1st Canadian Division - Battles and Engagements On The Western Front

Battles and Engagements On The Western Front

1915
  • Second Battle of Ypres
    • Battle of Gravenstafel—April 22–23
    • Battle of St. Julien—April 24 – May 4 (see also Saint Julien Memorial)
  • Battle of Festubert—May 15–25
  • Second Battle of Givenchy—June 15–16

1916:

  • Battle of Mount Sorrel—June 2–13
  • Battle of the Somme
    • Battle of Flers-Courcelette—September 15–22
    • Battle of Thiepval—September 26–28
    • Battle of Le Transloy—October 1–18
    • Battle of the Ancre Heights—October 1 – November 11

1917:

  • Battle of Vimy Ridge—April 9–14
  • Battle of Arleux—April 28–29
  • Third Battle of the Scarpe—May 3–4 (including the capture of Fresnoy)
  • Second Battle of Passchendaele—October 26 – November 10

1918:

  • Battle of Amiens—August 8–11
  • Actions round Damery—August 15–17
  • Battle of the Scarpe—August 26–30
  • Battle of Drocourt-Quéant—September 2–3
  • Battle of the Canal du Nord—September 27 – October 1
  • Battle of Cambrai—October 8–9


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