Major Canadian land battles Flashcards
Second battle of Ypres
Who: Canadians +French + British VS Germans
when: April,22,1915
What: French+British on front lines
New weapon released: chlorine gas
Canadian soldiers move into replace injured And fled French
Battle ends in “stalemate”
Importance to Canada:earned respect,
Casualties: 59,000
Battle of the somme
Who: British offensive(with Canadians+ Newfoundlanders)
When:July-November 1916
What: British attacked with”barrage”
The series of battles covered 40km front
Should’ve been a shorter battle
Biggest disaster in British history 50 8000 casualties in one day
Importance to Canada: Canadians gained a reputation as” shocked troops”
Casualties: 624000
Vimy Ridge
Who: Canadian VS Germans
When: April 1917
What:
•French and German tried to take back the ridge but failed
•The ridge was very highly defended by Germans
•Canadian attacked the German Lines after an artillery Berridge little ground was captured
Importance to Canada: Canadian soldiers succeeded against major challenges
Casualties: 3598
Passchendaele
Who:British empire(Canadians)VS Germans
When: July – October 1917(end of war)
What: to take over small Belgian village, you same tactics as Vimy
Battle took place on reclaimed marshland
Too muddy=no creeping Berridge
Importance to Canada:Can you do soldiers succeeded against a major challenges
Canada’s reputation as best offensive fighting force
Casualties: 330000
