Infobox military conflict conflict SecondBattle of ElAlamein partof Western Desert Campaign image File ElAlamein 1942 British infantry.jpg 250px caption 24 October 1942 Australian 9th Infantry Division in a posed attack. Photographer Len Chetwyn . date 23 October 4 November 1942 place ElAlamein , Egypt ... to the Middle Eastern oil fields. Background See SecondBattle of ElAlamein order of battle By 12 July ... Battle of ElAlamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the World War II Second World War . The battle took place over 13 days from 23 October 4 November 1942. The First Battle of ElAlamein had stalled the Axis Powers Axis advance. Thereafter, Lieutenant General Lieutenant ... August 1942, the Allies stopped them at Alam el Halfa ridge and Point 102. The attack failed in this secondbattle at the Alamein line, better known as the Battle of Alam el Halfa commonly but incorrectly ... that had favoured the Eighth Army s defensive plan in the First Battle of ElAlamein, the short ... 1st Armoured Division and the first major tank battle of ElAlamein began. Over 100 tanks were ... alamein23 transcript.htm title The Battle of ElAlamein, 23 October 1942 work Remembering ... armour after infantry had opened gaps in the Axis minefield at ElAlamein. This phase of the battle ... s mistakes during the First Battle of ElAlamein Citation needed date January 2008 After the Brigade ... where the Qattara Depression came to within convert 40 mi km abbr on of ElAlamein on the coast ... not traverse the Depression. Here, in early July, the Axis advance was halted in the First Battle of El ... removable plywood superstructures over them. ref Lucas 1983 , p. 123 ref Axis plan File 2 Battle of ElAlamein 001.png thumb right Deployment of forces on the eve of battle File Bundesarchiv Bild 146 ... of ElAlamein is usually divided into five phases, consisting of the break in 23 24 October , the crumbling ..., p. 47. ref The battle would be concentrated at the Kidney feature and Tel el Eisa until a breakthrough ... more details
SecondBattle of ElAlamein Order of Battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the battle, 23 October 3 November 1942. British 8th Army Under the command of Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery 1st Army Tank Brigade under Brigadier Price 42 Royal Tank Regiment 44 Royal Tank Regiment both equipped with minesweeping Matilda tanks 1st Armoured Brigade United Kingdom 1st Armoured Brigade reforming under Brigadier G.N. Todd 4th Hussars elements 8th King s Royal Irish Hussars elements 2 Royal Gloucestershire Hussars 12th Anti aircraft Brigade 14 Light Anti aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery RA 16 Light Anti aircraft Regiment RA 27 Light Anti aircraft Regiment RA 88 Heavy Anti aircraft Regiment RA 94 Heavy Anti aircraft Regiment RA 27 Searchlight Regiment RA two troops 2nd Anti aircraft Brigade 2 Light Anti aircraft Regiment RA 69 Heavy Anti aircraft Regiment RA 199 & 261 batteries 21st Indian Infantry Brigade reforming under Brigadier J.J. Purves 1st battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles 3rd battalion 7th Rajput Regiment 2nd battalion 8th Gurkha Rifles 9th Indian Field Company, Indian Engineers Army Troops 6 Royal Tank Regiment B Squadron 6 South African Armoured Car ... colwidth 30em Sources cite book first H. F. last Joslen title Orders of battleSecond World War ... ElAlamein 2 Category Egypt in World War II Category Battles of World War II involving the United ... Category Western Desert Campaign Category World War II orders of battle Category 1942 in Egypt Category Battles of World War II involving Germany da Slagorden ved Andet slag om elAlamein it Ordine di battaglia della seconda battaglia di ElAlamein ... Stumme was in command at the start of the battle in Rommel s absence on sick leave Army troops 90th ... German army order of battle accessdate 2007 07 23 last Wendell first Marcus cite web url http www.axishistory.com index.php?id 4288 title Axis History Factbook Italian army order of battle accessdate ... more details
There were two battles of ElAlamein in World War II , both fought in 1942. The Battles occurred in Egypt in and around an area named after a railway stop called ElAlamein at coord 30 49 20.89 N 28 57 15.51 E type event display inline,title . First Battle of ElAlamein 1 27 July 1942 SecondBattle of ElAlamein 23 October 4 November 1942 Disambiguation br Emgann ElAlamein de Schlacht von ElAlameinel es Batalla de ElAlamein fr Bataille d ElAlamein ko hr Bitka kod El Alameina it Battaglia di ElAlamein ja ro B t lia de la ElAlamein ru sk Bitka pri Alameine sr fi El Alameinin taistelut tr El Alameyn Muharebeleri vi Tr n ElAlamein nh h ng ... more details
There were two battles of ElAlamein At the First Battle of ElAlamein July 1 July 27, 1942 the advance of Axis troops on Alexandria was blunted by the Allies. At the SecondBattle of ElAlamein October 23 November 4, 1942 Allied forces broke the Axis line and forced them in a retreat that pushed them all the way back to Tunisia. Winston Churchill referred to this as not the beginning of the end, but, perhaps, the end of the beginning . Disambig ... more details
defeated the Axis forces in the SecondBattle of ElAlamein . See also Portal World War II North African Campaign timeline List of World War II Battles SecondBattle of ElAlamein List of World ...Infobox military conflict conflict First Battle of ElAlamein partof Western Desert Campaign image File ... en.svg thumb 300px Area of Western Desert Campaign 1941 2 Click to enlarge The First Battle of ElAlamein 1 27 July 1942 was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the World War II Second World .... group nb SecondBattle of Ruweisat Ridge El Mreir The Eighth Army now enjoyed a massive ... PA year 2007 isbn 978 0 8117 3381 6 origyear 1999 Refend External links Commons SecondBattle of ElAlamein http www.comandosupremo.com 1ElAlamein.html First Battle of ElAlamein, from Italian Comando ... Royal Engineers and Second World War Deception and mine clearance at ELAlamein http LCoat.tripod.com ... near ElAlamein, 17 July 1942. date 1 27 July 1942 place ElAlamein , Egypt result Tactical stalemate ... commanded by General United Kingdom General Claude Auchinleck . The battle halted the second and final advance by the Axis forces into Egypt, ElAlamein being only convert 66 mi km abbr on from Alexandria ... ElAlamein on the Mediterranean coast. Only convert 40 mi km abbr on to the south of ElAlamein ... immediately to the ElAlamein position. ref Playfair Vol. III, p. 292 293 ref X Corps meanwhile ... 2 ref Prelude Defences at ElAlamein File Alamein1st1942 07.svg thumb 310px right The Western Desert Battle Area, July 1942 Alamein itself was an insignificant railway station on the coast. Some convert ... three defended boxes . The first and strongest, at ElAlamein on the coast, had been partly wired ... to penetrate the Eighth Army lines between the Alamein box and Deir el Abyad which he believed was defended ..., p. 341 ref During the early afternoon, 90th Light had extricated itself from the ElAlamein box ... been able to stop the enemy on the ElAlamein position. ref London Gazette issue 38177 date 1948 01 ... more details
to outflank the allied position. At the SecondBattle of ElAlamein October 23 &ndash November .... At the First Battle of ElAlamein July 1 &ndash July 27, 1942 the advance of Axis Powers Axis ... info name ElAlamein other name native name nickname settlement type motto images and maps ... seal size image shield shield size image map mapsize 300px map caption Map of ElAlamein Al Alamayn ... code blank name blank info blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes ElAlamein or Al Alamayn lang ... yes ref Climate With typical Mediterranean climate , ElAlamein has pleasant weather all year ... environment, air, and beaches. Tourism ElAlamein has a war museum with collectibles from the civil ... on the ElAlamein Memorial in Egypt. ref cite web url http www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com index.cfm .... After Alamein, we never had a defeat. Gallery gallery File ElAlamein Commonwealth Denkmal.jpg Cross of Sacrifice , ElAlamein Commonwealth cemetery File South African Memorial El Alamein.jpg South African Memorial ElAlamein Commonwealth cemetery File ElAlamein Commonwealth Cemetery 11.JPG ElAlamein ... here. File ElAlamein Commonwealth Cemetery 2.JPG ElAlamein Commonwealth cemetery File ElAlamein Commonwealth Cemetery 5.JPG ElAlamein Commonwealth cemetery A soldier of the 1939 1945 war known unto God gallery See also Marina, Egypt Marina ElAlamein tourist resort Enham Alamein village in Hampshire in England, renamed after the battleElAlamein Fountain war memorial commemorating the battle, in Sydney, Australia First Battle of ElAlameinSecondBattle of ElAlamein References Reflist 2 External links Commons category ElAlamein cite web url http www.fallingrain.com world EG 22 Al Alamayn.html ... elalamein 1.html title ElAlamein photos Commonwealth war cemetery, Italian and German memorial, El ... title Egyptian Cities Category World War II battlefields Category ElAlamein Category World War II ... places in Egypt Category Tourism in Egypt ar bg br ElAlamein cs ElAlamein da ... more details
battles of ElAlamein during the Second World War. Both were important for the course of the war the First Battle of ElAlamein first battle , fought in July 1942, halted the advance of Axis forces into Egypt and SecondBattle of ElAlamein the second , fought in October and November 1942, routed ...Use dmy dates date March 2011 Infobox Australian Place type locality name ElAlamein Memorial Fountain city Sydney state nsw image ElAlamein Fountain, Sydney.jpg caption ElAlamein Memorial Fountain lga City of Sydney dist1 2 dir1 east location1 Sydney CBD File ElAlamein Fountain.jpg thumb Night photo of ElAlamein Memorial Fountain The ElAlamein Memorial Fountain ref name indesign vol.27 1 cite news first Jan last Howlin title Luminary Robert Woodward date 2006 11 publisher Indesign Publishing url http indesign.com.au work indesign volume 27 pages 126 accessdate 22 March 2010 ref is a fountain and war memorial in the city of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . It is located in the Kings Cross, New South Wales Kings Cross area, at the entrance to the Fitzroy Gardens on the corner of Darlingurst Road and Macleay Street. ref name Cooee http www.withincooee.com new south wales sydney kings cross Within Cooee Sydney . Accessed July 2008 ref The ElAlamein Fountain was commissioned as a memorial to soldiers who died in 1942 during the Second World War in two battles at ElAlamein , Egypt , ref name Sydney http www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au aboutsydney CityLocalities KingsCrossandSurrounds.asp ... doC&pg PA65&lpg PA65&dq ElAlamein Fountain&source web&ots VhTTIoVRon&sig EIzX5Q7RxBzq1KIiBJPVQAxxZ2U ... sydney kings cross darlinghurst dk elalamein fountain DK publishers dktravel . Accessed July 2008 ref The ElAlamein fountain commemorates the Australian army s roles in the North Africa campaign in general, ref name Cooee ref name Sydney and the two ElAlamein battles in particular. ref name ... ElAlamein Kings Cross, New South Wales Kings Cross Fountain Modernism References references ... more details
Alamein can refer to ElAlamein , a town in Egypt First Battle of ElAlamein First and SecondBattle of ElAlamein , during World War II Alamein railway line , Melbourne, Australia Alamein railway station on the line HMS Alamein D17 HMS Alamein , a destroyer of the Royal Navy See also Enham Alamein , a village in Hampshire in England disambiguation ... more details
Multiple issues primary sources July 2011 notability July 2011 context July 2011 The Temple of ElAlamein is a compilation of World War II short stories from the perspective of the German military personnel by Manga artist Yukinobu Hoshino and released in 1998. Taking place between 1940 and 1945, when the war was at its most violent peak, each story takes place in a different part of the world where Germans were fighting. Category Manga anime stub ... more details
TOCright Enham Alamein is a village and civil parish about 2 miles north of Andover, Hampshire Andover in the north of Hampshire , England . It was named Knight s Enham until 1945. About a kilometre south along the A343 road from the current site of Enham Alamein is the dein of Knight s Enham. This is a small collection of 3 or 4 houses and a 12th century church. It is currently 2009 on the north edge of the suburban spread of Andover. Enham Alamein and Upper Enham are the south and north ends of a village which is a little over a kilometer long. Enham Alamein has a museum http www.geograph.org.uk photo 779934 about the SecondBattle of ElAlameinBattle of ElAlamein , and a factory. Etymology and history Enham From Old English language Anglo Saxon an h m or an hamm domestic sheep lamb homestead or enclosure by a river, for lambs . The name is recorded in 1316 as Enham Militis Enham of the knight miles is Latin for soldier and was used in Mediaeval Latin for knight . The name Knight ... , haulier s, market gardener s and dairy farmer s. In World War II many of the injured from the SecondBattle of ElAlameinBattle of ElAlamein were brought back to the UK and to the recovery centre ... in the mid 13th century. In 1900 it was a group of a few houses. Alamein In 1918 a charity named Enham ... as it is. In thankfulness for this the component Alamein was appended to the village s name. In Enham Alamein there is still a charity, Enham, that provides work for disabled members of the community ... Enham Alamein http www.enham.org.uk http www.britishegyptiansociety.org.uk BES news PDF BES 20speech ... 155997AD023FF0A18025745E0074C5D2&s idbody Enham Alamein parish council http www.testvalley.gov.uk pdf Plan EnhamAlameinVDS.pdf History and description and images of Enham Alamein http getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk ..., 0.177412&sspn 0.043767,0.111494&hnear Enham Alamein, Hampshire, United Kingdom&t h&z 15 Google Earth view showing Upper Enham at top , Enham Alamein near middle , and Knights Enham at bottom Category ... more details
unreferenced date July 2008 Infobox Military Conflict conflict SecondBattle of Lamia image caption partof First Macedonian War date 209 BC place Lamia city Lamia , Greece result Macedonian victory combatant1 Macedon combatant2 Aetolian League , br Roman Republic , br Pergamum commander1 Philip V of Macedon commander2 Pyrrhias of Aetolia Pyrrhias strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 Campaignbox Macedonian Wars Campaignbox First Macedonian War Battles The SecondBattle of Lamia lang el was fought in 209 BC between the forces of Philip V of Macedon and Pyrrhias of Aetolia Pyrrhias , a general from Aetolia. Phyrrhias was once again aided by Roman and Pergamese forces, but again he was defeated. His side suffered heavy casualties. coord missing Greece Category 3rd century BC conflicts Category Battles of Philip V of Macedon Category Battles involving Pergamon Category 209 BC Category First Macedonian War AncientGreece battle stub AncientRome battle stub DEFAULTSORT Lamia 02 ca Segona Batalla de L mia el es Segunda Batalla de Lamia ru ... more details
left 300px Area of Rommel s retreat from ElAlamein to El Agheila, 4 23 November 1942. On 4 November 1942, Rommel decided finally to end the desperate SecondBattle of ElAlamein fighting at ElAlamein ... Desert The Battle of El Agheila was a minor engagement in North Africa during the Second World War ...Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of El Agheila partof Western Desert Campaign image File AfricaMap5.jpg ... Panzer Army led by Erwin Rommel , during the Axis long withdrawal from ElAlamein to Tunis . It ended ... after their efforts at ElAlamein and pursued mainly with the 7th Armoured Division United Kingdom 7th ... 110 mi km abbr on west of ElAlamein. Rommel received a warning from Hitler of an expected Allied ... of Ajdabiya on 23 November and the beginning of the Battle of El Agheila on 11 December ... convert 100 mi km abbr on west of El Agheila , which brought the battle of El Agheila to an end ... date August 2010 DEFAULTSORT El Agheila, Battle Of Category Conflicts in 1942 Category 1942 in Libya ... has tried to reconcile the two sources ref place El Agheila , Libya result Axis powers Axis forces ... reached the village of Fuka the next day. Italian forces had arrived earlier they withdrew from ElAlamein on 3 4 November and they had formed a defensive line. However, the Italians resumed their withdrawal ... in one bound to El Agheila. ref name Purnell s History.., P.1148 Axis forces evacuated Sidi Barrani ... Zealand in the Second World War 1939 1945 publisher Victoria University of Wellington date 2008 ... of the disastrous entrapment suffered by the Italians at the Operation Compass Beda Fomm Battle ... . ref Purnell s History , p.1248 ref For a substantial part of the pursuit to El Agheila, the British ... logged ground and a subsequent, stronger force was fought off. ref name nzetc Battle The British assault on the Axis positions on Brega, and El Agheila began on the night of 11 12 December. The Axis ... on west of El Agheila behind the Axis lines, so Rommel decided to withdraw. By the evening of 12 ... more details
Greco Turkish War The SecondBattle of n n lang el ? , lang tr kinci n n Muharebesi was fought ...Refimprove date February 2010 Other uses Battle of n n disambiguation Other uses n n disambiguation Infobox Military Conflict conflict SecondBattle of n n partof the Greco Turkish War 1919 1922 image Unsourced image removed Image Turkish Independence war greek army advances toward the turkish lines.jpg 200px caption Greek advance towards Turkish line. unverifiedimage date March 26 31, 1921 place near n n , Eski ehir n n , Turkey result Decisive Turkish victory combatant1 flagicon Turkey Grand National Assembly of Turkey History Government of TBMM combatant2 flagicon Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Greece commander1 flagicon Turkey Fevzi akmak Fevzi Pasha flagicon Turkey smet n n smet Pasha commander2 flagicon Kingdom of Greece Anastasios Papoulas strength1 15,000 ref name belgenet http www.belgenet.com arsiv lozan80.html n n n n Lozan n 50. Y l nda Yapt Konu ma ref strength2 30,000 ref name belgenet casualties1 681 killed br 1822 wounded br 1369 missing and prisoner br ... Inonu Ikinci Inonu Muharebesi.html SecondBattle of n n , Turkish General Staff ref ref name eni ... n n Battle of Inonu, Second Category History of Eski ehir Province Battle stub Turkey hist stub ... forces. Background After the First Battle of n n , where Miralay Colonel smet n n smet Bey ... the hostilities resumed again in March. ref name staff Battle The Greeks were determined to make ... and zmit Kocaeli . Participating in this battle were Turkish Western Front Turkey Western and Southern ... Corps. The battle began with a Greek assault on the positions of smet s troops on March 23, 1921. It took ... attacked again after receiving reinforcements, and recaptured Metristepe. In a continuation battle ... the rapid Greek advances in Anatolia . This battle forced the Allied capitals to take note of the Ankara ... and end their resistance though and prepared for even a bigger showdown at the Battle of Sakarya ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict SecondBattle of Dongola partof the Muslim Conquests date 652 place Near Dongola , Sudan result Makurian victory Baqt between Makuria and Rashidun Caliphate combatant1 Rashidun Caliphate combatant2 Kingdom of Makuria commander1 Abdullah Ibn Sa ad ref name Clark 565 Clark, page 565 ref commander2 Qalidurut ref name Hrbek 103 Hrbek, page 103 ref strength1 5,000 men including cavalry and a catapult ref name Clark 565 strength2 Unknown number of Archers casualties1 Unknown but heavy casualties2 Unknown The SecondBattle of Dongola or Siege of Dongola was a military engagement between early Arab Egyptian forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Nubian Christian forces of the Kingdom of Makuria in 652 . The battle ended Muslim expansion into Nubia, establishing trade and a historic peace between the Muslim world and a Christian nation. As a result, the Makuria ... of the secondBattle of Dongola are scarce, but we do know that the forces of the caliphate suffered ... 00402 104 3 coord missing Sudan DEFAULTSORT SecondBattle Of Dongola Category Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate Second Dongola Category Kingdom of Makuria Category Military history of Africa Category ... with the First Battle of Dongola . After their defeat, the Arabs withdrew from Nubia and something of a peace ... united under the Makurian king Qalidurut. ref name Hrbek 103 Battle Abdullah marched a force of 5,000 ... 75 ref An Arab poet describing the battle quotes ref name Collins 117 Collins, page 117 ref blockquote .... blockquote During the battle the town s cathedral was damaged by catapult fire. ref name Clark ... el Islam or House of the Faithful which included all Muslim nations. On the opposite side ... Christian, Animist, etc. . It was the duty of the caliphate to expand unto the Dar el Harb, but Nubia .... As a result of the battle and the baqt, Islam was kept at bay and Christian Nubia had the space to flourish for the next 600 years. ref name Clark 565 See also Kingdom of Makuria First Battle of Dongola ... more details
No footnotes date May 2010 Infobox military conflict conflict SecondBattle of Mesilla partof the American Civil War image caption date July 1, 1862 place Mesilla, New Mexico Mesilla , Arizona Territory CSA Confederate Arizona br Modern Day Mesilla, New Mexico Mesilla , New Mexico coordinates result Union victory, Confederates minor loss. combatant1 flagicon Confederate States of America 1861 Confederate States of America Confederate States combatant2 flagicon United States 1861 Union American Civil War United States commander1 Captain Sherod Hunter commander2 unknown strength1 Company A, Arizona Rangers Company A , Herbert s Battalion of Arizona Cavalry strength2 unknown number of New Mexican guerillas casualties1 none, lost several horses and their equipment casualties2 none known Campaignbox Battles in Confederate Arizona The SecondBattle of Mesilla was an unusual engagement of the American Civil War , it was fought on July 1, 1862 and was the last engagement between Union American Civil War Union and Confederate States of America Confederate forces in Confederate Arizona Arizona Territory . A bloodless skirmish outside of Confederate Arizona s capital of Mesilla, New Mexico Mesilla between Arizona militia and local pro Union Army Union New Mexican guerrillas resisting the Confederate foraging expedition, resulted in a United States victory. Combat ended with no known casualties on either side, but the Confederate force lost several horses and their equipment. The arrival of the advance party of the California Column on the west bank of the Rio Grande River on July 4, 1862, prompted the rebel Army to begin withdrawal to El Paso Franklin and then San Antonio, Texas San Antonio three days later covered by Herbert s Battalion of Arizona Cavalry acting as rearguard. References Martin Hardwick Hall, THE CONFEDERATE ARMY OF NEW MEXICO, Austin, Texas Presidial Press, 1978 ... 1525, SCV, Phoenix, Arizona. coord missing Arizona DEFAULTSORT SecondBattle Of Mesilla Category Military ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict SecondBattle of Nanawa partof the Chaco War image File Nanawa 2da batalla.jpg 300px caption Map of the battle date July 4 9 1933 place Gran Chaco map type Paraguay latitude 23.458333 longitude 59.722222 map size 300px map caption map label territoy result Decisive Paraguayan victory combatant1 flagicon Bolivia Bolivia combatant2 flagicon Paraguay Paraguay commander1 flagicon Bolivia Hans Kundt commander2 flagicon Paraguay Luis Irraz bal strength1 9,000 troops br 4th and 9th Divisions strength2 9,000 troops br 5th Division casualties1 1,600 br 1 tank br 2 tankettes casualties2 500 br 3 aircraft damaged Campaignbox Chaco War The SecondBattle of Nanawa was a battle fought from July 4 to 9 in 1933 between the Bolivian and Paraguayan armies during the Chaco War . It was one of the bloodiest battles fought in South America in the 20th century, ref Sigal Fogliani, Ricardo 1997 . Blindados Argentinos, de Uruguay y Paraguay . Ayer y Hoy, p. 145. ISBN 987 95832 7 2 es icon ref coming to be labeled as the South American Verdun by comparison with the Battle of Verdun of World War I . ref Latin America s Wars The age of the professional soldier, 1900 2001 . Robert L. Scheina. Page 97. ISBN 1574884522 ref Background See also First Battle of Nanawa The battle was the last Bolivian attempt to capture the heavily fortified stronghold of Nanawa, a Salients, re ... positions outside the complex, in a wooden area southwest of the Paraguayan outpost of Battle of Gondra Gondra . ref Farcau, pp. 135 136 ref The secondbattle of Nanawa was major turning point in the war ... detalles.php?id 1822 Luis Irraz bal es ref The battle The battle began on July 4 at 9 AM with the explosion ... became stuck in a ditch. Both of them were withdrawn from the frontline after this battle ... and landed on an improvised airstrip close to the battle lines. ref name hag The airstrip had ... Publishing Co, pp. 32 33. ISBN 0764301462 ref ref http generalyegros.com index.php el general en ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2008 Infobox military conflict conflict SecondBattle of Artois image File Capture of Carency aftermath 1915 1.jpg 300px caption Aftermath of fighting in Carency partof the Western Front World War I Western Front of the World War I First World War date 9 May &ndash 18 June 1915 place Artois , France result Stalemate combatant1 flagicon France France br flagicon UK United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom br File British Raj Red Ensign.svg 20px British India combatant2 flagicon German Empire German Empire commander1 flagicon France Joseph Joffre commander2 Unknown strength1 9 French & British divisions initial strength2 Unknown casualties1 100,000 French br 11,000 British casualties2 75,000 campaignbox Campaignbox Western Front World War I The SecondBattle of Artois , of which the British contribution was the Battle of Aubers Ridge , was a battle on the Western Front World War I Western Front of the World War I First World War , it was fought at the same time as the SecondBattle of Ypres . Even though the French under General Philippe P tain gained some initial victories, the battle ended in what was largely a stalemate. This was the final allied offensive of the spring of 1915, followed by a lull in the fighting until September 1915 which saw the SecondBattle of Champagne , the Third Battle of Artois and the Battle of Loos . Anecdotes Fran ois Faber , winner of the 1909 Tour de France , died during the battle, on 9 May 1915. The British order of battle I Corps United Kingdom I Corps 1st Infantry Division United Kingdom 1st Division ... portal World War I Battle of Festubert Commons category External reference http www.1914 1918.net BATTLES bat11 aubers bat.htm Battle of Aubers Ridge coord missing France Category Conflicts in 1915 ... Battles of World War I involving British India Artois 1915 WWI stub Germany battle stub UK battle stub France battle stub de Lorettoschlacht fr Bataille de l Artois mai 1915 id Pertempuran Artois ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Charasiab image caption partof the Second Anglo Afghan War date 25 April, 1880 place Char Asiab Charasiab , Afghanistan result Decisive British Victory combatant1 flagicon United Kingdom British Empire combatant2 Afghanistan Afghan s commander1 flagicon United Kingdom Brigadier General MacPherson commander2 strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 Campaignbox Second Anglo Afghan War The initial content of this article was taken from ref cite last Hanwell title A Short History of the 9th Queen s Royal Lancers publisher Gale & Polden date 1949 ref . Please add inline citations to subsequent additions. The SecondBattle of Charasiab was fought on the 25th April 1880 between the British and Afghans during the Second Anglo Afghan War . A force led by Colonel Jenkins found itself surrounded by the Logar province Logaris near Char Asiab District Charasiab . An infantry column led by MacPherson, and accompanied by a Cavalry brigade and four horse artillery guns, was sent to support Jenkins. Upon their arrival the Afghans were routed and were pursued by the cavalry and horse artillery for four miles. Order of battle British Regiments 9th Lancers 1 squadron References reflist coord missing Afghanistan DEFAULTSORT SecondBattle Of Charasiab Category Battles of the Second Anglo Afghan War Category Conflicts in 1880 Category History of Kabul Province ... more details
The SecondBattle of Bapaume ref Rickard, J 5 September 2007 , Secondbattle of Bapaume, 21 August 1 September 1918, http www.historyofwar.org articles battles bapaumeII.html ref was a battle of World War I that took place at Bapaume , France between 21 August and 3 September 1918. It followed the Battle of Amiens 1918 Battle of Amiens and is also referred to as the second phase of that battle. The British and Commonwealth attack is often taken to be the turning point of the First World War on the Western Front and the beginning of what was later known as the Allies of World War I Allies Hundred Days Offensive . Improved armoured support and artillery bombardment weakened once impregnable positions and helped the Allied forces tear holes through trench lines. On 29 August New Zealanders, after heavy fighting, ref The Official History of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade Part 4. Bapaume, August 28th to 29th http www.nzetc.org tm scholarly tei WH1 NZRi t1 body d14 d4.html ref occupied Bapaume having broken through, with the British 5th Division, the very strong Battle of Le Transloy Le Transloy Loupart trench system ref Primary Documents Sir Douglas Haig s 3rd Despatch German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line , 31 May 1917 http www.firstworldwar.com source haighindenburgdespatch.htm ref and having overcome many other strong points around the town. References Reflist External links http www.historyofwar.org articles battles bapaumeII.html Military History Encyclopedia on the Web Secondbattle of Bapaume, 21 August 1 September 1918 coord missing DEFAULTSORT Bapaume, 2 Category Battles of the Western Front World War I WWI stub ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 Orphan date February 2009 The secondbattle around Vera of 1813 came just over a month after the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Duke of Wellington defeated a France French couterattack at the Battle of Sorauren . The battle occurred on 7 October when the British attacked key forts and high ground controlling the local area. The first target was the Star Fort, which only fell after a brutal see sawing encounter, and the pursuit of the French led to the taking of the next important plateau . When the position known as the Hog s Back was captured the French found the area impossible to hold and withdrew, leaving behind 1,300 casualties almost a third of their initial force. The British suffered 850 killed and wounded, but a key piece of France s defences had been unlocked. Coord missing DEFAULTSORT Vera, SecondBattle Of, 1813 Category Battles of the Peninsular War Category Battles involving the United Kingdom Category Conflicts in 1813 PAGENAME Category 1813 in Spain PAGENAME ... more details
Corps United States United States II Corps attached. The secondbattle began on 21 August with the opening of the SecondBattle of Bapaume to the north of the river itself. That developed into an advance which pushed the 2nd Army German Empire German Second Army back over a 55 kilometre front, from ... August, the British First Army widened the attack by another twelve kilometres, sometimes called the SecondBattle of Arras . ref cite web author Rickard, J title Secondbattle of Bapaume, 21 August ... Battle of Cambrai . A key part of the German supply line ran parallel with the front. This second 1918 ... Reflist External links Commonscat inline SecondBattle of the Somme 1918 coord missing DEFAULTSORT ...Refimprove date March 2007 Campaignbox Hundred Days 1918 During the World War I First World War , the SecondBattle of the Somme of 1918 was fought on the Western Front World War I Western Front from the end ... Battle of the Somme 1918 first Battle of the Somme of 1918 having halted what had begun as an overwhelming German offensive, the second formed the central part of the Allies of World War I Allies advance to the Armistice with Germany Compi gne Armistice of 11 November . Battle On 15 ... Foch Marshal Ferdinand Foch to continue the Battle of Amiens 1918 Amiens offensive , even though the attack ... being moved to the sector. Instead, Haig began to plan for an offensive at Battle of Albert 1918 Albert ... at the Battle of Mont St. Quentin and the Battle of Peronne Somme P ronne . The British Fourth Army ... Access date 1 March 2007. ref On the morning of 2 September, after a heavy battle, the Canadian Corps seized control of the Drocourt Qu ant line representing the west edge of the Hindenburg Line . The battle .... On their way to the Hindenburg Line, in a fierce battle, the Canadian troops, led by General Sir Arthur Currie , overcame the earthworks of the incomplete Canal du Nord during the Battle ..., one of the epic battles of the whole war was the breach of the Hindenburg Line the Battle of St ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict SecondBattle of Jenn date April 11, 1893 to April 12, 1893 place Djenne , Mali result Decisive French Victory End of Tukulor Empire combatant1 French Third Republic combatant2 Tukulor Empire commander1 Lieutenant Colonel Louis Archinard commander2 Almami Ahmadu Tall strength1 strength2 casualties1 15 men KIA 2 officers KIA casualties2 Substantial The SecondBattle of Jenn was a military engagement between the armies of the Tukulor Empire and the French Third Republic . It was the last major battle in the Franco Tukulor Wars. The French won a decisive victory, forcing Ahmadu Tall to flee to the Sokoto Caliphate in what is now Nigeria. The already waning Tukulor Empire fell apart as a result. See also First Battle of Jenn Tukulor Empire History of Mali References references Sources cite book author Lewis, David Levering title Race to Fashoda publisher Macmillan location New York year 2001 pages 336 Pages isbn 0 80507 119 9 coord missing Mali DEFAULTSORT SecondBattle Of Jenne Category Battles involving France Category Conflicts in 1893 ... more details
Cleanup date April 2011 Infobox Military Conflict conflict SecondBattle of Rivas partof William Walker filibuster William Walker conquest of Central America campaign image File SecondBattle of Rivas 1856.jpg 300px caption Costa Rican troops attacking William Walker at Rivas in 1856. date 11 April 1856 place Rivas on on the San Juan River Nicaragua San Juan River , Nicaragua result In May, 1857, William Walker was forced to surrender to the US Navy and leave the country. ref name calnative cite web date 2007 url http www.calnative.com stories n walk.htm title The Saga of William Walker format HTML publisher calnative accessdate 2008 04 03 last Don Fuchik quote ref combatant1 File Nicaragua 1854 ... American coalition and Vanderbilt s agents. SecondBattle of Rivas Costa Rican President Juan Rafael ... last Lisa Tirmenstein quote ref casualties1 casualties2 Campaignbox William Walker in Nicaragua The SecondBattle of Rivas occurred on 11 April 1856 between Costa Rican militia under General Mora and the Nicaragua n forces of William Walker filibuster William Walker . The lesser known First Battle ... to create a stalemate at a key building in town, El Mes n de Guerra, the Guerra family home, which ... fire to El Mes n de Guerra the filibusters stronghold . Santamar a, torch in hand, fulfilled his patriotic ... the church. He died of cholera after the battle. One of Alajuela s cantons was named after him. Aftermath ... the plan, seeing his troops were already battle worn. Mora wanted to use his resources to bury the dead and take care of the wounded and sick. Although Costa Rica was victorious in the Battle of Rivas ... The Battle of Rivas put great confidence to the Costa Rican Army in the fight against Walker, who before this battle believed himself undefeatable and unstoppable. Further reading pp. 70 89 cite book ..., LLC isbn 0548260664 page 186 References As per Wiki policy http en.wikipedia.org wiki WP EL What to link ... , ref and reference tags reflist 2 See also First Battle of Rivas Battle of Santa Rosa coord missing ... more details
Refimprove date February 2009 Infobox military conflict conflict SecondBattle of Gaza image File Machine ... Sinai and Palestine The SecondBattle of Gaza , fought in southern Palestine during the First ... battery work against the horse artillery. Conclusion of the fighting Image SecondBattle of Gaza map.jpg thumb Position at Nowrap 2 pm , SecondBattle of Gaza By noon the attack had faltered at all ... Download Pictures of the SecondBattle of Gaza coord missing Palestine DEFAULTSORT ... el Sheria Gaza line, 1917. partof Middle Eastern theatre of World War I date 19 April 1917 place ... defences along the Gaza Beersheba line. Fought on 26 March 1917, the First Battle of Gaza had been ... victory. Encouraged by being handed an easy victory in the first battle for Gaza, the Ottoman Empire ... strong. The battle became a very costly defeat for the Allies whose commander was dismissed. The commander ... battle of Gaza as a British success and gave every indication that a quick resumption of the offensive ... Force had expanded since the first battle to four infantry division military division s the 52nd ... would remain in reserve during the battle. In keeping with the Western Front flavour of the battle ... 20,000 and 25,000. The defences had been strengthened since the first battle. The west flank of the line ... raid unlikely. Battle Attack on Gaza The resumption of the attack on Gaza effectively began on the morning ... significant gain of the battle. Image Disabled Tank Gaza 1917.jpg thumb Disabled British Mark ... reached the redoubt, then occupied by around 600 Ottomans who immediately broke and fled towards their second ... advance of the battle, crossing the Gaza Beersheba Road and occupying a pair of low hills ... was that the Ottoman forces would now counter attack but this did not occur. During the battle, Ottoman ... The battle was a disastrous defeat for the British. They made no progress, inflicted little damage ... the promised success on the second attempt, both Murray, Commander in Chief of the Palestine ... more details
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