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Appendix 12
Summary of the battles and campaigns in which British troops were engaged 1914-1919
Background
1 This appendix sets out, in tabular form, the main operations, the groups of battles (ie those in which Armies were engaged), battles (in which forces not smaller than corps were involved), actions (those in which a division was involved) and lesser engagements which have been termed affairs. Capture is used to denote seizure after much fighting and occupation has been used to denote seizures without much fighting. Attack is limited to unsuccessful attack and defence to successful defence. The names used are official names but alternative names are also given in brackets. It should be noted that in some engagements allied troops also took part but the official names given by other Governments have been ignored. The groups of Battles are shown in block letters. The table is by theatres and then in rough chronological order, ie the operations are in chronological order but battles and subsidiary incidents may not be. Remember that the table is only a general guide and that from 23 August 1914 until approximately 25 September 1914 and from 21 March 1918 until 11 November 1918 there was much confused fighting in France and Flanders and that during the intervening period men were being wounded even in relatively quiet sectors. The location of the advanced medical units is only approximate and should be used for tracing only as a last resort. The list of locations is not exhaustive but is simply an indication of towns and villages comparatively near the location of various battles which, at the relevant time, had medical units stationed in the vicinity. In most of the great battles in France and Flanders the casualties spread beyond the sector periphery.
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Operations etc Battles, Actions etc Tactical Incidents Dates
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Advanced Medical Unit Amiens
I France and Flanders Arrival of BEF in France Battle of Mons with subsidiaries: Action at Elouqes Rearguard Action at Solesmes Retreat from Mons 23.8.14 to 5.9.14 Affair at Landrecies
9-16.8.14
23-24.8.14
24.8.14 25.8.14
25.8.14
Amiens Boulogne
Battle of Le Cateau Rearguard Affair at Le Grand Fayt Rearguard Affair at Etreux Affair at Carizy Affair at Nery Rearguard Action at Crepy en Valois Rearguard actions near Villers Cotterets
26.8.14
26.8.14
1.9.14
First battle of Mame 1914 Advance to the Aisne 6.9.14 to 1.10.14 Battle of the Aisne 1914 with subsequent:
Passage of Petit 6-10.9.14 Mosin Passage of the Mame Boulogne And Passage of the Aisne and capture of Aisne Heights and Chemin des Dames 20.9.14 12-15.9.14 Havre
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(1) Action on Aisne Heights (2) Action at Chivy 3-10.10.14 British troops moved from France to Flanders La Bassee - Ypres 26.9.14
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26.9.14 10.10.14
26.9.14
Marseilles
Battle of La Bassee Flanders 10.10.14 to 22.11.14 First Battle of Messines 1914 Battle of Armentieres Capture of Meteren
10.10. 14 2.11.14
12.10.14 2.11.14
13.10.14 2.11.14 First Battle of Ypres 1914 (1) Langemark 1914 (2) Gheluvelt 19.10.14 22.11.14 2114.10.14 2931.10.14 11.11.14
Armentieres
Merville
Bailleul Hazelbronck
Poperhinge
Defence of Festubert
2324.11.14
Bethune Chocques
Winter Operations
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Defence of Givenchy Winter Operations First action of Givenchy Affairs at Cuinchy 25.1.15 2021.12.14
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Bethune Chocques Bethune
Bethune Sailly
Summer Operations
10-13.3.15
Bethune Estaires
14-15.3.15
Capture of Hill 60
17-22.4.15
Poperhinge Elverdinghe
26.3.1915
22.425.5.15
Elverdinghe Poperhinge
22.-23.4.15
Vlamertinghe
(2) St Julien (3) Frezenberg Ridge (4) Bellewaerde Ridge Battle of Aubers Ridge Attack on Fromelles
Ypres Steenvoorde
Estaires
Bethune
Merville Battle of Festubert Second Action of Givenchy 15-25.5.15 15-16.6.15 Bethune Vendin Merville First attack on Bellewaerde 16.6.15 Poperhinge
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Actions at Hooge 19.7.15 30.7.15 9.8.15
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Bailleul Bazebrouck Westoutre Ypres Battle of Loos with subsidiaries British first use Chlorine Gas 25.9 8.10.15 Nayelles Aubigney
(1) Action of Pietre (2) Action of Bois Grenier (3) Second attack on Bellewaerde and subsequent attacks on the Hahenzollen Redoubt Phosphene gas first used
25.9.15 25.9.15
Actions on the Bluff Local Operations in 1916 before the Allied Offensive Ploegsteert Wood (Ypres) German attack on Vimy Ridge Actions at St Eloi Craters
Bailleul
21.5.16
Bruay St Catherine
Battle of Mount Sorrel Extension of British Line Take over of Arras Sector
Bailleul
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Battle of the Somme 1916 (1) Albert Capture of Mountauban Mametz, Fricourt, Contalmaison, Boiselle with subsidiary attack on Gommecourt salient (2) Bazentin Ridge with subsidiary attack at Fromelles and subsequent attacks on High Wood Capture of Lonueval, Trones Wood, Ovillers 19.7.16 20-25.7.16 Bethune Corbie Gazaincourt Bazentin 14-17.7.16 1.7.16 Amiens Corbie Gezaincourt Pouchevillers Querrieu
15.7-3.9.16
Allonville Contay
Last Gas Cloud (ie from Cylinders) against British (4) Pozieres Ridge Moquet Farm
8.8.16
23.7-3.9.16
Allonville Contay
(5) Guillemont (6) Ginchy (7) Flers-Coucelette Capture of Martinpuich First use of tanks (8) Morval Capture of Combles, Lesboeufs, Gueudecourt
25-28.9.16
Corbie Doullens
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(9) Thiepval Ridge (10) Transloy Ridge Capture of Eaucourt LAbbaye, le Sars Attack on Butte de Warlencourt (11) The Ancre Heights Capture of Schwaben, Stuff Redoubts and Regina Trench (12) The Ancre 1916 Capture of Beaumont Hamel 1318.11.16 1.1011.11.16 1-18.10.16
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Varennes
Gezaincourt
Albert Varennes
17.3.17
9.4-4.5.17
Capture of Monchy Capture of Wancourt First use of gas thrown by Livens projector by British
9-14.4.17
(2) Second Battle of Scarpe 1917 with subsidiary attack on Capture of Guemappe 23-24.4.17
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La Coniotte (3) Arleux (4) Third battle of Scarpe 1917 Capture of Fresney with subsequent capture of Rouex and Oppy Wood Gavrelle 28-29.4.17 3-4.5.17 13-14.5.17
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Doullens
Aubigney
South of Souchez River Capture of Avion Battle of Hill 70 Mustard gas used by Germans at Cambrai 26-29.6.17 15-25.8.17 12-13.7.17 Bruay Avesnes
Capture of Wytschaete
7-14.6.17
7.6.17 10.11.17
German attack on Nieuport Third Battle of Ypres 1917 (1) Pilckem Ridge with subsequent capture of Westhoek
10-11.7.17
(5) Broodseide (6) Poelcappelle (7) First of Passchendaele (8) Second of Passchendaele
26.1010.11.17
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The Cambrai Operations 20.11.17 7.12.17 Battle of Cambrai 1917 Tank attack 20.113.12.17 2021.11.17 2328.11.17 30.113.12.17 30.12.17
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Achiet-le-Grand
Arras
Capture of Bourion
Grevillers St Aubin
Wood German Counter attack With subsequent action on Welch Ridge German Offensive in Picardy 21.3.18-5.4.18 First Battle of the Somme 1918 (1) St Quentin action at Somme crossings (2) First of Bapaume (3) Rosieres (4) First of Arras 1918 (5) The Avre (6) The Ancre 1918 with subsequent (a) action at Villers Bretonneux (b) capture of Hamel German Offensive in Flanders 9.4.18-29.4.18 Battle of the Lys (1) Estaires First defence of Givenchy 1918 Loss of Hill 63 Defence of Hinges Ridge and Nieppe Forest Defence of Neuve Eglise
21.3-5.4.18
Rosieres
Varennes
10-11.4.18
(3) Hazelbrouck
12-15.4.18
(4) Bailleul (5) First of Kemmel Ridge (6) Bethune Second defence of Givenchy 1918
13-15.4.18 17-19.4.18
18.4.18
St Omer
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(7) Second of Kemmel Ridge (8) Scherpenberg with subsequent: (a) action at Le Bacque (b) capture of Meteren German Offensive in Champagne 27.5.186.6.18 Counter attack in Champagne 20.7.182.8.18 Third Battle of the Aisne 1918 25-26.4.18
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29.4.18
28.6.18
19.7.18 27.5-6.6.18
Second Battle of Marne 1918 (1) Soissonnais and Ourcq Attack on Buzany (28.7.18) and capture of Beugneux Ridge fighting for the Ardre Valley
20.7-2.8.18
23.7-2.8.18
Soissons
(2) Tardenois
20-31.7.18
Battle of Amiens with subsequent action round Damery Second Battle of the Somme 1918 (1) Albert 1918 (2) Second of Bapaume Occupation of Peronne Capture of Chuignes Capture of Mons St Quentin
Amiens Boves
21-23.8.18 31.8-3.9.18
Varennes Boves
1.9.18
18.8.18
Breaking of the Hindenburg Line 26.8.18-12.10.18 including the pursuit to the Selle
Second Battle of Arras 1918 (1) The Scarpe 1918 Capture of Moncy-lePreux
26.8-3.9.18
Aubigney
26-30.8.18
Arras
(2) Drocourt Queant Line Battle of the Hindenburg Line (1) Havrincourt (2) Epehy
2-3.9.18
Beaurains
Wancourt
Queant Combles
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(3) Canal du Nord Capture of Bourlon 27.92.10.18 29.92.10.18
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Queant
(5) Beaurevoir Line (6) Cambrai 1918 Capture of VillersOutreaux and Cambrai
3-5.10.18 8-9.10.18
Tincourt
9-12.10.18
Ypres Hazelbrouck
Battle of Courtrai with subsequent (1) action at Ootegham (2) action at Tiegham Artois 2.10.18 11.11.18
Brielen
31.10.18
Ypres
Capture of Douai
17.10.18 1725.10.18
Auby St Amand
1-2.11.18
Douai
4.11.18
Valenciennes
Capture of Le Quesnoy With subsequent (1) Passage of Grande Honnelle (2) Capture of Mons II Dardanelles (Gallipoli) Helles Operation 25.4.15 8.1.16 Helles (1) The landing with subsidiary landing at Kum Kale (2) First of Krithia Capture of Sedd el Bahr 25.4-6.6.15 25-26.4.15 Cape Helles 5-7.11.18 11.11.18
28.4.15
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Actions at Eski Hissarlik (3) Second of Krithia with first action at Kereves Dere Affair at Gurkha Bluff Helles Operation 25.4.15 8.1.16 (4) Third of Krithia with second action at Keveres Dere Third action at Keveres Dere Action at Gully Ravine Fourth action at Keveres Dere Action at Achi Baba Nullah Action at Krithia Vineyard Affair at Krithia Nullahs Including the evacuation of Helles 7-8.1.16 Anzac and Suvia Operations 25.4.15 20.12.15 The last Turkish attacks Anzac 12.5.15 4.6.15 1-2.5.15
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21.6.15
28.6-2.7.15 30.6.15
12-13.7.15
Cape Helles
13.9.15
29.12.15
7.1.16
(1) The landing Attack on the Chessboard Affair at Quinns Post (2) Defence of Anzac Affair at Holly Ridge Defence of Walkers Ridge Sulva (1) Sari Bair Capture of Lone Pine Attack at Russells Top (2) The landing at Suvia Capture of Karakoi Dagh and Chocolate Hill
Anzac Cave
6-15.8.15
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(3) Scimitar Hill with subsidiary action at Hill 60 (Anzac) Including the evacuation at Suva and Anzac
th
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Attack on W Hill 21.8.15
21-27.8.15
10 Battle of the Isonzo 11th Battle of the Isonzo 12th Battle of the Isonzo
12.5-8.6.17
Mantua Montagnana
Dueville
Battle of Vittorio
Veneto
23.104.11.18 1-4.11.18
Dueville
Mirano
IV Macedonia (Salonica) Retreat from Serbia on Salonica (Dec 1915) Doiran Operation Actions at Kosturino 7-8.12.15 Salonica Doiran
Affairs at Horseshoe Hill Action at Machukovo Action at Karajakois including the capture of Yenkoi Affair at Barakli Jumaa
10-18.8.16
13-14.9.16 30.94.10.16
Salonica
13.10.16
1917 Offensive
24-25.4.17 8-9.5.17
Salonica
1918 Offensive
1-2.9.18
Salonica
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Doiran 1918 (Monastir) 18-19.9.18
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Doiran
Strumica
V Egypt and Palestine Defence of the Suez Canal Actions on the Suez Canal Affair at Qatia 26.1.15 12.8.16 Operations in Sinia Peninsula 15.11.16-16.9.17 Offensive in Palestine First battle of Gaza Second Battle of Gaza Third Battle of Gaza Capture of Beersheba and Sheira Position 26-27.3.17 17-19.4.17 Rafah El Arish Battle of Rumani Affair at Magdhaba Action at Rafah 3-4.2.15
Affair at Huj Action at El Murghar with subsequent occupation of Junction Station and Jaffa
Gaza
Capture of Jerusalem Defence of Jerusalem with subsidiary Battle of Jaffa Jordan Valley Operations 19.2.18 4.5.18 Capture of Jericho Passage of the Jordan First action at Es Salt First attack on Anman
19-21.2.18 21-22.3.18
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Turkish attacks on Jordan Bridgeheads Second attack at Es Salt Local Operations Action at Tel Asur Affair at Abu Telul The Final Offensive Megiddo (1) Sharon (2) Nablus Actions beyond the Jordan Capture of Anman Capture of Deraa Capture of Damascus Including pursuit through Syria Affair at Haritan with occupation of Aleppo 26.10.18 23-30.9.18 11.4.18
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30.4-4.5.18
Ram Allah
Ram Allah
Jerusalem Damascus
VI Mesopotamia Basra Operations 6.11.14 14.4.15 Landing at Fao Affair at Salihan Affair at Sahil Occupation of Basra First action at Qurna Affair at Ahwaz Affair at Shaiba Battle of Shaiba 6.11.14 15.11.14 17.11.14 22.11.14 4-8.12.14 3.3.15 3.3.15 12-14.4.15 Basra
Advance up the Tigris 31.5.15 5.10.15 with subsidiary operations on the Karkha River 7.5 3.6.15
Second action at Quma Occupation of Amara Battle of Kut 1915 Affair at Khafajiya
31.5.15
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Advance up the Euphrates 27.6 25.7.15 Actions at Nasiriya 5.7.15 13-14.7.15 24.7.15 Advance on Baghdad 11.11 6.12.15 Battle of Cresiphone 2224.11.15 1.12.15
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Kut
Defence of Kut
Kut
Attempts to relieve Kut First attempt 4-23.1.16 Action at Shaikh Saad Action at the Wadi First attack on Hanna Second attempt 7-10.3.16 Third attempt 1-24.4.16 Attack on Dujaila Redoubt Action at Falahiya and capture of Hanna First attack on Sannai-Yat Second attack on Sanna-i-Yat Action at Bait Aissa Third attack on Sanna-i-Yat Capitulation of Kut
6-8.1.16
Amara Basra
5.4.16
Amara
6.4.16
22.4.16
Basra
17-18.4.16 22.4.16
29.4.16
Euphrates Operation
14.1.16 11.9.16
Basra Nasiriya
Battle of Kut 1917 Capture of Kadari Capture of Hai Salient Capture of Dahra Bend
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Capture of Sanna-iYat Passage at Shumran bend Passage of the Diyala Occupation of Baghdad Action at Nushaidiya First Action at Jabal Hamrin Affair at Dali Abbas Affair at Dogame Affair at Nahr Khalis Passage of the Adhaim Action at Istabulat Occupation of Samarra Affairs on the Shattal-Adhaim Euphrates Operations 1917 - 1918 Attack on Ramedi Capture of Ramedi Action at Khan Baghdadi Occupation of Ana Blockade of Najaf 17-24.2.17
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23-24.2.17
7-10.3.17 11.3.17
14.3.17 25.3.17
Baghdad
21-22.4.17 23-24.4.17
Baghdad
30.4.17
28.3.18 1-13.4.18
Nasiriya
29.4.18
Kirkuk
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Advance on Mosul Action at Fatha Gorge 2324.10.18 25.10.18
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Samarra
Tikrit Baghdad
Operations in Karelia
11.9.18
21.9.18
3.10.18
Winter Operations
16.1.19
18.5.19
21.5.19
Lake Onega
Withdrawal Operations
14-16.9.19
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The Evacuation 1-12.10.19
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1.8.18 27.9.19 1-2.8.18 Affair at Chunovskaya 3.8.18 Affair at Puchuga 24.8.18 Affairs at Obozetskaya Actions at Chamova 12-14.9.18 Affairs on the Yemtsa River Affair at Seletski 11.10.18 Affair near Chekuevo 1217.10.18 16-29.9.18 31.8 4.9.18
Defensive Operations (a) on the Onego River and the Vologda Railway
Affairs at Klashevo 27.12.18 Affair near Bolshi Ozerki Defence of Bolshi Ozerki 17.318.4.18 22-23.7.18 Archangel
Affair at Tulga 1113.11.18 Defence of Shenkursk 16-25.1.19 Affairs round Vistavka 1-10.3.19 Affair at Ignatyevskoe 26.6.19
First affair at UstPocha 1-2.6.19 Battle of Troitsa 10.8.19 Affair at Yemtsa 29-31.8.19 Second affair at UstPocha The Evacuation 4.9.19 27.9.19
Withdrawal operations