199:
143:
211:
157:
247:
129:
188:
177:
42:
115:
100:
996:
794:, pages 905 and 928 lists the following German divisions facing the III and Australian Corps: 5th Bavarian, 1st Reserve, 119th, 38th, 185th and 121st division. NOTE: That this list is incomplete, as it does not include the forces facing the British V Corps, the British IX Corps, or the French forces.
589:
also found difficulty when attacking the fortifications erected at "the Knoll", Quennemont and
Guillemont farms, which were held determinedly by German troops, the village was however captured by the British 12th Eastern Division (7th Norfolk, 9th Essex and 1st Cambridge). In the centre, General
656:
refused to take part in an attack to help a neighbouring
British unit. The protest was against the battalion being sent back into combat when it had been about to be relieved. On 21 September 119 members of the company were subsequently imprisoned for
689:, before the Germans could consolidate their positions. The failure of the III Corps to take their last objective – the outpost villages, would mean that the American forces would face a difficult task due to a hurried attack prior to the battle.
530:, Haig's mind was changed. On the day following the success at Havrincourt, 13 September, Haig approved Rawlinson's plan to clear German outpost positions on the high ground before the Hindenburg Line and preparations began.
696:
from the 12th (Eastern) Division who died during this battle. The nearby cemetery of Épehy Wood Farm
Cemetery also holds the graves of men who died in this battle and the previous battles around this area.
665:" during the war and formed part of a general weakening in the force's discipline due to the stresses of prolonged combat. The charges of desertion in the face of the enemy (a crime that could mean
585:
On 18 September at 5.20 am, the attack opened and the troops advanced. The promised French assistance did not arrive, resulting in limited success for IX Corps on that flank. On the left flank,
574:). The objective consisted of a fortified zone roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) deep and 20 miles (32 km) long, supported by subsidiary trenches and strong points. The German
522:
them in the past six weeks. Rawlinson was kept reined in and advised by Haig to ensure his men were well rested for the eventual attack on the Line. When news arrived of the
685:
Although Épehy was not a massive success, it signalled an unmistakable message that the
Germans were weakening and it encouraged the Allies to take further action with the
1077:
1082:
715:
283:
779:
627:. They took all their objectives and advanced to a distance of about 3 miles (4.8 km) on a 4 miles (6.4 km) front. The Australian casualties were
1062:
1057:
1072:
1067:
1008:
276:
187:
176:
120:
499:
546:
would have to be relied upon to prepare the way. But in the interests of surprise, they would not be able to provide a preliminary
723:
269:
192:
917:
935:
674:
465:
181:
1000:
792:
C.E.W. Bean, Volume VI – The
Australian Imperial Force in France during the Allied Offensive, 1918 (1st edition, 1942)
963:
924:
849:
349:
418:
566:
of the Fourth Army were to take part, with V Corps of the Third Army on their left flank and on their right the
1087:
488:
430:
423:
458:
332:
686:
523:
503:
491:
406:
374:
364:
339:
865:
586:
369:
317:
666:
653:
579:
389:
1047:
750:
The former figure has been used in this article but the difference should be noted. C. E. W. Bean:
711:
603:
599:
575:
462:
384:
327:
1052:
477:
322:
307:
571:
203:
354:
293:
29:
527:
435:
411:
379:
344:
312:
215:
198:
148:
507:
824:
8:
401:
906:
A. G. Butler (1940). Official
History of the Australian Army Medical Services 1914–1918.
495:
959:
920:
913:
845:
752:
Volume VI – The
Australian Imperial Force in France during the Allied Offensive, 1918
567:
543:
762:(as the later figure includes the various battalion and brigade headquarters staff).
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would instead fire concentration shots at zero hour and support the infantry with a
555:
394:
791:
931:
885:
511:
473:
815:
Map WO 153/312 V Corps (Third Army) shows dispositions from
Moislains to Ronssoy
41:
842:
Bad
Characters: Sex, Crime, Mutiny and Murder and the Australian Imperial Force
105:
514:, influenced by mounting British losses from previous battles that year, over
1041:
1023:
1010:
951:
837:
623:
469:
210:
162:
870:
731:
909:
591:
547:
454:
261:
33:
974:
658:
652:
However, during the battle, all but one member of "D" Company of the
595:
246:
134:
67:
995:
662:
71:
975:"British Order of Battle: The Battles of the Hindenburg Line"
563:
692:
The
Deelish Valley Cemetery holds the grave sites of around
670:
539:
476:. The village of Épehy was captured on 18 September by the
673:. All bar one soldier had their charges dropped after the
669:
in World War I) were reduced to the lesser crime of being
889:
802:
800:
718:
official histories both state an Australian strength of
886:"Call to rethink cases of French WWI 'coward' soldiers"
598:
divisions achieved complete and dramatic success. The
797:
1078:
Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom
1039:
111:
1083:Battle honours of the King's Royal Rifle Corps
929:
641:The attack closed as an Allied victory, with
277:
256:Captured: 11,750 men and 100 artillery pieces
866:"Executed WW1 soldiers to be given pardons"
661:; this was the AIF's largest incidence of "
1063:Battles of World War I involving Australia
1058:Battles of the Western Front (World War I)
291:
284:
270:
827:Military History Encyclopedia on the Web.
1073:Battles of World War I involving Germany
950:
542:could be provided for the attack, so an
139:
1068:Battles of World War I involving France
972:
836:
1040:
956:To Win A War: 1918 The Year of Victory
825:Battle of Epéhy, 18-19 September 1918.
610:and in the course of the day captured
938:from the original on 29 December 2005
706:
265:
251:1,260 men (265 killed, 1,059 wounded)
932:"Battles: The Battle of Epehy, 1918"
734:documents states different figures;
730:, written apparently with access to
562:were also made available. All three
457:on 18 September 1918, involving the
780:The Battles of the Hindenburg Line.
13:
472:outpost positions in front of the
14:
1099:
989:
506:, was not eager to carry out any
994:
245:
209:
197:
186:
175:
155:
141:
127:
113:
98:
40:
844:. Sydney: Pier 9. p. 209.
758:engaged but uses the figure of
878:
858:
830:
818:
809:
785:
773:
1:
766:
728:The Story of the Fourth Army
680:
7:
746:captured and casualties of
687:Battle of St. Quentin Canal
510:, until the assault on the
500:British Expeditionary Force
10:
1104:
483:
667:execution by firing squad
606:, had a strength of some
533:
303:
236:
221:
168:
90:
50:
39:
27:
22:
700:
654:1st Australian Battalion
912:(2006). The Great War.
604:4th Australian Division
600:1st Australian Division
478:12th (Eastern) Division
46:The Western Front, 1918
930:Michael Duffy (2001).
806:A. G. Butler, page 723
453:was fought during the
295:Hundred Days Offensive
229:1,500 artillery pieces
169:Commanders and leaders
30:Hundred Days Offensive
1088:September 1918 events
1003:at Wikimedia Commons
782:The Long, Long Trail.
528:Battle of Havrincourt
461:under the command of
237:Casualties and losses
216:Georg von der Marwitz
958:. Cassell & Co.
901:Published References
724:Archibald Montgomery
572:Marie Eugène Debeney
232:At least 6 divisions
204:Marie-Eugène Debeney
1020: /
582:defended the area.
459:British Fourth Army
738:infantry engaged,
722:Major-General Sir
526:'s victory at the
524:British Third Army
516:600,000 casualties
496:Commander-in-Chief
333:Mont Saint-Quentin
999:Media related to
918:978-1-4050-3761-7
892:. 1 October 2013.
874:. 16 August 2006.
568:French First Army
544:artillery barrage
444:
443:
370:St. Quentin Canal
260:
259:
86:
85:
58:18 September 1918
1095:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1030:
1025:
1024:50.000°N 3.117°E
1021:
1018:
1017:
1016:
1013:
998:
985:
983:
981:
969:
947:
945:
943:
894:
893:
882:
876:
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862:
856:
855:
834:
828:
822:
816:
813:
807:
804:
795:
789:
783:
777:
761:
757:
749:
745:
741:
737:
736:5,902 Australian
721:
709:
695:
648:
644:
643:11,750 prisoners
640:
637:
634:
630:
626:
619:
618:300 machine-guns
616:
613:
612:4,243 prisoners,
609:
561:
560:300 machine-guns
556:creeping barrage
553:
521:
517:
498:(C-in-C) of the
492:Sir Douglas Haig
298:
296:
286:
279:
272:
263:
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250:
249:
214:
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52:
51:
44:
20:
19:
1103:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1096:
1094:
1093:
1092:
1048:Battles in 1918
1038:
1037:
1028:
1026:
1022:
1019:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1007:
1006:
1001:Battle of Épehy
992:
979:
977:
966:
941:
939:
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883:
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859:
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835:
831:
823:
819:
814:
810:
805:
798:
790:
786:
778:
774:
769:
759:
755:
747:
743:
740:1,700 prisoners
739:
735:
720:6,800 infantry.
719:
703:
693:
683:
646:
642:
638:
635:
632:
628:
621:
617:
614:
611:
607:
559:
551:
536:
519:
515:
512:Hindenburg Line
486:
474:Hindenburg Line
466:Henry Rawlinson
455:First World War
451:Battle of Épehy
447:
446:
445:
440:
350:Drocourt-Quéant
299:
294:
292:
290:
255:
244:
243:
228:
208:
196:
195:
185:
184:
182:Henry Rawlinson
174:
156:
154:
142:
140:
128:
126:
114:
112:
99:
97:
74:
45:
23:Battle of Épehy
12:
11:
5:
1101:
1091:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1053:1918 in France
1050:
991:
990:External links
988:
987:
986:
970:
964:
952:Terraine, John
948:
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857:
850:
838:Stanley, Peter
829:
817:
808:
796:
784:
771:
770:
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764:
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760:6,800 soldiers
756:5,822 infantry
702:
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682:
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663:combat refusal
636:1,057 wounded,
629:1,260 officers
624:trench mortars
535:
532:
485:
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442:
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588:
583:
581:
577:
573:
569:
565:
557:
549:
545:
541:
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525:
518:since March,
513:
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504:Western Front
502:(BEF) on the
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194:
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183:
178:
173:
172:
167:
164:
163:German Empire
153:
150:
136:
125:
122:
110:
109:
108:
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78:
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1005:
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955:
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869:
860:
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832:
820:
811:
787:
775:
751:
732:British Army
727:
707:
694:158 soldiers
691:
684:
651:
639:2 captured).
633:(265 killed,
584:
537:
487:
450:
448:
424:Valenciennes
359:
227:12 divisions
96:
91:Belligerents
28:Part of the
15:
1027: /
910:Les Carlyon
592:John Monash
548:bombardment
385:2nd Cambrai
345:Havrincourt
328:2nd Bapaume
193:Julian Byng
34:World War I
1042:Categories
980:2 February
942:2 February
767:References
748:1,022 men.
716:Australian
649:captured.
596:Australian
552:1,488 guns
520:180,000 of
508:offensives
412:Le Quesnoy
355:St.-Mihiel
340:2nd Scarpe
323:3rd Albert
681:Aftermath
675:armistice
659:desertion
608:6,800 men
587:III Corps
580:18th Army
538:Very few
431:Honnelles
380:5th Ypres
318:2nd Somme
135:Australia
954:(1978).
936:Archived
840:(2010).
647:100 guns
631:and men
615:76 guns,
602:and the
576:2nd Army
468:against
436:2nd Mons
390:Courtrai
222:Strength
63:Location
1012:50°00′N
744:87 guns
742:taken,
712:British
594:'s two
570:(under
484:Prelude
463:General
313:Ailette
1015:3°07′E
962:
923:
916:
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754:lists
710:– The
550:. The
534:Battle
470:German
407:Sambre
395:Burkel
308:Amiens
160:
149:France
146:
132:
118:
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79:Result
72:France
701:Notes
564:corps
540:tanks
402:Selle
360:Épehy
68:Épehy
982:2006
960:ISBN
944:2006
921:ISBN
914:ISBN
846:ISBN
714:and
671:AWOL
645:and
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