the battles

Question 1

battle of ypres

Answer 1

1914 - germans launched their first attack in ypres attempting to break through. in nov they were beaten off by the brit army with help from the indian army.

Question 2

battle for hill 60

Answer 2

1915 - the brits wanted the hill back from the germans and they overtook it by using exposives.

Question 3

battle of the somme

Answer 3

1916 - brits and french launched an attack around the river somme. technically a success but many men were killed.

Question 4

battle of arras

Answer 4

1917 apr - the brits and french aimed to break deadlock, ended in a stalemate.

Question 5

battle of cambrai

Answer 5

1917 nov - brits wanted to take back city of cambrai. first mass attack was a huge success. germans launched a counter attack and regained most of the ground they had lost.