The Passage of the Grande Honnelle was a battle between troops of the British First and Third Armies and German Empire forces during the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War. The action took
Bridge over Honnelle River, November 1918.
Canadian troops marching through the streets of Mons on the morning of 11 November 1918.
63rd (Royal Naval) Division
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The 63rd Division was a United Kingdom infantry division of the First World War. It was originally formed as the Royal Naval Division at the outbreak of the war, from Royal Navy and Royal Marine reser
Passage of the Grande Honnelle
…and Baisieux; again they were driven back by the enemy but managed to establish a bridgehead on the right bank of the river. During the night the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division came forward from a welcome rest at St. Pol, in relief of the 168th Brigade, 56th Division, west of Bois d'Audregnies. The 56th Division was then on a…
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General Sir Ian Hamilton, commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, inspecting the Royal Naval Division at Gallipoli, 1915.
"... that shit Shute."
Allied advances, 22 October – 6 November