Battle of Valenciennes (1918)

Hundred Days Offensive

Amiens 2nd Somme Scarpe 1918 Mont Saint-Quentin Havrincourt St.-Mihiel Épehy Canal du Nord St. Quentin Canal Meuse-Argonne 5th Ypres 2nd Cambrai Courtrai Selle Valenciennes Sambre

The Battle of Valenciennes was part of the Hundred Days Offensive at the end of the First World War. Occurring on 1 and 2 November 1918, it resulted in the capture of Valenciennes from the Germans by Canadian and British forces. Sergeant Hugh Cairns, was awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery during the fighting here.^[1]

References

↑ "Valenciennes". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 31 October 2014.