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Thus, in ten days of fighting, on nearly a front, the French 6th Army had progressed as far as six miles ( 10 km ) at points.

It had occupied the entire Flaucourt plateau ( which constituted the principal defence of Péronne ) while taking 12, 000 prisoners, 85 cannon, 26 minenwerfers, 100 machine guns, and other assorted materials, all with relatively minimal losses.