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{{Short description|Battle in the First World War between the British Empire and German Empire}}
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|partof=the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] of [[World War I]] <br> [[Hundred Days Offensive]] : [[Second Battle of Arras]]
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|date=26 August 1918 &ndash; 30 August 1918
|date=26–30 August 1918
|place=[[Monchy-le-Preux]], [[France]]
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|result= Allied victory
|result= Canadian Corps victory
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|casualties2= Canadians captured 3,300 prisoners
|casualties2= Canadians captured 3,300 prisoners
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The '''Battle of the Scarpe''' was a [[World War I]] battle that took place during the [[Hundred Days Offensive]] between 26 and 30 August 1918.<ref>[http://www.1914-1918.net/bat29.htm The Second Battles of Arras 1918<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/firstworldwar/025005-1500-e.html War Diaries - Canada and the First World War - Library and Archives Canada<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The '''Battle of the Scarpe''' was a [[World War I]] battle that took place during the [[Hundred Days Offensive]] between 26 and 30 August 1918.<ref>[http://www.1914-1918.net/bat29.htm The Second Battles of Arras 1918<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/firstworldwar/025005-1500-e.html War Diaries – Canada and the First World War – Library and Archives Canada<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==26 August==
==26 August==
The [[Canadian Corps]] advanced over 5 kilometers and captured the towns of [[Monchy-le-Preux]] and [[Wancourt]].
The [[Canadian Corps]] advanced over 5 kilometres and captured the towns of [[Monchy-le-Preux]] and [[Wancourt]].


Lt. [[Charles Smith Rutherford]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] [[Military Cross|MC]] [[Military Medal|MM]] from the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division performed actions that would earn him the [[Victoria Cross]]. He captured a German party of 45, including two officers and three machine-guns, then captured another pill-box along with another 35 prisoners and their guns.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31012|supp=yes|startpage=13471|endpage=13472|date=12 November 1918|accessdate=2008-01-29}}</ref>
Lieutenant [[Charles Smith Rutherford]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] [[Military Cross|MC]] [[Military Medal|MM]] from the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division performed actions that earned him the [[Victoria Cross]]. He captured a German party of 45, including two officers and three machine-guns, then captured another pillbox along with another 35 prisoners and their guns.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31012 |supp=y|pages=13471–13472|date=12 November 1918}}</ref>


==27 August==
==27 August==
Heavy rains during the night resulted in slippery ground, difficulties in assembling troops and late starts for the assaults. Stiff resistance from the Germans and their heavily defended positions limited gains to around 3 kilometers.
Heavy rains during the night resulted in slippery ground, difficulties in assembling troops and late starts for the assaults. Stiff resistance from the Germans and their heavily defended positions limited gains to around 3 kilometres.


==28 August==
==28 August==
The 2nd and 3rd Canadian Infantry Divisions seized an important portion of the German Fresnes-Rouvroy defence system after three days of intense fighting. Total casualties are reported as 254 officers and 5,547 other ranks. They captured more than 3,300 prisoners, 53 guns and 519 machine guns.<ref>http://www.veterans.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=feature/hundreddays&filter=month&month=8</ref>
The 2nd and 3rd Canadian Infantry Divisions seized an important portion of the German [[Fresnes-Mazancourt|Fresnes]]–[[Rouvroy, Pas-de-Calais|Rouvroy]] defence system after three days of intense fighting. Total casualties were reported as 254 officers and 5,547 other ranks. They captured more than 3,300 prisoners, 53 guns and 519 machine guns.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.veterans.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=feature%2Fhundreddays&filter=month&month=8 |title=Remembrance - Veterans Affairs Canada |access-date=2019-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192647/http://www.veterans.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=feature%2Fhundreddays&filter=month&month=8 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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Lieutenant-Colonel [[William Hew Clark-Kennedy]], 24th Battalion, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, earned a Victoria Cross by personally driving the advance despite being severely wounded, and suffering from intense pain and loss of blood.


Lieutenant-Colonel A. E. G. McKenzie, Commanding Officer of the 26th (New Brunswick) Battalion, was killed during action on 28 August. He was posthumously awarded a bar to his Distinguished Service Order.
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LCol [[William Hew Clark-Kennedy]], 24th Battalion, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, earned a Victoria Cross by personally driving the advance despite being severely wounded, and suffering from intense pain and loss of blood.


==29 August==
==29 August==
[[Brutinel's Brigade]], the first fully motorized unit within the forces of the British army, advances the front line by approximately one kilometer by seizing Bench Farm and Victoria Copse. The Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion established posts right up to the [[Scarpe River]].
[[Brutinel's Brigade]], the first fully motorized brigade in the British Empire armies, advanced the front line by approximately one kilometre by seizing Bench Farm and Victoria Copse. The Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion established posts right up to the [[Scarpe River]].


==30 August==
==30 August==
Soldiers from the Canadian Corps cleared portions of the Fresnes-Rouvroy trench system, including Upton Wood. After holding all day under heavy fire, they drive off a German counterattack, capturing 50 prisoners and five machine guns in the process.
Soldiers from the Canadian Corps cleared portions of the Fresnes–Rouvroy trench system, including Upton Wood. After holding all day under heavy fire, they drove off a German counterattack, capturing 50 prisoners and five machine guns in the process.


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 04:57, 28 June 2024

Battle of the Scarpe (1918)
Part of the Western Front of World War I
Hundred Days Offensive : Second Battle of the Somme
Date26–30 August 1918
Location
Monchy-le-Preux, France
50°16′14″N 02°53′39″E / 50.27056°N 2.89417°E / 50.27056; 2.89417
Result Canadian Corps victory
Belligerents

British Empire British Empire

German Empire German Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Julian Byng
Canada Arthur Currie
Casualties and losses
Canadians captured 3,300 prisoners

The Battle of the Scarpe was a World War I battle that took place during the Hundred Days Offensive between 26 and 30 August 1918.[1][2]

26 August

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The Canadian Corps advanced over 5 kilometres and captured the towns of Monchy-le-Preux and Wancourt.

Lieutenant Charles Smith Rutherford VC MC MM from the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division performed actions that earned him the Victoria Cross. He captured a German party of 45, including two officers and three machine-guns, then captured another pillbox along with another 35 prisoners and their guns.[3]

27 August

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Heavy rains during the night resulted in slippery ground, difficulties in assembling troops and late starts for the assaults. Stiff resistance from the Germans and their heavily defended positions limited gains to around 3 kilometres.

28 August

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The 2nd and 3rd Canadian Infantry Divisions seized an important portion of the German Fresnes–Rouvroy defence system after three days of intense fighting. Total casualties were reported as 254 officers and 5,547 other ranks. They captured more than 3,300 prisoners, 53 guns and 519 machine guns.[4]

Lieutenant-Colonel William Hew Clark-Kennedy, 24th Battalion, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, earned a Victoria Cross by personally driving the advance despite being severely wounded, and suffering from intense pain and loss of blood.

Lieutenant-Colonel A. E. G. McKenzie, Commanding Officer of the 26th (New Brunswick) Battalion, was killed during action on 28 August. He was posthumously awarded a bar to his Distinguished Service Order.

29 August

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Brutinel's Brigade, the first fully motorized brigade in the British Empire armies, advanced the front line by approximately one kilometre by seizing Bench Farm and Victoria Copse. The Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion established posts right up to the Scarpe River.

30 August

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Soldiers from the Canadian Corps cleared portions of the Fresnes–Rouvroy trench system, including Upton Wood. After holding all day under heavy fire, they drove off a German counterattack, capturing 50 prisoners and five machine guns in the process.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Second Battles of Arras 1918
  2. ^ War Diaries – Canada and the First World War – Library and Archives Canada
  3. ^ "No. 31012". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 November 1918. pp. 13471–13472.
  4. ^ "Remembrance - Veterans Affairs Canada". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
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