Third Army (United Kingdom)

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Third Army
Active	World War I
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Field Army
Engagements	Battle of the Somme, Battle of Arras, Battle of Cambrai, Battle of Passchendale, Battle of Amiens
Commanders
Notable commanders	General Edmund Allenby General Sir Julian Byng

The Third Army was a British Army unit.

[edit] World War I

In World War I the Third Army fought on the Western Front, in France. The battles it took part in included:

• Battle of the Somme
• Battle of Cambrai
• Second Battle of Arras (April 1917)
• Battle of Passchendale^[1]
• Battle of Amiens (August 1918)

[edit] Commanders

• General Edmund Allenby (23 October 1915 – 9 June 1917)
• General Sir Julian Byng (9 June 1917 – 11 November 1918)

[edit] References

1. ^ Burton, Pierre, Marching as to war, 2001, Toronto