A gap begins to appear between the British and French armies as the Germans drive west. Petain visits Haig to warn that he expected to be attacked at Verdun and could not reinforce the British.
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (3 January 2018), 24 March 1918, http://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1918_03_24.html