Journal article
'Two Minor Demonstrations': The 1/1st Cambridgeshire battalion's raids on the Ancre, 16/17th Sept. 1916
Stand To! The Journal of the Western Front Association, Vol.91, pp.5-11
2011
Abstract
Trench raiding was an integral but controversial tactic in warfare on the Western Front during the Great War: This article examines the experiences of the 1/1st Battalion of the Cambridgeshire Regiment in 1916, focusing on two raids carried out simultaneously on one night just to the north of the River Ancre at a time when most British resources were concentrated further south on the Somme. Occurring between two major actions on this section of the front, they were part of a wider policy that sought British domination of no man's land. The raids, however; were calamitous and resulted in the deaths of four officers, ensuring that, as far as officers of the battalion were concerned, small actions were as potentially fatal as full-scale battles on the Western Front during 1916.
Details
- Title
- 'Two Minor Demonstrations': The 1/1st Cambridgeshire battalion's raids on the Ancre, 16/17th Sept. 1916
- Authors/Creators
- M. Durey (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Stand To! The Journal of the Western Front Association, Vol.91, pp.5-11
- Publisher
- Western Front Association
- Identifiers
- 991005543964707891
- Copyright
- 2011 Courtesy of the Trustees of the Western Front Association
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher URL
- http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/
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