XIX Corps (United Kingdom)

XIX Corps
Active World War I
Country  United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Type Field corps
Part of Second Army
Engagements World War I[1]

The British XIX Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.

History

British XIX Corps was formed in France in February 1917 and fought at the Battle of Passchendaele in Autumn 1917.[1] In Spring 1918 it was driven back 20 miles in five days and found itself in disarray.[2] By November 1918 the Corps, as an element of Second Army, was one of the most northerly British military formations in France.[3]

General Officers Commanding

Commanders included:

References

  1. ^ a b The British Corps of 1914-1918
  2. ^ World War I in 1918
  3. ^ a b British Second Army, 11th November 1918
  4. ^ The Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War