Transcript of the letter of 13 August 1916, Maurice Rougier to his mother
"13 August 1916
My dear mother
It's starting to get much better; my eyes are getting less pain; I coughed a little last night, but I was injected and the irritation I had in my throat disappeared.
I'm in an evacuation hospital that is under tents, the doctor wanted to evacuate me from inside, but I preferred to stay here to heal as soon as possible and join my regiment after a recovery of 8 days that I probably will.
You read our advance in the papers on the 10th day, I made this advance that was very tiring; in the right line indeed it is 12 km but with all the detours that the approach takes to hide from the enemy, we make about 20.
He was in a bit of a heat and my eyes were hurting me since 11 am, I tried to hold it even though I didn't see anything there and I slept in a shell hole on the night of 10th to 11th. And on the 11th in the morning I was evacuated.
I've been out of my regiment since then, apparently attacking again.
General C, of which today's newspapers speak, is our general of...
I kiss you affectionately, MR.