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] Battle of Passchendaele Battle of the Somme 1918 Advance in Flanders Final Advance in Flanders

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:

• February 1917 - November 1918 Lieutenant General Herbert Watts^[4][3]

References