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Major Canadian BattlesMajor Canadian Battles
of World War Iof World War I
YpresYpres
The SommeThe SommePasschendaelePasschendaele
Vimy RidgeVimy Ridge
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YpresYpres
Strategic location because of itdsproximity to the North Sea andtheEnglish Channel
Germans wantedaccess to the portcity of Calais
Three major battles there but themain one was on April 22, 1915when the Germans usedpoison gas
for the first time
Canadians were there to assistBritish troops
The attack was largely unsuccessful
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The SommeThe SommeStarted the end of June 1916
Major battle happened July 1, 1916
The attack was preceded by an eight-
day artillery bombardment, in which
1537 British guns fired 1,723,873
rounds.
It did not penetrate the trenches nor
did it work at blowing apart the
barbed wire
General Haig, the British
commander, order the men to attack and the Germans were waiting for
them
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PasschendaelePasschendaele
3rd battle of Ypres began on July 31, 1917
It continued until November 6, 1917
Canadian offensive began on October 26,
1917 and by November 6 1917, they had
taken the Town of Passchendaele
The goal was for the British to break the
German line of trenches, but the allied
troops were bogged down by rain and mud
They advanced only 8 kilometres
300,000 allied soldiers were killed
20,000Canadians fought
15,000Canadian were dead or wounded
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Vimy RidgeVimy RidgeCanadians were led by General Arthur Currie
In 1917, Currie plans a mock attack to
prepare the troops
They decided to combine an artillery
barrage with advancing troops
This would give the enemy no time to
prepare for the approaching troops
Battle occurred on April 9, 1917
Currie¶s plan worked and by nightfall, the
Ridge was in Canadian hands
10, 602 Canadian soldiers were killed in
this battle
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The battle meant that allied
troops had access to a high
ridge which meant that they
had access to a view of theland all around
It was a decisive victory
which lead to a great deal of
national pride
Canadians had proven
themselves to be
professional soldiers
