Battle of Ypres, 1st31 October 1914
Gough commands cavalry near Ypres.
Historical person
Hubert Gough Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hubert Gough, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
10 records1914–19177 events6 places
Chronological biography
1914
1916
Battle of the Somme, 1st23 July 1916
Commands Reserve Army forces as fighting expands around Pozieres and the Albert-Bapaume road.
Battle of the Somme, 1st13 November 1916
Commands Fifth Army during the Battle of the Ancre, the final major phase of the Somme offensive.
1917
Operations on the Ancre11 January 1917
Commands British Fifth Army during renewed winter operations on the Ancre front.
Operations on the Ancre17 February 1917
Fifth Army attacks toward Miraumont to improve British positions before the spring offensive.
Operations on the Ancre13 March 1917
British operations on the Ancre close as the German withdrawal changes the front line.
German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line17 March 1917
British Fifth Army follows the German retreat and occupies Bapaume after German forces abandon the town.
Battle of Pilckem Ridge31 July 1917
Gough commands the opening attack at Ypres.
Fifth Army Opens Pilckem Ridge Attack31 July 1917
Gough's Fifth Army opens the Third Ypres offensive with the attack on Pilckem Ridge.
Langemarck Offensive Continued16 August 1917
Gough continues the offensive around Langemarck despite difficult ground and stronger German resistance.
Titles and roles
General · General · British Commander · General · Commander of Fifth Army
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.