Third Army (United Kingdom)

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 part of the British Army during World War I.

First World War

The Third Army was part of the British Army during World War I and was formed in France on 13 July 1915.^[1] The battles it took part in on the Western Front included:

Battle of the Somme
Battle of Cambrai
Second Battle of Arras (April 1917)
Battle of Passchendale^[2]
Battle of Amiens (August 1918)

Commanders

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

Notes and references

^ The British Armies of 1914-1918
^ Burton, Pierre, Marching as to war, 2001, Toronto