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Villers-Bretonneux in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Villers-Bretonneux in Australia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels3 people1918–1918

Historical events in Villers-Bretonneux

1918

24 April 1918
Fifteenth Brigade Counterattacks Villers-Bretonneux
Harold Edward Elliott · World War, 1st

Elliott's 15th Australian Brigade counterattacks at night during the recapture of Villers-Bretonneux.

24 April 1918
Thirteenth Brigade Advances at Villers-Bretonneux
William Glasgow · World War, 1st

Glasgow's 13th Australian Brigade advances from the south during the Villers-Bretonneux counterattack.

8 August 1918
Amiens Offensive
John Monash · World War, 1st

Australian Corps attacks beside Canadian formations in the centre of the offensive.

8 August 1918
Battle of Amiens
John Monash · World War, 1st

Leads Australian Corps in the centre of the Fourth Army assault.

Provenance

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