Sir arthur currie

LIEUTENANT--GENERAL SIR ARTHUR CURRIE (A brief account of the battle of Passchendaele)      Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie was the most capable soldier that Canada has produced. Certainly, he did not look like the great soldier he had become. A very tall man, at six-foot-four, he was also somewhat overweight. Through his successes as the Commander of the Canadian Corps, he knew how to delegate authority and stand by the decisions of his subordinates.      Currie

One of Canada’s largest military endeavors was the battle of Vimy Ridge during World War One. It was a fierce battle between Germans and Canadians. Canada was trying to take over the German controlled ridge, which ran from northwest to southwest between Lens and Arras, France. Its highest point was 145 feet above sea level, which was exceptionally helpful in battle because of the very flat landscape. Already over 200,000 men had fallen at Vimy, all desperately trying to take or defend this important

I was more than grateful to discover a parcel of crackers and supplies arrive in my name. I thank you for your remarkable support towards me over the course of this seemingly endless war. After spending a year and a half under constant hell fire in a strange and distant place, I am more than eager to come home to you. When I initially enlisted in the Royal Army, I felt it was my duty to defend our glorious Empire against the malevolent hands of the vicious Jerries. I expected to gloriously march

also wanting to test their new invention called chlorine gas. The battle consisted of the United Kingdom ( Canada, Newfoundland, and British India), France, Germany, and Belgium. The English were led by their leaders Horace Smith- Dorrien and Arthur Currie. The French were led by Henri Gabriel Putz. The Belgians were led by Ceuninck and Theophile Figeys. The

it deserves.” So wrote General, later Sir, John Monash to his wife on October the 18th 1917. After more than two years of fighting the romance of war had long since ebbed away for Australia’s citizens and soldiers and for many a belief that the war had entered its darkest phase took hold and the war end seemed more distant that ever. Although they were war weary from the unrelenting need to donate time and money to the cause and emotionally

response is the picture of commander Sir Arthur Currie and Muggins, a white spitz dog. The turn of the century relates to the period of time within the late 1800s to the early 1900s. As this old photograph was taken back in 1919, it is considered to be included in the timeline of turn-of-the-century events. The category of history I see the most is military and assistance. This picture dates back to the Great War, when commandment was under Sir Arthur Currie, who was recognized as a highly skillful

their target. After countries failing to capture Vimy Ridge, Canada decided they were going to attempt to fight for Vimy Ridge. For the first time Britain asked for generals to lead Canada to victory for the battle of Vimy Ridge. Sir Julian Byng and Major Arthur Currie were asked to lead the Canadian Military to win the battle of Vimy Ridge. After months of practicing a strategy Canada was ready. April 1917, Canada went to battle with Germany for Vimy Ridge. This became one of the most devastating

Currie convinced his British superiors that an attack on the heavily armed city directly would be almost impossible and an attack on Hill 70 would have to force the Germans to conduct a counterattack on the Corps if they wanted to keep Hill 70 in German order. Arthur Currie planned an artillery and machine gun attack on this German concentration to weaken their hold on the entire hill’s

tried to claim ridge and failed with mass death and destruction for the allied forces. Sir Arthur Currie believed in Paying the price in bullets and not men, this was the beginning of a new strategic outlook on the war. Sir Arthur Currie wanted to fight less bluntly and more strategically. The Canadian general would bomb all hours of the night and would have the German camp under constant fire. Sir Arthur Currie also did not want just to send his men over the trenches with guns, so he created the

leaders used, the great leadership outside of the war also leading to major technological advancements and meticulous planning lead to many victories. Although the casualties during WW1 were catastrophic the brilliant ideas of men like general Arthur Currie led to many soldiers keeping their lives. One such idea was when allied solders were ordered to tie urine covered rags over their faces, although odd, this was how soldiers would protect themselves from deadly chlorine gas early in the war. One