Mounted Rifles Reinforce ANZAC without Horses
Russell's mounted riflemen land as infantry reinforcements and take over sections of the ANZAC line.
Role range: 1914-1918
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Andrew Hamilton Russell Biography and Timeline
Follow Andrew Hamilton Russell through 19 dated historical records for New Zealand.
Andrew Hamilton Russell, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1915
Bauchop's Hill Captured
Russell's brigade captures Bauchop's Hill and helps secure the approach routes for the August advance.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Mounted Rifles Open Northern Approach
Russell's mounted riflemen attack Ottoman outposts to open routes toward the Sari Bair heights.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Old No. 3 Post Retaken
Russell's brigade retakes Old No. 3 Post during the opening night of the Sari Bair offensive.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Table Top Captured
Russell's mounted riflemen seize Table Top as the northern assault columns move inland.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Mounted Rifles Attack Hill 60
Russell's mounted riflemen attack Hill 60 as Allied forces try to secure the link between ANZAC and Suvla.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Renewed Hill 60 Assault Begins
Russell's New Zealand mounted troops join a renewed Allied attack against the summit trenches on Hill 60.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
Mounted Rifles Withdrawn to Lemnos for Rest
Russell's exhausted mounted rifle brigade is withdrawn from ANZAC to Lemnos for rest and reinforcement.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1914-1915
1916
New Zealand Division Formed
Russell assumes command when the New Zealand Division is formally created in Egypt.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1919
New Zealand Division Enters Somme Battle
Russell's New Zealand Division enters the Somme offensive near Flers.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1919
Switch Trench Captured by New Zealanders
Russell's division captures its objectives around the Switch Trench during the Flers-Courcelette attack.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1919
New Zealand Division Withdrawn from Somme
Russell's division leaves the Somme after weeks of costly offensive operations.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1919
1917
Messines Village Captured
Russell's New Zealand Division captures Messines village and its assigned ridge objectives.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1919
Gravenstafel Spur Captured
Russell's division captures Gravenstafel Spur during the Third Battle of Ypres.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1919
Bellevue Spur Attack Directed
Russell directs the New Zealand Division during the disastrous attack on Bellevue Spur.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1919
Polderhoek Attack Ordered
Russell orders the New Zealand attack on Polderhoek Chateau after the Passchendaele fighting.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1919
1918
New Zealand Division Moves to Somme during Spring Offensive
Russell's division moves rapidly to help stabilise the Allied line during the German spring offensive.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1919
Bapaume Captured by New Zealand Division
Russell's New Zealand Division captures Bapaume during the Allied advance.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1919
Le Quesnoy Assault Directed
Russell directs the New Zealand Division during the capture of Le Quesnoy.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1919
Records, sources and methodology
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