The battle of SOmme
The Battle of the Somme started on July 1st, 1916. During this battle, 58,000 British troops were killed. The two commanders during this battle were, Chief Joffre who was the French commander and the British commander Sir Douglas Haig . Haig used 750,000 men against the Germans. The French and British troops attacked at 7:30 in the morning against the Germans. After the Battle of Somme was over it was one of the worst battles for the British Army.
THE BATTLE OF VERDUN
The Battle of Verdun was considered one of the longest battles ever. It lasted from February 21, 1916 to December 19, 1916 and after this battle ended there was over 700,000 people dead, wounded, or missing. The German General was Erich von Falkenhayn’s and the French General Philipe Pétain was in charge of the defense at Verdun. He was faced with a very difficult task because there was there was only one road into Verdun and it was very small. The road was only twenty feet wide and only one vehicle or tank could fit on it. It was not very helpful that this road was so small. By April, Germany had lost 120,000 men and the French had lost 133,000 men. On June 1st, Germany launched a massive attack at Verdun. But, this attack failed because Germany gave it there all but it was not good enough. All in all, at the Battle of Verdun many men were wounded and killed and this battle was a huge loss.
The BATTLE OF MONS
The British Expeditionary Force arrived in France on August 14, 1914, they were on there way to meet the French troops. The BEF was 70,000 men strong. The British commander was Sir John French. On the morning of August 23 General Alexander von Kluck, his 150,000 men attacked the British men. The German Army suffered many losses from General Alexander von Kluck and his men. Sir John French was forced to tell his men to retreat. During the Battle of Mons there wasn't as many deaths as the Battle of Verdun.
Canal du nord
On September 27th, 1918 Allied Forces attacked the Germans at Canal Du Nord. There were marshlands on both sides and since the Germans were on high land, it was a very difficult place to attack. The Canadian Troops were chose to lead the attack on the canal, support from the heavy artillery got the Canadians across the canal. British troops were led by General Sir Julian Byng advanced 12 miles along a front up north. The offensive was called on October 1st, the American Expeditionary Force had gained 6 miles.