the field artillery journal - Fort Sill - U.S. Army

NOTE TO FIG. 3.—The black line leading south from
Maizières to Porte St. Marie shows the route of advance of the
battalion along the main road which about 1000 meters north of
Porte St. Marie debouches from the Wald (Woods) of Maizières.
The three German batteries went into position east of the main
road just half way between the edge of the woods and the farm
at Porte St. Marie as shown by the three conventional signs for
guns. The initial R and the period just to the east of the batteries
show the position of the battalion observation station. The
initials IS and line show the position of the cavalry squadron
assigned as artillery support. The dotted line which crosses the
main road from Moussey to Avricourt and extends from the
small pond just south of the word Moussey to the Grosswald
Bach (Creek) just east of the railroad shows the line of infantry
encountered by the scouts which were sent forward to secure the
destroyed French battery. The position of the reserves for this
infantry line is shown by two conventional signs one west of the
road near the figures 270 and the other about 500 meters east of
the road. About 600 meters south of this detachment and just
north of the town of Deutsch Avricourt is the unfortunate battery
marked a, with its direction of fire northeast, which was
surprised and attacked in flank. The position of the other two
batteries which attempted the rescue of the first battery is shown
by the letters and conventional signs; one b, just south of the
letters Av in Deutsch Avricourt, and the other c, just south of the
letters ri in Avricourt and located near the Barrone (Grove)
Holz. The line of retreat of the French infantry which was seen
climbing the heights toward Igney is shown by the dotted line
beginning at the R.R. station (Bhf d'Igney) just south of
Avricourt, then south through Igney and from this point southwest
through Amenoncourt.
The Rhine-Marne Canal winds across the map between
Porte St. Marie and Moussey.