Battle of Mont Sorrel
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The Battle of Mont Sorrel was a local operation in World War I by three divisions of the German 4th Army and three divisions of the British Second Army in the Ypres Salient, near Ypres in Belgium, fro
Destroyed dugouts and shelters; before the war, most of the terrain was wooded
German trenches demolished by artillery
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine by the Rhine, was the last heir apparent to the Bavarian throne. During the first half of World War I, he c
Battle of Mont Sorrel
…Inconclusive Belligerents British Empire United Kingdom Canada German Empire Kingdom of Bavaria Commanders and leaders Julian Byng Erich von Falkenhayn Crown Prince Rupprecht Strength 1st Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Division 20th (Light) Division 26th Division 27th Division 117th Division Casualties and losses 8,430 5,765…
Rupprecht in uniform prior to World War I
Portrait of Rupprecht as a child by Franz von Lenbach c. 1874
Prince Rupprecht and his second wife, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
Rupprecht with six of his children