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On the north of the Scarpe were the ruins of the village of Fampoux, and on the south those of Feuchy.
The Great War As I Saw It Frederick George Scott 1902
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We decided to go swimming in the Scarpe River which was near Arras.
The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow, Part 3: Across the Atlantic ewillett 2008
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Frequent trips were made into Arras, either on horseback or by river, for there was a steamboat service, running daily on the Scarpe, which landed one close to the Officers 'Club, a large wooden erection similar to a Y.M.C.A. hut, run by the Expeditionary Force Canteen.
Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery C. A. Rose
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Half right, to the south of the river Scarpe, what remained of the village of Monchy stood out like a sentinel on the top of the hill.
Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery C. A. Rose
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As the fight proceeded, our comrades on the left joined in, and gradually the battle spread further north, assuming huge dimensions, until it reached the river Scarpe.
Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery C. A. Rose
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Scarpe, medals were struck, and distributed among the English, bearing, besides a bust of the prince, an inscription relating to his bravery on
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The battery position was reached by following the Arras-Plouvain road along the valley of the river Scarpe, and we took over from a Scottish
Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery C. A. Rose
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From this point a wide view is had to the eastward, far across the Douai plain, and, to the southward, across the Scarpe.
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The costly fighting that followed the battle of Arras on April 9th along the glacis of the Scarpe did not reveal high generalship.
Now It Can Be Told Philip Gibbs 1919
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Monchy Hill was the key position, high above the valley of the Scarpe.
Now It Can Be Told Philip Gibbs 1919
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