Went here last week. Had my copy of The Marne by Georges Blond so was able to read on the battle whilst stood on the spot. The chateau was a French HQ which was then captured by the Germans & then retaken by French Colonial troops. I'll add more detail on the battle around the Mondement chateau at a later date.
Good photos, Owen. The Mondemont memorial is pretty impressive; been a while since I was there. Just up the road is the 'Phantoms' memorial, very much on a grand scale as well:
Excellent shots, thanks for posting them. Nice to see a little of the lesser known/visited Western front battlefields. I always think there's certainly a different "feel" to these places and that they convey history far better than some of the more "Disneyland" sites... a nice refreshing change. cheers. dave.
