The 9th and 23d Infantry Regiments of the U.S. Army, elements of the 2nd Division, captured Vaux on this day in 1918.
The battle isn't one that you hear a great deal about, perhaps because it was so perfectly executed. The Army carefully studied the ground and planned and executed a late afternoon assault supported by artillery. The Germans were caught off guard and lost 500 men as prisoners and an additional 500 as casualties. Losses to the U.S. Army were 300 casualties.
The town itself was a ruin, having been devastated by the fighting in the region.
