The Regimental Rogue

GENERAL ORDERS

1928

G.O. 6 / 1928

CONDITIONS OF AWARD OF BATTLE HONOURS FOR THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919

CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES AND OTHER ENGAGEMENTS IN WHICH CANADIAN TROOPS PARTICIPATED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919

FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1914-18

1. TRENCH WARFARE, 1914-16

Operations	Battles		Actions,etc.	Limits
Operations	Name	Tactical Incidents Included	Actions,etc.	Chronological	Geographical
Summer Operations, 1915. ( March- October)			Action of St. Eloi	14-15 March
	The Battles of Ypres, 1915			22 April - 25 May
	(i) Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge	The Gas Attack		22-23 April	The Comines - Ypres Canal as far as Voormezeele: thence road to Vlamertitinghe Chateau - Elverdinghe Chateau - Boesinghe - Lange Marck
	(ii) Battle of St. Julien			24 April - 4 May
	(iii) Battle of Frezenberg Ridge.			8-13 May
	(iv) Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge			24-25 May
	Battle of Festubert			15-25 May	Thela Bassee Canal to Gorre: thence road to le Touret - Lacouture- Croix Barbee: thence a line to the Bois du Biez (exclusive
			Second Action of Givenchy Ridge, 1915	15-16 June	Givenchy - Gorre: thence road to le Touret - Rue de l’Epinette - la Quinque Rue (exclusive) .
	The Battle of Loos			25 September - 8 October	RoadAix-Noulette - Noeux-les-Mines - Bethune (exclusive) - Gorre - Festubert (exclusive) .
			--with subsidiary Action of Bois Grenier	25 September	BasMaisnil - Croix- Marechal - Bac-St-Maur - Erquinghem - BoisGrenier - Bois Blancs.
			--and subsequent Actions of the Hohenzollern Redoubt	13-19 October	RoadHulloch - Loos - Fosse No. 7 - Noyelles-lez-Vermelles -Cambrin.
Loca lOperations, 1916. (Previous to the Allied Offensive)			Actions of St. Eloi Craters	27 March - 16 April	Road Wytschaete - Vierstraat - Dickebusch - Kruisstraat - Ypres(exclusive) : thence the Ypres - Comines Canal.
	Battle of Mount Sorrel			2-13 June	Hill60 - Kruistraathoek - Kruisstraat - Cloth Hall - MeninRoad - the Ypres - Roulers Railway.

II. THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE, 1916

Operations	Battles		Actions,etc.	Limits
Operations	Name	Tactical Incidents Included	Actions,etc.	Chronological	Geographical
Operations on the Somme. (1 July - 18 November, 1916)	The Battles of the Somme, 1916.			1 July - 18 November
	(i) Battle of Albert, 1916.	Capture of Montauban Capture of Mametz Capture of Friecourt Capture of Contalmaison Capture of la Boisselle		1-13 July	The Combles valley to Har Decourt: thence the road to Maricourt -Suzanne - Bray - Albert - Bouzincourt - Hedauville - Forceville - Bertrancourt - Sailly-au-Bois (exclusive) - Hebuterne - Puisieux-au-Mont.
	(ii) Battle of Bezantin Ridge.	Capture of Longueval. Capture of Trones Wood. Capture of Ovillers.		14-17 July	Road Har Decourt - Maricourt - Fricourt - Becourt – Albert (exclusive) : thence the river Ancre.
			--with subsidiary Attack at Fromelles (On the Aubers Ridge)	19 July	Road Aubers - Faquissart - Laventie - Rouge-de-Bout – Fleurbaix (exclusive) : -- la Boutillerie - Bas Maisnil.
			--and subsequent Attacks on High Wood	20-25 July	Road Flers - Longeval - Bazentin-le-Petit - Martinpuich.
	(iii) Battle of Pozieres Ridge.	Fighting for Mouquet Farm.		23 July - 3 September	Road Bezentin-le-Petit - Contalmaison - Fricourt - Becourt - Albert (exclusive) : thence the river Ancre.
	(iv) Battle of Guillemont.			3-6 September	The Combles valley to Har Decourt: thence road to Maricourt - Montauban - Longueval.
	(v) Battle of Ginchy.			9 September
	(vi) Battle of Flers-Courcelette.			15-22 September	The Combles valley to Har Decourt: thence road to Maricourt - Fricourt - Becourt - Albert (exclusive) : thence the river Ancre.
	(vii) Battle of Thiepval Ridge.			26-29 September	The Bapaume road to Martinpuich (exclusive) - Contalmaison - Becourt - Albert (exclusive) : thence road to Martinsart - Englebelmer - Auchenvillera - Serre.
	(viii) Battle of le Transloy Ridge.	Capture of Eaucourt l’Abbaye.		1-18 October	The valley from Sailly-Saillisel to Combles: thence road to Ginchy -Longueval - Martinpuich - la Sars.
	(ix) Battle of The Ancre Heights.	Capture of Regina Trench.		1 October - 11 November	Road Pys - le Sars - Martinpuich - Contalmaison - la Boiselle - Aveluy - Martinsart - Mesnil - Hamel.
	(x) Battle of Ancre, 1916.	Capture of Beaumont Hamel.		13-18 November	The Baupaume road to la Boiselle: thence road to Aveluy – Martinsart - Englebelmer - Mailly-Maillet - Colincamps – Hebuterne - Puisieux-au-Mont.

III. THE ADVANCE TO THE HINDENBURG LINE, 1917

Operations	Battles		Actions,etc.	Limits
Operations	Name	Tactical Incidents Included	Actions,etc.	Chronological	Geographical
German Retreat to Hindenburg Line (14 March - 5 April, 1917)				14 March - 5 April

IV. THE ALLIED OFFENSIVES, 1917

Operations	Battles		Actions,etc.	Limits
Operations	Name	Tactical Incidents Included	Actions,etc.	Chronological	Geographical
The Arras Offensive (9 April - 15 May, 1917	The Battles of Arras, 1917			9 April - 4 May
	(i) Battle of Vimy Ridge			9-14 April	Willerval - Maroeuil - Mont St. Eloi - Ablain-St. Nazaire - Lievan-Lens
	[(ii) Second Battle of the Scarpe, 1917]				(Canadian troops not engaged in main battle, only in subsidiary attack.)
			--with subsidiary Attack on la Coulotte	23 April	Road Avion - Vimy (exclusive) - Souchez: thence the river Souchez
	(iii) Battle of Arleux			28-29 April	Boiry - Notre-Dame - Monchy le-Proux - Beaurains - Roclincourt - Vimy (exclusive) - Acheville (Amended by General Order 162 of 1928)
	(iv) Third Battle of the Scarpe, 1917	Capture of Fresnoy		3-4 May	The river Sensee from Vis-en-Artois to St. Leger: thence a line to Boyelles - Beaurains - Roclincourt - Vimy (exclusive) - Acheville
--with flanking operations towards Lens (3 June - 26 Aug.)			Affairs south of the Souchez River	3-25 June	RoadAvion - Vimy (exclusive) - Souchez: thence the river Souchez
			Capture of Avion	26-29 June	RoadMericourt - Vimy - Souchez: thence the river Souchez.
	Battle of Hill 70			15-25 August	The river Souchez from Lens to Angres: thence a line to Grenay - Vermelles Station - Vendin-le-Vieil
The Flanders Offensive (7 June - 10 November, 1917)	The Battle of Messines, 1917	Capture of Wytschaete		7-14 June	Road Frelinghien - le Bizet - Petit Pont - Neuve Eglise -Dranoutre - Locre - la Clytte - Dickebusch - Kruisstraat: thence a line to Zillebeke - Gheluvelt
	The Battles of Ypres, 1917			31 July - 10 Nov.
	(i) Battle of Pilckem Ridge			31 July - 2 August	The Comines-Ypres Canal as far as Voormezeele: thence road to Vlamertinghe Chateau - Elverdinghe Chateau - Woesten - Bixschoote
	(ii) Battle of Lange Marck, 1917			16-18 August
	(iii) Battle of Menin Road Ridge			20-25 September
	(iv) Battle of Polygon Wood			26 September - 3 October
	(v) Battle of Broodseinde			4 October
	(vi) Battle of Poelcapelle			9 October
	(vii) First Battle of Passchendaele			12 October
	(viii) Second Battle of Passchendaele			26 October - 10 November
The Cambrai Operations (20 November - 7 December, 1917)	Battle of Cambrai			20 November - 3 December
		The Tank Attack		20-21 November	Road Honnecourt - Villers Guislain - Gouzeaucourt - Metz -Ruyaulcourt - Beaumetz - Morchies - Lagnicourt - Queant
		The German Counter Attacks		30 November - 3 December	RoadRonssoy - Villers-Faucon - Fins - Ruyualcourt - Beaumetz- Morchies - Lagnicourt - Queant

V. THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE, 1918

Operations	Battles		Actions,etc.	Limits
Operations	Name	Tactical Incidents Included	Actions,etc.	Chronological	Geographical
The Offensive in Picardy (21 March - 5 April, 1918)	The First Battles of the Somme, 1918			21 March - 5 April
	(i) Battle of St. Quentin			21-23 March	The river Oise to Chauny: thence road to Guiscard - Ham - Peronne- Bapaume - Boyelles: thence the river Cojeul
			Actions at the Somme Crossings	24-25 March	The line of the Somme from Ham to Hem
	(ii) First Battle of Bapaume			24-25 March	The river Somme to Bray: thence road to Albert - Martinsart -Sailly-au-Bois - Monchy-au-Bois - Arras: thence the river Scarpe
	(iii) Battle of Rosieres			26-27 March	Between the rivers Arve and Somme, east of road Pierrepont - Mezieres- Demiun - Villers Bretonneux - Corbie
	(iv) First Battle of Arras, 1918			28 March	Road Authuille - Bertancourt - Couin - Gaudiempre - Arras - Oppy
	(v) Battle of the Arve			4 April	Between the rivers Arve and Somme.
			--with subsequent Capture of Hamel	4 July	Between the road Lamotte - Longeau and the Somme.
The Offensive in Flanders (9-29 April, 1918)	The Battles of Lys			9-29 April
	(i) Battle of Estaires	First Defence of Givenchy, 1918		9-11 April	Thela Bassee Canal toBethune: thence road to St Venant: thence a line to Vieux Berquin: from there the road to Bailleul - Armentieres (all exclusive) .
	(ii) Battle of Messines, 1918	Loss of Hill 63		10-11 April	RoadArmentieres - Bailleul - Locre - Dickebusch - Voormezeele:thence the Ypres-Comines Canal.
	(iii) Battle of Bailleul	Defence of Neuve Eglise		13-15 April	Road Meteren - Mont des Cats - Boeschepe - Reninghelst -Ouderdom - Vierstraat - Wytschaete.
	(iv) First Battle of Kemmel Ridge			17-19 April
			- with subsequent Action of la Becque	28 June	The Lys Canal to St. Venant (exclusive) : thence the road to Morbecque: thence a line to Swartenbrouck - Vieux Berquin.

VI. THE ADVANCE TO VICTORY, 1918

Operations	Battles		Actions,etc.	Limits
Operations	Name	Tactical Incidents Included	Actions,etc.	Chronological	Geographical
The Advance in Picardy (8 August - 3 September, 1918)	The Battle of Amiens			8-11 August	Between the roads Amiens - Roye and Amiens - Albert (Amiens exclusive) .
			with subsequent Actions round Damery	15-17 August	Road Roye - Bouchoir - Warvillers - Very (exclusive) - Hattencourt.
The Breaking of the Hindenburg Line (26 August - 12 October, 1918)	The Second Battles of Arras, 1918			26 August - 3 September
	(i) Battle of the Scarpe, 1918	Capture of Monchy-le-Preux		26-30 August	Noreiul (exclusive) - St. Leger (exclusive) - Boisleux-au-Mont -Roclincourt - Bailleul - Oppy
	(ii) Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line			2-3 September	Moeuvres (exclusive) -- Noreuil (exclusive) - St. Leger (exclusive) -Monchy-le-Preux - Pelves: thence the river Scarpe.
	The Battles of the Hindenburg Line			12 September - 9 October
	(i) Battle of the Canal du Nord	Capture of Bourlon Wood		27 September - 2 October	Road Banteux - Gouzeaucourt (exclusive) - Fins (exclusive) -Ytres - Lagnicourt - Queant - Cagnicourt - Recourt - Lecluse (exclusive) : thence the river Sensee.
	(ii) Battle of the St. Quentin Canal			29 September - 2 October	Road St. Quentin (exclusive) - Vermand - Roisel - Villers-Faucon- Fins - Gouzeaucourt -- Banteux (exclusive) .
	(iii)	Battle of the Beaurevoir Line		3-5 October	Road Sequehart -- Bellenglise -- Pontru -- Epehy -- Vendhuille -- Villers-Outreaux (Amended by General order 162 of 1928)
	(iv) Battle of Cambrai, 1918	Capture of Cambrai		8-9 October	Road Fresnoy - Sequehart - Bellinglise - Bellicourt -Vendhuille - Villers-Guislain - Villers-Plouich - Graincourt- Bourlon - Oisy-le-Verger: thence the river Sensee.
--including The Pursuit to the Selle (9-12 October)				9-12 October
The Final Advance - Flanders (28 Sept. - 11 Nov.)	Battle of Ypres, 1918			28 September - 2 October	RoadArmentieres - Bailleul - Locre - Reninghelst -Vlamertinghe Chateau - Elverdinghe Chateau: thence a line to Moorslede.
Picardy (17 October - 11 November)	Battle of Valenciennes	Capture of Mont Houy.		1-2 November	The Bavai-Cambrai road as far as Vendegies: thence the stream to Monchaux-sur-Ecaillon: thence a line to Haveluy (exclusive) --Bellaing (exclusive) -- Aremberg (exclusive) : thence along the southern edge of the forests of Vicoigne and Raismes.
Picardy (17 October - 11 November) .— Concluded.	Battle of the Sambre			4 November	Therailway Boue - le Cateau (exclusive) : thence road to Romieres—Fa Mars: thence a line to la Sentinelle (exclusive) —Anzin: thence due north to the southern edge of the forest of Raismes: thence along southern edge to Escautpont (exclusive) .
			--with subsequent (i) Passage of the Grande Honnelle;	5-7 November	The railway Bavai - Wargnies-la-Grand
			and (ii) Capture of Mons.	11 November

MACEDONIA, 1915-1917

DARDENELLES, 1915-1916

EGYPT AND PALESTINE, 1916, 1918

Eastern Frontier and Palestine
The Invasion of Palestine

NORTH WEST PERSIA AND THE CASPIAN, 1918-1919

RUSSIA, 1918-1919

Operations	Battles		Actions,etc.	Limits
Operations	Name	Tactical Incidents Included	Actions,etc.	Chronological	Geographical
MURMAN,1918-1919
ARCHANGEL,1918-1919
Seizure of the White Sea ports and Initial Advances (July- October, 1918)			Affair of Seletski	11 October	The Dvina above Tulgas (exclusive)
Defensive Operations 1918-19 ( October- August)
(a) Between the Vologda Railway and the Dvina River.			Affairs at Tarasova	25and 29 January
			Attack on Kadish	7 February	Between Kadish and Advinskaya
			Defence of Sredmekhrenga	8-11 February
(b) On the Dvina and Vaga Rivers.			Affair of Tulgas	11-13 November	The Dvina above Chamova.
			Defence of Shenkursk	16-25 January	The Vaga above Bereznik (exclusive) .
			Affairs round Vistavka	1-4 and 8-10 March	The Vaga above Bereznik (exclusive) .
SIBERIA,1918-1919

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