Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Selle in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Battle of the Selle (17th - 26th October 1918) took place as the Allies continued the advance after the Second Battle of Cambrai, recapturing French villages one by one as the German forces reatreated to the north-east
Provenance
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