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Passchendaele   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) The Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I, fought by British, ANZAC and Canadian soldiers against the German army near Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in West Flanders, northwestern Belgium over the control of the village of Passchendaele. A subsequent German offensive in the north on April 9–April 29 (the Battle of the Lys, or the Fourth Battle of Ypres) regained almost all of the ground (an advance of up to six miles) taken by the allies in the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele. These battles, and those British and Commonwealth soldiers who gave their lives, are commemorated at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, and at the Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in the world with nearly 12,000 graves. www.encyclopedia-1.com /p/pa/passchendaele.html   (1580 words)

Irish Guards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The battalion took part in the Battle of Mons and the subsequent arduous and bloody Retreat from Mons, which began on the 24 August and would not end until the 5 September. The Irish Guards were one of the units of the rearguard during the retreat and took part in a small-scale action at During the retreat, the 1st Irish Guards took part in a small-scalle action at Landrecies against the advancing Germans. The Battle Group was the first British unit to enter the Kosovan capital city of Pristina on 12 June and were greeted by the local population who treated the Guards like heroes. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_Guards   (4286 words)

Articles - Passchendaele   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) The battle was fought for control of the village of Passchendaele, near the Belgian town of Ypres in West Flanders. After their successes at Vimy Ridge and the Battle of Hill 70, the Canadians were considered to be an élite force and were sent into action in some of the worst conditions of the war. These battles, and those British and Commonwealth soldiers who gave their lives, are commemorated at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, and at the Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in the world with nearly twelve thousand graves. www.wathcesa.com /articles/Third_Battle_of_Ypres   (2073 words)

Worcestershire Regiment(29th/36th of Foot) Web site As a result of the capture of Gheluvelt against terrific odds, and the consequent closing of the gap in the British Lines, Ypres was held and the Channel Ports were saved. Ten days of battle had left all ranks haggard, unshaven and unwashed: their uniforms had been soaked in the mud of the Langemarck trenches and torn by the brambles of Polygon Wood: many had lost their puttees or their caps. So serious was the situation caused by the loss of Gheluvelt that orders were issued for the British artillery to move back, in preparation for a general retreat, At the same time it was decided that a counter-attack against the lost position should be made by the 2nd Worcestershire. www.worcestershireregiment.com /wr.php?main=inc/h_gheluvelt   (3048 words)

[No title] The fall of Namur, the battles of Charleroi and Mons, and the defeat of the French on the Semois were followed by the rout of Ruffey's and Langle's armies on the Meuse. On the east Gumbinnen was captured after a battle on the 20th, and the important junction of Insterburg occupied by Rennenkampf, while on the south Samsonov on the 21st turned the German right, threatened Allenstein and drove the fugitives, as Rennenkampf had done, into the lines of Königsberg. The balance was, however, destroyed before the battle, because, as Cradock in the third week of October made his way north along the Pacific coast, the Canopus developed defects which necessitated her being left behind for repairs. www.cise.ufl.edu /mirrors/gutenberg/etext04/shogw10.txt   (19708 words)

The Collections - Object of the Month October 2002 - Batlle of Gheluvelt On the 31st October, the Battalion was resting slightly behind the lines, near the village of Gheluvelt. The battle had cost the Worcestershire's nearly 190 men killed or wounded, and after the war Gheluvelt Park was opened in Worcester to commemorate their sacrifice. With the reputation gained at Gheluvelt, they were used to plug any other gaps that appeared in the lines, and held the Germans at bay until the trenches which would last another four years were dug and established. www.worcestercitymuseums.org.uk /coll/object/obj07/obj07.htm   (754 words)

The 5th Royal Irish Lancers This regiment had a long tradition of fighting history and their battle honours are very impressive including honours from The Austrian War of Succession, The Peninsular War, Afghanistan and The Crimean War where they took part in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade. Their combat history is also impressive with battle honours gained in Flanders and Brittany Campaigns from 1793-1799, The Peninsular War, The Anglo Afghan War, Waterloo, India (including the Sikh Wars 1845-1849) and the Boer War. In 1922 it was with the 16th Lancers that the 5th Royal Irish Lancers were amalgamated with and contuned to serve as an armoured regiment within the British Army. www.royalirishlancers.co.uk /WW1/3rd_cav_bde.htm   (717 words)

Soldiers' feat of arms is remembered 90 years on - This Is Worcestershire archive "By any standards, the Battle of Gheluvelt was a fine hour in Britain's military history and it's only fitting that we mark its exact 90th anniversary," said Allen Barnatt, the chairman of the Friends of Gheluvelt Park. During the First Battle of Ypres, on October 31, 1914, 2nd Bn The Worcestershire rushed about 1,000 yards under heavy fire, before digging in and halting the German advance, at Gheluvelt. The Friends of Gheluvelt Park is a voluntary organisation dedicated to the maintenance and upkeep of the area. archive.thisisworcestershire.co.uk /2004/10/29/61619.html   (384 words)

The unknown soldier - This Is Worcestershire archive What has been called "The Battle of Gheluvelt" was really an extremely heroic counter-attack by the 2nd Bn of the Worcestershires to mend the broken British line. This is because the pivotal point of the all-out assault launched by General von Fabeck on October 30-31 was centred on the village. But what a contrast to his home town where, on the 90th anniversary of Gheluvelt, a sizeable number of citizens - with the exceptions of those in the park - couldn't be bothered to show their appreciation for men such as John Turley. archive.thisisworcestershire.co.uk /2004/11/08/57024.html   (1115 words)

Battle of the Alma This was a highly critical point in the battle because as the 95th gained a few yards, they took a Russian Battery position, the enemy being driven from it. After the battle General Sir de Lacy Evans published a divisional order and in it published the names of three officers and twenty-six other ranks for their distinguished fighting, many after being wounded, during the battle. After the battle of Alma, the 95th continued to fight throughout the Crimean campaign, being present at the Battle of Balaklava, The Russian Sortie, the Battle of Inkerman and the Fall of Sevastopol. www.wfrmuseum.org.uk /Alma.htm   (2466 words)

Battle of Ypres The second Battle for Ypres (April to May 1915) opened with a Chlorine gas attack by the Germans, This opened a large gap in the British lines, But the Germans were unable to exploit the situation, before the British and Canadians had filled the gap with reserves. The Third Battle for Ypres in July to November 1917, is known as Passchendale. On October 31st 1914, the day of the great German onslaught in the first battle of Ypres, Lieutenant James Anson Otho Brooke, of the 2nd Battalion The Gordon Highlanders, was sent across with a message from the right flank to the centre of the defence. www.first-world-war.com /battle_of_ypes.htm   (2695 words)

The First Battle of Ypres Between two and three o'clock on Saturday, the 31st, was the most critical hour in the whole battle. Allenby's cavalry were fighting an apparently hopeless battle on a long line, and it seemed as if the slightest forward pressure would crumble the Ypres defense. The enemy was beginning to pour through the Gheluvelt gap, and at the same time pressed hard on the whole arc of the salient. www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/1914/ypres1.html   (1790 words)

Battle of Le Cateau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Battle of Le Cateau shown in historical military art prints of our world war one print series. During General Smith-Dorriens famous rearguard action at Le Cateau on August 26th 1914, Trumpeter S. Waldron, of the 37th Battery Royal Field Artillery, acted as communicating file between the captain commanding the artillery and the quartermaster-sergeant in charge of the wagon-teams and gun-limbers, two thousand yards behind the firing stations. This movement was covered with great courage by the artillery, who at this stage of the battle suffered their heaviest losses. www.first-world-war.com /battle_of_le_cateau.htm   (1175 words)

3rd-Ypres It was no coincidence that they four days before the battle was due to begin thye had carried out a tactical retreat from their front line back to the Passchendaele ridge. The official name of the battle is 3rd Ypres, but it is universally known as the Battle of Passchendaele because it was really a series of engagements with the one objective of taking Passchendaele Village and its Ridge. Air photographs of Passchendaele were taken after the battle; it is estimated that half a million shell holes could be seen in the half square mile of the picture!. www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/comment/ypres3.html   (3042 words)

25001 Sapper Frederick G. Foster, Royal Engineers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) He was assigned to the 3rd Field Squadron, Royal Engineers with the 3rd Cavalry Division, one of the first units to engage the Germans in France and Flanders. For the great British offensive on the Somme (Albert) from the 1st to the 13th of July 1916, Foster's squadron came under the control of the British XVIII Corps. The squadron then reverted to the control of the 3rd Cavalry Division and took part in the action at Pozieres from the 23rd of July to the 3rd of September 1916 before being assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division for the battle of the Scarpe between the 9th and 14th of April 1917. members.aol.com /reubique/25001.htm   (208 words)

Military Art by J.P.Beadle In 1904 he exhibited a scene of the Battle of Dettingen and during the first decade of the twentieth century painted a number of canvases of the wars against Napoleon. Napoleon is shown at the Battle of Waterloo while his horse artillery are moved forward and the regiment of Cuirassiers are cheering their emperor. The second Battle of the Somme was the start of the German Spring offensive of the 21st March 1918. www.militaryartcompany.com /j_p_beadle.htm   (2107 words)

iqexpand.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) It began with triumph at the Third Battle of Gaza in October/November 1917. The city was captured from the Ottomans' after the Third Battle of Gaza ended on November 7, 1917. First Battle of Gaza Second Battle of Gaza Third Battle of Gaza Battle of Beersheba Battle of Megiddo This World War I article is a stub. third_battle_of_gaza.iqexpand.com   (428 words)

The Battles of Ypres, 1914 ("First Ypres") The initial battle of encounter soon changed into dogged defence by the BEF against huge odds, as the enemy attacked in force with the intention of breaking through to outflank the Allies on the River Yser. The final clash of the armies on the Western Front in 1914 began as a battle of encounter. The principle point of learning from this battle was that exposed attacking infantry stood little chance of success against stout entrenched defence. www.1914-1918.net /bat7.htm   (1151 words)

Renegade Miniatures - GERMAN JAGER BATTALIONS IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 ~ 1918 At the battle of Mons, the 9th Laurenburg Jagers, at Nimy, and the 3rd Brandenburg Jagers, at Jemappes, tried to demoralise and whittle the British down by laying down accurate sniper fire. By Hallowe'en 1914, the battle for Gheluvelt, outside Ypres on the Menin road, was nearing its height. During the Ardennes battle of Virton, in August 1914, the 8th Rhenish Jagers, 6th and 5th (both Siliesian Jager battalions), 13th/(2nd) Saxon Jagers were all involved in heavy scouting/skirmishing duties around Neufchateau, Tintngny, Etalle and Longwy, respectively. www.renegademiniatures.com /article12.htm   (2302 words)

Battle of Gheluvelt Battle of Gheluvelt by military artist James Princip Beadle. During the First World War, the Worcester Regiment and South Wales Borderers are shown at the Chateau at Gheluvelt during the Great War. The 2nd Battalion Worcester Regiment and South Wales Borderers arriving in the grounds of the Chateau at Gheluvelt after their historic counter attack on 31st October 1914. www.military-art.com /dhm443.htm   (535 words)

The 5th Royal Irish Lancers - World War One Battle Honours The award of battle honours for World War One was decreed by the Army Council and issued under Army Order 338 of 4th September 1922 regarding the rules. "The guiding principle in the selection and allotment of battle honours will be that Headquarters and at least 50 per cent of the effective strength of a unit in a theatre of war must have been present." Given that many regiments had so many pre-WW1 battle honours, the limitations proved difficult and Army Order 470 was issued on Dec 24 1922 making the process a little easier for the Regimental Committees: www.royalirishlancers.co.uk /WW1/battle_honours.htm   (237 words)

untitled The series of battles that took place around Ypres resulted in 58,000 British casualties. The battle continues for six months but only small territorial gains are made. The battle results in over 400,000 British casualties (60,000 on the first day) and 450,000 German casualties. www.slamnet.org.uk /History/suffolk_regiment/sectionb2.htm   (528 words)

First Battle of Ypres Early in the forenoon the noise of battle lessened, the rain ceased, and the sky brightened. Lieutenant George Marshall, of the I ith Hussars, an aide on General Allenby's staff, and a universal favourite, went to Ypres with a fellow staff officer, as Cavalry Corps headquarters was resting. Such was the handful of bull-dog breed against which five to one and even heavier odds of the flower of the greatest Army in the world's history threw itself in vain. www.greatwardifferent.com /Great_War/First_Ypres/First_Ypres_02.htm   (10603 words)

Battle of Passchendaele On September 20 at the battle of Menin Road, after a massive bombardment, the Allies attacked and managed to hold their objective of about 1,500 yards (1,400 m) gained, despite heavy counter attacks, losing 21,000 casualties. A subsequent German offensive in the north on April 9–April 29 (the Battle of the Lys, or the Fourth Battle of Ypres) regained almost all of the ground, an advance of up to six miles (10 km) taken by the allies in the Third Battle of Ypres/Passchendaele. An aerial photograph of Passchendaele taken after the battle showed over half a million shell holes in one half square mile (1.3 km²) area. www.worldwar1-history.com /Battle-of-Passchendaele-.aspx   (1623 words)

25 January 1915: Location selected for trial of the new weapon. This Corps was holding the line south of and including the village of Gheluvelt. It was one of the few stretches of the German front line on the Western Front which did face to the north/north-west. By the end of February 1915 the installation of the first issue of gas cylinders was completed in a small sector of the XV. www.greatwar.co.uk /westfront/ypsalient/secondypres/prelude/gasxvcorps.htm   (753 words)

Laura Hird, Born Free, Children of Albion Roses, Nail & other stories, Canongate, writer, Rebel Inc, Edinburgh, ... Battles and Engagements, of the 35 Division, in the Great War 1914-1919. It is likely that sometime after the end of the war, Private George Weddell would have been attached to the Labour corps, whose duties would include removal and burial of the war dead from the battle fields of France & Flanders. Battles and Engagements of the 1st Division in the Great War 1914-1919. www.laurahird.com /sarahsancestors.html   (2219 words)

Wereldoorlog I in de Westhoek - The Great War in Flanders Fields When the Second Battle of Ypres began (22 April 1915), there were decomposing bodies of German and French soldiers all around, fallen half a year before. As this however was the place from where the Germans originally had intended to launch the gas attack and as they wanted to prevent the British troops from discovering the gas cylinders, the Germans fought fiercely to recapture the hill. Allied objective : Preparation of the Third Battle of Ypres : straightening the front bulge between the Ypres Salient and the French border after the explosion of underground mines and the assaulting of the hills between Wijtschate and Mesen (Messines) by British troops. www.wo1.be /eng/geschiedenis/veldslagen/ieperboog.htm   (4500 words)

30th October - 24th November 1914. First Battle of Ypres. renewed on 30 October on a smaller scale on the front from Gheluvelt, five miles to the east of Ypres, to the Messines Ridge. To the north of this line, where I Corps (Haig) was positioned, the situation was very uncertain for a time and at Gheluvelt itself the Germans broke through, although they were soon driven out again. The regular waves of enemy attacks proved very costly to both sides, the Germans themselves referring to 'the murder of the children of Ypres'. www.coursework.info /i/11075.html   (269 words)

SURFWORCESTER - PARKS & WALKS At the centre of the pond there is an island and atop the Gheluvelt bandstand, where you ean hear all sorts of music throughout the summer. As the park rolls on down to the Severn there are fine views up and down the river, where you can watch the boats moving on their journeys past the end of the Barbourne Brook. At the top of the park you can see the memorial to the soldiers of the Worcester Regiment who fought in the Battle of Gheluvelt, after which the park is now named. www.surfworcester.co.uk /parks.html   (698 words)

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