Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby Biography and Timeline

Cavalry Corps Appointment

Receives command of the British Expeditionary Force Cavalry Corps.

Cavalry Corps Formation

Takes command of the newly formed BEF Cavalry Corps.

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Ypres, 1st

Allenby leads cavalry during the fighting around Ypres.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915

First Ypres Cavalry Corps

Leads the Cavalry Corps during the First Battle of Ypres.

Role range: 1914-1918

Cavalry Division Deployment

Deploys to France in command of the British Cavalry Division.

Commander of Cavalry Division

Appointed Commander of the Cavalry Division of the BEF

Mounted Warfare Experience

Applies extensive cavalry experience during the mobile opening campaign in France and Belgium.

Role range: 1914-1918

Ypres Command Reputation

Wins praise for leadership during the 1914 fighting at Ypres.

Role range: 1914-1918

Ypres Line Holding

His cavalry formations help hold threatened sectors during the Ypres fighting.

Role range: 1914-1918

Aisne Cavalry Operations

Leads the Cavalry Division during operations on the Aisne.

Role range: 1914-1918

BEF Cavalry Division Command

Commands the British Expeditionary Force Cavalry Division when war begins.

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Ypres, 1st

Leads the Cavalry Corps at the 1st Battle of Ypres

Role range: 1914-1918

Commander of Cavalry Division

Appointed Commander of the Cavalry Division of the BEF

Role range: 1914-1918

Dismounted Cavalry Defence

Uses cavalry dismounted to help hold the line south of Ypres.

Role range: 1914-1918

Marne Cavalry Operations

Commands cavalry during the Allied advance associated with the Marne fighting.

Role range: 1914-1918

Mons Cavalry Leadership

Leads cavalry during the fighting around Mons.

Role range: 1914-1918

Retreat from Mons

Directs cavalry covering movements during the British retreat from Mons.

Role range: 1914-1918

Western Front Cavalry Command

Serves as a senior British cavalry commander during the opening Western Front battles.

Role range: 1914-1918

Ypres Cavalry Defence

Commands cavalry engaged in the critical fighting around Ypres.

Role range: 1914-1918

Second Ypres Corps Command

Commands V Corps during the Second Battle of Ypres.

Role range: 1914-1918

Third Army Command

Is appointed to command the British Third Army.

Third Army Appointment

Takes command of the British Third Army in October 1915.

Role range: 1914-1918

Commander of 3rd Army

Appointed Commander of the 3rd Army

Commander of 5th Corps

Appointed Commander of 5th Corps

Arras Sector Command

Assumes responsibility for Third Army operations on the Arras sector.

Role range: 1914-1918

Commander of 3rd Army

Appointed Commander of the 3rd Army

Role range: 1914-1918

Commander of 5th Corps

Appointed Commander of 5th Corps

Role range: 1914-1918

Fifth Corps Command

Takes command of V Corps on the Western Front.

Role range: 1914-1918

Second Ypres Defence

Leads V Corps through the difficult defensive fighting at Second Ypres.

Role range: 1914-1918

Third Army

Leads the 3rd Army south of the River Somme

Role range: 1914-1918

Gommecourt Diversion

Commands Third Army during the diversionary attack at Gommecourt.

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of the Somme, 1st

Commands British Third Army during the diversionary attack at Gommecourt.

Role range: 1914-1918

Somme Northern Sector

Leads Third Army operations north of the main Somme battlefield.

Role range: 1914-1918

Third Army Trench Warfare

Directs Third Army during prolonged attritional warfare on the Western Front.

Role range: 1914-1918

Arras Initial Breakthrough

Third Army achieves an important initial breakthrough during the Battle of Arras.

Role range: 1914-1918

Arras Offensive Command

Commands Third Army in the Arras offensive.

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Arras

Commands British Third Army in the main assault east of Arras.

Role range: 1914-1918

Battle of Arras

The British 1st & 3rd Armies attack the German 6th Army, British tactical victory. Leads the 3rd Army into battle, the battle results in a stalemate. 9-15 April, preliminary to the Nivelle offensive

Role range: 1914-1918

Hindenburg Defences Breached

Third Army breaches German defensive positions associated with the Hindenburg Line.

Role range: 1914-1918

Hindenburg Line

Breaks through the Hindenburg Line. Breaches the Hindenburg Line

Role range: 1914-1918