The Great War 1914-18
World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war that lasted from 1914 to 1918.
Often described as “the war to end all wars”, it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history.
The Battle of Amiens, which started on August 8th 1918, …
The Battle of Lys was part of the 1918 German Spring Offensive …
Between the 21st of March and the 2nd of April, as the Germans pushed almost to the gates of Amiens, the 3rd Hussars had already paid a terrible price, 6 officers and 122 other ranks, killed and wounded. But the bloodiest battle was yet to come at Rifle Wood, on April the 1st, after the 2nd Cavalry Division had received an urgent call to join the Fifth Army in front of Amiens. Rifle Wood was the last of a series…
When Ludendorff opened his last campaign, …
On the 17th of November the 3rd Hussars arrived …
Once again, the cavalry were warned for ‘the gap’…
The 3rd Hussars were on exercise in the Forest of Nieppe, …
The struggle for Flanders began in October at Ypres …
When the 3rd Hussars fell back from Warneton, …
