Battle of Moreuil Wood
The Battle of Moreuil Wood (30 March 1918) was an engagement of World War I that took place on the banks of the river Avre in France, where the Canadian Cavalry Brigade attacked and forced the German 23rd Saxon Division to withdraw from Moreuil Wood, a commanding position on the river bank. While the Germans ultimately succeeded in recapturing the wood by the battle's end, the delay caused by the Allies contributed to the halt of the Spring Offensive. During the battle, a Victoria Cross was awarded to Canadian Gordon Flowerdew of Lord Strathcona's Horse.
| Battle of Moreuil Wood | |||||||||
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| Part of Operation Michael (1918 Spring Offensive) | |||||||||
Charge of Flowerdew's Squadron by Alfred Munnings portraying the Allied cavalry attack against the Germans at Moreuil Wood. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Germany | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| J. E. B. Seely | Erich Ludendorff | ||||||||
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| 23rd Saxon Division | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 305 | unknown | ||||||||
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