Category: History - British

The British Campaign in France and Flanders, 1915

Conflict of the 1st Brigade at Cuinchy, and of the 3rd Brigade at Givenchy--Heavy losses of the Guards--Michael O'Leary, V.C.--Relief of French Divisions by the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth British--Pressure on the Fifth Corps--Force subdivided into two armies--Disaster to...

Chapters

18. CHAPTER IX

Loss of Fosse 8--Death of General Thesiger--Advance of the Guards--Attack of the Twenty-eighth Division--Arrival of the Twelfth Division--German counter-attacks--Attack by the F...

12. CHAPTER III

It may be remembered that the northern line of the Ypres position, extending from Steenstraate to Langemarck, with Pilken somewhat to the south of the centre, had been establish...

11. CHAPTER II

The opening of the spring campaign--Surprise of Neuve Chapelle--The new artillery--Gallant advance and terrible losses--The Indians in Neuve Chapelle--A sterile victory--The nig...

15. CHAPTER VI

The British line in June 1915--Canadians at Givenchy--Attack of the 154th Brigade--8th Liverpool Irish--Third Division at Hooge--11th Brigade near Ypres--Flame attack on the Fou...

13. CHAPTER IV

The second phase--Attack on the Fourth Division--Great stand of the Princess Pats--Breaking of the line--Desperate attacks--The cavalry save the situation--The ordeal of the 11t...

16. CHAPTER VII

General order of battle--Check of the Second Division--Advance of the Ninth and Seventh Divisions--Advance of the First Division--Fine progress of the Fifteenth Division--Captur...

14. CHAPTER V

The New Attack--Ordeal of the 25th Brigade--Attack of the 1st Division--Fateful days--A difficult situation--Attack of the 2nd Division--Attack of the 7th Division--British succ...

17. CHAPTER VIII

Death of General Capper--Retirement of the Fifteenth Division--Advance of the Twenty-fourth Division--Heavy losses--Twenty-first Division before Bois Hugo--Desperate struggle--G...

10. CHAPTER I

Conflict of the 1st Brigade at Cuinchy, and of the 3rd Brigade at Givenchy--Heavy losses of the Guards--Michael O'Leary, V.C.--Relief of French Divisions by the Twenty-seventh a...

9. CHAPTER IX

Loss of Fosse 8--Death of General Thesiger--Advance of the Guards--Attack of the Twenty-eighth Division--Arrival of the Twelfth Division--German counter-attacks--Attack by the F...

4. CHAPTER IV

The second phase--Attack on the Fourth Division--Great stand of the Princess Pats--Breaking of the line--Desperate attacks--The cavalry save the situation--The ordeal of the 11t...

1. CHAPTER I

Conflict of the 1st Brigade at Cuinchy, and of the 3rd Brigade at Givenchy--Heavy losses of the Guards--Michael O'Leary, V.C.--Relief of French Divisions by the Twenty-seventh a...

2. CHAPTER II

The opening of the spring campaign--Surprise of Neuve Chapelle--The new artillery--Gallant advance and terrible losses--The Indians in Neuve Chapelle--A sterile victory--The nig...

5. CHAPTER V

The new attack--Ordeal of the 25th Brigade--Attack of the First Division--Fateful days--A difficult situation--Attack of the Second Division--Attack of the Seventh Division--Bri...

3. CHAPTER III

7. CHAPTER VII

General order of battle--Check of the Second Division--Advance of the Ninth and Seventh Divisions--Advance of the First Division--Fine progress of the Fifteenth Division--Captur...

6. CHAPTER VI

The British line in June 1915--Canadians at Givenchy--Attack of 154th Brigade--8th Liverpool Irish--Third Division at Hooge--11th Brigade near Ypres--Flame attack on the Fourtee...

8. CHAPTER VIII