Battle of Canal du Nord
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The Battle of Canal du Nord was a major World War I engagement in late 1918 in which Allied forces, led largely by the Canadian Corps, successfully breached German defenses along the Canal du Nord as part of the final push on the Western Front.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Canal du Nord canonical | 1 |
| Canal du Nord offensive | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Canal du Nord Context triple: [Hundred Days Offensive, notableBattle, Battle of Canal du Nord]
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Battle of the Hindenburg Line
The Battle of the Hindenburg Line was a major World War I Allied offensive in late 1918 that broke through Germany’s strongest defensive fortifications on the Western Front, hastening the end of the war.
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Battle of Le Cateau
The Battle of Le Cateau was a major early World War I engagement in August 1914, in which retreating British forces mounted a hard-fought defensive stand against advancing German armies in northern France.
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Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele was a brutal and muddy First World War offensive in 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, notorious for its massive casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
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Second Battle of the Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne was a major 1918 World War I offensive and counteroffensive on the Western Front that marked the last significant German attack and a decisive turning point in favor of the Allies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Canal du Nord Target entity description: The Battle of Canal du Nord was a major World War I engagement in late 1918 in which Allied forces, led largely by the Canadian Corps, successfully breached German defenses along the Canal du Nord as part of the final push on the Western Front.
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A.
Battle of the Hindenburg Line
The Battle of the Hindenburg Line was a major World War I Allied offensive in late 1918 that broke through Germany’s strongest defensive fortifications on the Western Front, hastening the end of the war.
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B.
Battle of Le Cateau
The Battle of Le Cateau was a major early World War I engagement in August 1914, in which retreating British forces mounted a hard-fought defensive stand against advancing German armies in northern France.
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C.
Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele was a brutal and muddy First World War offensive in 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, notorious for its massive casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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D.
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
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E.
Second Battle of the Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne was a major 1918 World War I offensive and counteroffensive on the Western Front that marked the last significant German attack and a decisive turning point in favor of the Allies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Canal du Nord
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surface form:
Canal du Nord offensive
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| belligerent |
Allied Powers of World War I
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surface form:
Allied Powers
German Empire ⓘ |
| CanadianCasualtiesApprox | over 7000 ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Arthur Currie
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Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen ⓘ Julian Byng ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Canada
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France ⓘ Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1918-09-27 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-10-01 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Cambrai (1918) ⓘ |
| front | Allied advance in 1918 ⓘ |
| location |
Canal du Nord
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France ⓘ near Cambrai ⓘ |
| memorial |
Canadian Corps memorial at Bourlon Wood
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inscriptions on Canadian National Vimy Memorial ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
3rd Canadian Division
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4th Canadian Division ⓘ British III Corps ⓘ Canadian Corps ⓘ British First Army ⓘ
surface form:
First Army (British)
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| objective |
advance toward Cambrai
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break German defensive line on Canal du Nord ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hundred Days Offensive
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surface form:
Allied Hundred Days Offensive
Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ |
| phaseOf | final Allied offensives of World War I ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Drocourt–Quéant Line ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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breach of German defenses along Canal du Nord ⓘ |
| significance |
key step in breaching the Hindenburg Line
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major Canadian Corps victory in final phase of war ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-09-27 ⓘ |
| strategy | careful regrouping and narrow-front assault across dry canal bed ⓘ |
| tactic |
combined arms assault with infantry, artillery, and engineers
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concentrated artillery barrage ⓘ surprise attack through unfinished section of canal ⓘ use of creeping barrage ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front ⓘ |
| year | 1918 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Canal du Nord Description of subject: The Battle of Canal du Nord was a major World War I engagement in late 1918 in which Allied forces, led largely by the Canadian Corps, successfully breached German defenses along the Canal du Nord as part of the final push on the Western Front.
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