Scarpe, 1918

Première Guerre mondiale

Date

26-30 August 1918

Le commandant du Corps canadien, le lieutenant-général sir Arthur Currie, inspecte des canons allemands saisis au cours de l’offensive d’Amiens, en août 1918.
Source : Canada. Ministère de la Défense nationale/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada/PA 003046 (No MIKAN 3397919)

Date

26-30 août 1918

Paramètres géographiques

Noreuil (exclu) — Saint-Léger (exclu) — Boisleux-au-Mont — Roclincourt — Bailleul — Oppy

Contexte

Honneur de bataille intégrant les incidents tactiques « Prise de Monchy-le-Preux », qui est officiellement appelé « Bataille de la Scarpe, 1918 » et qui fait lui-même partie de la campagne nommée « Les deuxièmes batailles d’Arras, 1918 »^{Note de bas de page 1}.

Description

À la suite de son succès éclatant à Amiens le 8 août 1918, le Corps canadien (lieutenant-général sir A.W. Currie) est renvoyé dans le Nord pour rejoindre la Première Armée (britannique) près d’Arras. Plus tard, à la mi-août, des plans sont dressés en vue d’une attaque dans l’est par la Première Armée, en direction de la ligne Drocourt-Quéant détenue par les Allemands, laquelle constitue un prolongement de la ligne Hindenburg. La 2e (major-général sir H.E. Burstall) et la 3e (major-général L.J. Lipsett) Division canadienne entament leur avance le 26 août en attaquant sur un front de quatre milles entre le village de Neuville Vitasse et la rivière Scarpe. Les Canadiens s’emparent rapidement des villages de Monchy-le-Preux et de Guémappe. Par la suite, les Allemands se replient dans les positions préparées de la ligne Drocourt-Quéant, et les Canadiens poursuivent leur avance en vue d’attaquer la ligne Drocourt-Quéant Line le 30 août 1918.

Attribution :

Unités actuellement en service

• 1st Hussars
  Attribution : 1st Hussars (GO 71/30)
• 48th Highlanders of Canada
  Attribution : 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The 48th Regiment (Highlanders) (GO 110/29)
• 56e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC
  Attribution : 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Dufferin Rifles of Canada (GO 110/29)
• The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)
  Attribution : 19th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), 3rd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, CEF (GO 123/29), The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) (GO 110/29), et 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (GO 123/29)
• The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
  Attribution : 13th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), et The Royal Highlanders of Canada (GO 110/29)
• The British Columbia Dragoons
  Attributions : 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The British Columbia Dragoons (GO 110/29).
• The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own)
  Attributions : 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 71/30), 29th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29), 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), le 1st British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (GO 110/29), The North British Columbia Regiment (GO 123/29), et The Vancouver Regiment (GO 71/30)
• The Calgary Highlanders
  Attributions : 10th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29) et The Calgary Highlanders (GO 110/29)
• The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
  Attributions : 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29) et The Ottawa Highlanders (GO 110/29)
• The Canadian Grenadier Guards
  Attributions : 87th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Canadian Grenadier Guards (GO 110/29)
• The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
  Attributions : 16th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Canadian Scottish Regiment (GO 110/29)
• The Cape Breton Highlanders
  Attributions : 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Cape Breton Highlanders (GO 110/29)
• The Essex and Kent Scottish
  Attributions : 18th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Essex Scottish (GO 110/29)
• Governor General's Foot Guards
  Attributions : 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29) et The Governor General's Foot Guards (GO 32/32)
• The Governor General's Horse Guards
  Attributions : 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), The Governor General's Body Guard (GO 112/35), et The Mississauga Horse (GO 110/29)
• Irish Regiment of Canada
  Attributions : 1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, CEF (GO 123/29) et 1st Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (GO 123/29)
• The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
  Attributions : 50th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Calgary Regiment (GO 110/29)
• The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
  Attributions : 52nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29) et The Lake Superior Regiment (GO 110/29)
• The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry)
  Attributions : 49th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Edmonton Regiment (GO 110/29)
• The North Saskatchewan Regiment
  Attributions : 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), 5th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), le 16th Canadian Light Horse (GO 110/29), The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles (GO 110/29), et The Saskatoon Light Infantry (GO 110/29)
• The Nova Scotia Highlanders
  Attributions : 25th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29), 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), et The Colchester and Hants Regiment (GO 110/29)
• The Ontario Regiment (RCAC)
  Attributions : 116th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Ontario Regiment (GO 123/29)
• The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment
  Attributions : 21st Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29) et The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (GO 110/29)
• Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
  Attributions : Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (GO 123/29)
• The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
  Attributions : 43rd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada (GO 110/29)
• The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
  Attributions : 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29) et The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (GO 110/29)
• The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC)
  Attributions : 20th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Queen's Rangers, 1st American Regiment (GO 110/29)
• Royal 22e Régiment
  Attributions : Royal 22e Régiment (GO 110/29)
• The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)
  Attributions : 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CEF (GO 110/29) et 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade (GO 110/29)
• The Royal Canadian Regiment
  Attributions : 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), 2nd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, CEF (GO 123/29), The Royal Canadian Regiment (GO 110/29), The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (GO 110/29), et 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (GO 123/29)
• The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)
  Attributions : 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (GO 110/29)
• The Royal Montreal Regiment
  Attributions : 14th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Royal Montreal Regiment (GO 110/29)
• The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
  Attributions : 26th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), The Carleton Light Infantry (GO 110/29), et The Saint John Fusiliers (GO 110/29)
• The Royal Regiment of Canada
  Attributions : 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29), 58th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), The Royal Grenadiers (GO 110/29), et The Toronto Regiment (GO 110/29)
• The Royal Regina Rifles
  Attributions : 28th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Regina Rifle Regiment (GO 110/29)
• The Royal Westminster Regiment
  Attributions : 47th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Westminster Regiment (GO 110/29)
• The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
  Attributions : 8th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), 10th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29), 27th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29), 44th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), The Winnipeg Rifles (GO 110/29),et The Winnipeg Light Infantry (GO 110/29)
• The Saskatchewan Dragoons
  Attributions : 46th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The King's Own Rifles of Canada (GO 110/29)
• The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
  Attributions : 72nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 5/31) et The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (GO 5/31)
• The Sherbrooke Hussars
  Attributions : 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et 7th/11th Hussars (GO 10/39)
• The South Alberta Light Horse
  Attributions : 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29), The South Alberta Regiment (GO 110/29), et 19th Alberta Dragoons (GO 71/30)
• The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)
  Attributions : 75th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Toronto Scottish Regiment (GO 110/29)

Unités inscrites sur l’ordre de bataille supplémentaire

• 24th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
  Attributions : 54th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Kootenay Regiment (GO 110/29)
• 27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
  Attributions : The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles (GO 110/29)
• 38th Field Battery, RCA
  Attributions : 2nd Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CEF (GO 71/30) et 2nd Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC (GO 71/30)
• 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales' Rangers), RCA
  Attributions : 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 123/29), le 4th Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, CEF (GO 123/29), The Peterborough Rangers (GO 110/29), et 4th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (GO 123/29)
• 118th Medium Battery, RCA
  Attributions : 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Manitoba Mounted Rifles (GO 5/31)
• Victoria Rifles of Canada
  Attributions : 24th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Victoria Rifles of Canada (GO 110/29)
• The Winnipeg Grenadiers
  Attributions : 78th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The Winnipeg Grenadiers (GO 110/29)

Unités dissoutes

• The Manitoba Regiment
  Attributions : The Manitoba Regiment (GO 123/29)
• The North Alberta Regiment
  Attributions : 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF (GO 110/29) et The North Alberta Regiment (GO 110/29)