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The Battle of Havrincourt was a World War I battle fought on 12 September 1918, involving the British Third Army (under the command of General Sir Julian Byng) against German troops, including those of the 3rd and 10th Corps, in the town of Havrincourt, France.
Battle of the Scarpe (1918) Battle of Havrincourt; Battle of Saint-Mihiel; Battle of Epéhy; Battle of the Canal du Nord; Fifth Battle of Ypres; Battle of St Quentin Canal; Battle of the Hindenburg Line; Meuse-Argonne Offensive, also called the Battle of the Argonne Forest. Battle of Chesne; Advance to the Meuse; Battle of Cambrai (1918) Battle ...
The Battle of the Canal du Nord, launched by British and Empire forces, continues the advance towards the Hindenburg Line. The Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub, launched by the Australian Mounted Division, continues the advance towards Damascus. September 29 – WWI: Battle of St Quentin Canal begins; Allied forces advance towards the Hindenburg Line.
He took part in the Battle of Ypres in October 1914, and was wounded on 24 October 1916, at the Battle of the Somme. [10] On discharge from hospital he was posted to the 3rd Battalion on 5 May 1917, before moving to the 9th Battalion on 11 June 1917. He was wounded a second time on 27 November 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele. After his ...
The action for which Second Lieutenant Young was to be awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross occurred in the aftermath of Allied success at the Battle of Havrincourt. Soon after he rejoined 1/1st battalion, it was moved into the front-lines south east of Havrincourt, near a copse named Triangle Wood. In the late afternoon of 18 September 1918 ...
By early 1918 the BEF was suffering a manpower crisis, and infantry brigades were reduced from four to three battalions each, many of the surplus units being disbanded to provide reinforcements to the remainder. 111th Brigade lost 13th RF, transferred to 112th Bde to replace a disbanded battalion, and on 6 February 13th RB received a draft of ...
18 July-22 July – The Battle of Soissons is fought between the French (with American assistance) and German armies. [3] 5 August – Second Battle of the Marne ends with Allied victory. 8 August – Battle of Amiens begins. 12 September – British victory in Battle of Havrincourt. [4] 12 September-15 September – Battle of Saint-Mihiel ...
The Battle of Épehy was fought during the First World War on 18 September 1918, involving the British Fourth Army under the command of General Henry Rawlinson against German outpost positions in front of the Hindenburg Line. The village of Épehy was captured on 18 September by the 12th (Eastern) Division.