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Battle of Mont Sorrel

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scheduled for 2:00 am on 3 June 1916. Due to the distances that had to be covered by incoming units, the difficulties in communications and ever present German artillery-fire, the time allowed for assembly proved inadequate and the attack was postponed until 7:00 am. The signal to attack was to be six simultaneous green rockets. Some rockets misfired and did not burst, leading to an unsynchronised attack. The four attacking battalions suffered many casualties as they advanced over open ground in broad daylight. The attackers failed to regain any lost territory but closed a 550 m (600 yd) gap in the line and advance the Canadian front about 910 m (1,000 yd) from the positions it had retreated to after the German assault.
1266: 75: 1148: 1281:, to organize a methodical attack against the German positions at Mont Sorrel and Tor Top. Due to the casualties suffered during the failed counterattack of 3 June, Currie regrouped his stronger battalions into two composite brigades. Four intense bombardments of thirty minutes each were carried out between 9 and 12 June to deceive the Germans into expecting immediate attacks, which did not transpire. For ten hours on 12 June all the German positions between Hill 60 and Sanctuary Wood were bombarded . Particular attention was given to the Canadian Corps flanks, from which enfilade machine-gun fire might be expected. 1135:). The troops moved up on the night of 1/2 June and crowded into the trenches and dug-outs, undiscovered, during the morning. From north to south were two battalions of Infantry Regiment 121 (IR121) and two from IR 125 of the 26th Division and a battalion of IR 120 of the 27th Division. Grenadier Regiment 119 (GR119) and IR 127 of the division were in reserve; Reserve Regiment 11 (RR11) of the 117th Division was loaned to cover the southern flank of the XIII (Württemberg) Corps. On the northern flank, the 117th Division was to use its remaining two regiment was to stage a diversion and capture 254: 206: 175: 1257:
spur at the eastern outskirts of the ruins of Hooge. A company of the Canadian 28th (North West) Battalion was annihilated in the explosions. The Canadians managed to hold their position and prevent the Germans from reaching their support line but Byng decided to leave the Hooge trenches in German hands and to concentrate on regaining Mount Sorrel and Tor Top. To dissuade the Germans from more attacks on the left flank of the Canadian Corps, the dismounted British 2nd Cavalry Brigade came on loan to the Canadian Corps as a counter-attack force.
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approximately 200 prisoners. With the exception of the trenches at Hooge, the Germans fell back to their original lines and in a little over an hour the assault was over. On 14 June, the Germans launched two counterattacks which were repulsed, after which they advanced their trench to within 150 m (490 ft) of the Canadians but made no further assaults.
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When the German forces attacked, mainly against positions held by the 8th Canadian Brigade, resistance at the front lines was "minimal". For several critical hours the 3rd Canadian Division and the 8th Canadian Brigade were leaderless and their level of defence suffered accordingly. Brigadier-General
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divisional artillery, eventually assumed temporary command of the 3rd Canadian Division. German forces were still able to capture Mont Sorrel and Hill 61. After advancing up to 1,100 m (1,200 yd), the XIII Corps troops dug in. Although the road to Ypres was open, no German officer took the
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The additional artillery units immediately went to work hampering German consolidation by shelling their front and support lines and seeking out hostile batteries. The Germans sprung a surprise on the Canadians by exploding four large mines under trenches of the 2nd Canadian Division covering the
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The Canadian Corps remained in the Ypres Salient conducting an active defense until the beginning of September, when the corps was transferred to the Somme. In the aftermath of the battle and in the wake of the death of Mercer, the Canadian Corps commander, Julian Byng, was forced to address the
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The following morning, the Germans were subjected to an additional 45 minutes of heavy artillery bombardment before the Canadians advanced behind a smoke screen. The Germans are believed to have been taken largely by surprise as they offered little resistance and the Canadians were able to take
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Byng hastily organized a counterattack in the early hours of 3 June. Owing to the casualties in the 3rd Canadian Division, two brigades of the 1st Canadian Division were temporarily placed under the command of Hoare-Nairne, the temporary commander of 3rd Canadian Division. The counterattack was
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On the morning of 2 June, the XIII (Württemberg) Corps began a heavy artillery bombardment against the Canadian positions. Nine-tenths of the Canadian forward reconnaissance battalion became casualties during the bombardment. Mercer and the 8th Canadian Brigade commander,
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was also installed on 'Observatory Ridge' to commemorate where the unit fought during the battle. It is found 15 m (49 ft) west of the junction of Schachteweidestraat and Zandvoordestraat on the south side of the road
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on the coast and many light, medium and heavy trench mortars were assembled. On 1 June the troops were told of the real reason for the preparations and were also notified of a great naval victory in the North Sea (the
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if possible. The scope of the attack was limited to the capture of the Iron Line (first objective) and then the Golden Line (second objective), an advance of about 460 m (500 yd).
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Byng inspected the Canadian Corps defences and noted that they were overlooked by German positions and under constant danger of German fire. Byng ordered
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The 89th Siege Battery with two 12-inch howitzers, and the 51st, 71st (South African) and 72nd (South African) 6-inch howitzer batteries.
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was appointed to the largely ceremonial post of Inspector General of Canadian Forces in England and was succeeded by Lieutenant-General
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in Flanders. The German forces captured the heights at Mount Sorrel and Tor Top, before entrenching on the far slope of the ridge.
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contains a preserved/simulated section of front line trenches occupied by the British and Canadians between 1916 and 1917.
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In northern France, men and resources were being marshalled in preparation for the large British–French
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Following a number of attacks and counterattacks, two divisions of the Canadian Corps, supported by the
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and Second Army siege and howitzer battery groups, recaptured the majority of their former positions.
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Doyle, P. "A Field Guide to the Geology of the British Sector of the Western Front, 1914–1918". In
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initiative to exceed instructions and capitalize on the success experienced by the German forces.
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The Canadian Corps participation in the Battle of Mount Sorrel is commemorated with the
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Those killed during the battle with no known resting place are commemorated on the
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a total of 5,765. From 2 to 14 June, the Canadian Corps suffered 8,430 casualties.
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Mcculloch, Ian. "A Study in Operational Command: Byng and the Canadian Corps". In
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politically sensitive topic of appointing a new 3rd Canadian Division commander.
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To divert British resources from the build-up being observed on the Somme, the
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Destroyed dugouts and shelters; before the war, most of the terrain was wooded
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Major and Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide to Ypres Salient and Passchendaele
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Hell's Corner: An Illustrated History of Canada's Great War, 1914–1918
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Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War 1914–1918
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After the battle, Pfeil und Klein Ellguth was sacked for being right.
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Allied soldiers killed during the battle are buried in the nearby
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Restored battlefield map of positions occupied on 4 June 1916
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conducts a Sorrel Day parade, open to the public, at the
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The corps artillery was reinforced by guns from the
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Index

Mount Sorrel
Broad Chalke
Mountsorrel
Mount Sorell
Ypres Salient
Western Front
World War I

Ypres
50°49′38″N 02°56′31″E / 50.82722°N 2.94194°E / 50.82722; 2.94194
British Empire
Canada
United Kingdom
German Empire
Kingdom of Bavaria
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Julian Byng
German Empire
Erich von Falkenhayn
Kingdom of Bavaria
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Western Front
Moresnet
Invasion of Belgium
Liège
Dinant
Namur

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