The First Russian Brigade was encircled by loyal Russian troops in September 1917 at Camp de La Courtine and bombarded with artillery, killing eight men and wounding 28. That episode became the basis of widespread false rumours that the French had bombarded French units. The Russian troops (about ) were demobilised, transferred to labor battalions and the ringleaders were sent to North Africa in penal servitude.
The First Russian Brigade was surrounded by loyal Russian troops in September 1917 at Camp de La Courtine and subjected to artillery bombardment, resulting in eight fatalities and twenty-eight injuries. This incident sparked widespread false rumors that the French had attacked French units. The Russian troops (approximately ) were disbanded, reassigned to labor battalions, and their leaders were sent into penal servitude in North Africa.