Battle of St. Quentin Canal
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The Battle of St Quentin Canal was a pivotal battle of World War I that began on 29 September 1918 and involved British, Australian and American forces operating as part of the British Fourth Army under the overall command of General Sir Henry Rawlinson. Further north, part of the British Third Army also supported the attack. South of the Fourth Army's 19 km (12 mi) front, the French First Army launched a coordinated attack on a 9.5 km (6 mi) front. The objective was to break through one of the most heavily defended stretches of the German Siegfriedstellung, which in this sector used the St Quentin Canal as part of its defences. The assault achieved its objectives, resulting in the first full breach of the Hindenburg Line, in the face of heavy German resistance. In concert with other attacks of the Grand Offensive along the length of the line, Allied success convinced the German high command that there was little hope of an ultimate German victory.
1918
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United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, France, 
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Major-General G. F. Boyd, C.B., C.M.G, D.S.O., D.C.M., G.O.C. 46th Division
The bridge across the St. Quentin Canal on the Arras-Cambrai Road blown up by the enemy when it was driven from the town by the Canadians (I0004852)
His Majesty King George V inspecting the Battlefield of Bellenglise
Brigadier-General J. Harington, D.S.O., Brigade Commander 139th Infantry Brigade
Brigadier-General Sir Hill Child, C.M.G., D.S.O., C.R.A. 46th Division
Trench Map 62b.NW (Bellicourt) (detail)
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| event | armed conflict | 1536 | Siege of Péronne | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1557 | Battle of St. Quentin | Kingdom of France, battle, siege, Duchy of Savoy, Hispanic Monarchy, sack | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1595 | Siege of Le Catelet | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1636 | Siege of Le Catelet | Kingdom of France, siege, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1642 | Battle of Honnecourt | Kingdom of France, battle, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1677 | Siege of Cambrai | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | Battle of Caesar's Camp | battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Battle of Le Cateau | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1794 | Battle of Beaumont | Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1870 | Battle of Saint-Quentin | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1870 | Siege of Péronne | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1871 | Battle of St. Quentin | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Battle of Le Cateau | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Battle of St. Quentin | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Guillemont | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Ginchy | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Morval | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Capture of Combles | battle | Wikidata |
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| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Battle of Cambrai | United States, German Empire, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
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| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Hundred Days Offensive | British Empire, Austria–Hungary, German Empire, Erich Ludendorff, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, French Third Republic, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, offensive, Ferdinand Foch, John J. Pershing | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin | Australia, German Empire, battle, John Monash | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Havrincourt | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, Dominion of New Zealand | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Épehy | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of St. Quentin Canal | United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Second Battle of Cambrai | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Tour du Caudron | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Major-General G. F. Boyd, C.B., C.M.G, D.S.O., D.C.M., G.O.C. 46th Division | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The bridge across the St. Quentin Canal on the Arras-Cambrai Road blown up by the enemy when it was driven from the town by the Canadians (I0004852) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | His Majesty King George V inspecting the Battlefield of Bellenglise | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Brigadier-General J. Harington, D.S.O., Brigade Commander 139th Infantry Brigade | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Brigadier-General Sir Hill Child, C.M.G., D.S.O., C.R.A. 46th Division | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Trench Map 62b.NW (Bellicourt) (detail) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 9756 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Riqueval1918-3 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | E03476 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | H15335 | Commons | ||
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