzwa. Nivelle aiziva kuti vaGermany vakanga vatora zvirongwa zvake zvakadzama masvondo anoverengeka akanga apfuura, asi akavatevera zvisinei. Mitsetse miviri yokutanga yeGermany yakatorwa nemutengo mukuru uye vaFrench vakasundira mberi zvishoma nezvishoma sezvo dziviriro yakadzokera kumutsetse wavo mukuru wokuramba yakanga iri kure nechipikirwa chaNivelle chokufambira mberi kwezuva rokutanga. Kurwiswa kwakaguma mukuvamba kwaMay apo mapoka mazhinji echiFrench akaramba kurwisa. VaGermany havana kumboziva ukuru hwokushaya simba kwomuvengi wavo. Nivelle akatsiviwa naPétain.