Australian soldiers were drawn into the Battle of Amiens because of Australia’s allegiance and loyalty to the mother country, England during World War One. Australians held an emotional loyalty and deep affection for Britain. More importantly, the notion at the time was that if Britain was at war, Australia was at war. It was also the first time that Australian soldiers fought as a nation, having only been federated earlier in 1901. The Battle of Amiens, a key battle on the Western Front, should certainly
Arthur Currie was not a man raised to become a great general, he had to start from the beginning and work his way to the top. He served his country by fighting and leading battles that made Canada a great independent nation, making him a figure of inspiration to many Canadians. In the many battles of World War One, including Amiens, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge, and others, Arthur Currie devised well prepared, flexible, unique, and intelligent war strategies that led Canadian troops to victory. Born on
The Battle of Amiens was a major victory for the Allies and was a key battle in ending World War 1. Amiens was a city in France and was a large and very important.a major rail hub used to receive supplies for the front line and from where those supplies were moved out to where they were needed. .Amiens was briefly controlled by the Germans in august of 1914 but would later be recaptured in september of that year by French armies in the battle known as “Race to the Sea”. Amiens was the first battle
the greatest victories in Britain’s military history – the involvement during the Battle of the Somme, lead him to become one of the most criticized Commanders in the WWI. The Battle of the Somme is the battle with one of the highest casualties in Britain military history, alongside with the highest single casualties in the whole history of British military. General Haig was the commander of the BEF in the battle. Some of the British regard the man who led Britain’s biggest-ever army to one of
Jules Verne Going to moon, a balloon trip around the world, adventure under the sea, all this in the late 1800s? All this was possible in the writings of Jules Verne. Jules Verne was born in Nantes on February 8, 1828. He had a vivid imagination and as a child, he often sailed down the Loire River with his brother. He always wondered about air and undersea travel. In the 1800s, none of these advances were discovered. His father was a lawyer and wanted young Verne to be one, too. Jules was sent
today, Haig is looked upon as the "butcher of the Somme". The reason behind this hatred lay in Haig's tactics during the Battle of the Somme, which was intended to take pressure off the French at Verdun and wear down the German army. He was a commander in 1900, in the Boer War, and so his tactics were simply to send wave upon wave of troops, claiming that "success in battle depends mainly on grit and determination". This eventually resulted in 450,000 British men dead for a maximum advance of
preparations to occupy France, he adjusted his plans and commanded his army to March to the Rhine, instead of attacking the channel. Although Napoleon still put pressure on the English Navy, they decimated Napoleon's fleet on October 21, 1805, at the battle of Trafalgar, consolidating the English´s already world-class navy.
received my ANZAC biscuits their quite nice thanks to you for adding extra sugar this time. The battle of Passchendale has been going for 3 months now and its coming round to time for me to leave. I am quite desperate for it to finish before I leave because I don’t want to leave my mates behind and them be called into help because its very brutal and its not going very good on either side. Good news the battle finished just before I was set to leave. I have two days till I am leaving for London. I’ll
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have the independence as the imperial powers in the war such as: Britain, France, Russia, Germany and Austria-Hungary. Many battles were fought by Canadian troops fighting on the Allied side in this war including: The Battle of Somme in 1916, The Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 and the Battle of Amiens in 1918. But for present day Canadians, the most well known battle took place on Easter Monday on April 9, 1917. Canada was fighting for Britain and after failed attempts from both the French and
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so little remembrance. With the Battle of Vimy Ridge particularly, the four day conflict brought a new light to Canadian nationalism, while happening half a world away in the northern region of France. With little remembrance and teachings compared to events such as Confederation or the North-West Rebellion, Vimy Ridge has become a large contributor to sovereignty and nationalism, regardless of many Canadians having little recollection about the event. As the battle took place during the First World
Crusaders were ruthless, killing men, women, and children for what started out to be in God’s name and were killing for the “revenge” of Christ because it was what God wanted. The crusaders were motivated by religion at first but as time went on and battles were fought, armies mentalities began to shift due to the amount of slaughtering and killing of people, it became a competition to kill in order to make up for their own men that perished and the violence over power began to affect the armies and
Why The Stalemate on the Western Front Was Broken The Following Were Equally Important Reasons Why The Stalemate On The Western Front Was Broken: New technologies like the tank The American entry into the war The blockading of German ports The German Offensive of March 1918 New technologies developed during the war were a major help in breaking the stalemate. One of the most useful developed
welfare. Each contributing significantly to the outcome of the novel which see's lieutenant Hornblower promoted to Captain by the conclusion of this novel, a feat not easily accomplished. As the Peace of Amiens draws to a close, as does Hornblower’s time as an lowly half-payed Lieutenant. The Peace of Amiens was supposed to bring peace to England and France, however we can see this will not always be true. Promoted and confirmed as a master and commander, he is given command of the sloop Hotspur. Leaving
Canadian soldiers took Hill 70 in August 1917 which was just north of Arras. After being transferred to the Ypres battle, the Canadians took the previously undefeatable objective of Passchendaele on November 6th 1917. However we lost 15,000 casualties while taking Passchendaele. Sometime in March 1918 cavalry and motorized machine-gun units of the Canadian Corps assisted to hold the line at Amiens, when the Germans tried their last big attack. “Then the Canadians formed the “spearhead” of the attack between
use their own initiative, rather than rely on a centralized command structure. Essentially, the idea behind Blitzkrieg was organizing troops into mobile forces with exceptional communications and command, being able to keep the onslaught up as the battle unfolded, and basically the plan was to concentrate all available forces at a single spot in front of the enemy lines, and then break a hole in it with artillery and infantry. Once the hole was opened, tanks could rush through and strike hundreds
World War One and Its Effect on Canadian Sovereignty Pre-World War One, Canada was looked upon not only by foreigners, but also by Canadians, as being just a British Colony. In June 1914, Archduke Ferinard of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie were assassinated in the small state of Serbia. Throughout June and July of 1914 tensions in Europe rose. When Austria-Hungary threatened Serbia, Russia promised to help the small country. A chain of events then involved each of the major European
The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought off the coast of Spain between the Royal Navy and Napoleon’s forces, consisting of French and Spanish ships. Although Britain lost a hero who played a significant role in the battle, the Royal Navy was victorious. The outcome of this battle diminished the chances of the French invading England and greatly decreased Napoleon’s power on the sea. The Treaty of Amiens was signed in 1802 between the French and British creating peace between the two countries
tirelessly on the sadistic and brutal Western Front. Though many famous historians such as Geoffrey Norman and Dr. Gary Sheffield have a variety of different opinions on the vast topic, one cannot explicitly argue over the countless lives lost at the Battles of Somme and Passchendaele. Many allied generals were ineffective during World War I due to the lack of methodical war tactics such as attrition, and inefficiency in modern-day fighting. Furthermore, allied leaders ultimately overcame many fallacies