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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 Albert. 21–23 Aug 1918. Battle of Bapaume. 31 Aug – 3 Sep 1918. Battle of Havrincourt. 12 Sep 1918. Battle of the Canal du Nord. 27 Sep – 1 Oct 1918. Battle of Cambrai. 8–9 Oct 1918. Pursuit to the Selle. 9–12 Oct 1918. Battle of the Selle. 17–25 Oct 1918. Battle of the Sambre. 4 Nov 1918, including the Capture of Le Quesnoy.
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 ...
During Operation Michael, in 1918, they were in the line near Arras and in the Second Battle of the Marne, in the Ardre Valley. At the opening of Second Battle of the Somme (1918), they fought the Battle of Havrincourt and continued across the Saint Quentin Canal at Marcoing, before beginning the fighting advance to Maubeuge on the Sambre. [2]
Battle of Doiran – The Bulgarian First Army repulsed the British and Greek attack on Doiran Lake, inflicting 6,559 British casualties and 7,819 Greek casualties, while only suffering 2,726 casualties. [97] The Canadian Air Force was established under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Billy Bishop, the leading war ace of the British Empire ...
62 Division took part in the Hundred Days Offensive beginning in the summer of 1918, at the Battle of the Scarpe (26–30 August) [35] [50] and the Battle of the Drocourt-Quéant Line (2 September). [ 35 ] [ 50 ] 62 Division was back at Havrincourt on 12 September 1918 for the Battle of Havrincourt – the division was specially chosen because ...
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.