Battle of Vimy Ridge

The Battle at Bunker Hill had many events leading up to, and causing the event. The first of these was the Battle at Lexington and Concord which ultimately slowed the British down and keeping them inside Boston by Minute Men. Then Fort Ticonderoga was captured by Benedict Arnold, and the Green Mountain Boys. These two events were the start of the tensions between Great Britain and the Colonies. Later this tension became physical and appearing on the battle field. The Colonies decided they needed to talk about it, so the Second Continental Congress took place, it was here that it was decided that the Colonies would try and separate from their Mother Country, so the Continental Army was formed the Congress came to a conclusion “All voted in favor and Washington became the new Commander-in-Chief” (Yost, 2011, p. 2). The Continental Army’s first mission was to fortify Breed’s Hill and defend it from the British coming from Boston, which Breed’s Hill and Bunker Hill overlooked. The British wanted these positions in order to completely fortify Boston and drive all the Patriots out of the area.

17 August 1951 through 18 October 1951 for the hills of 983, 940, and 773, as well as hills 894,

One of Canada’s largest military endeavors was the battle of Vimy Ridge during World War One. It was a fierce battle between Germans and Canadians. Canada was trying to take over the German controlled ridge, which ran from northwest to southwest between Lens and Arras, France. Its highest point was 145 feet above sea level, which was exceptionally helpful in battle because of the very flat landscape. Already over 200,000 men had fallen at Vimy, all desperately trying to take or defend this important and strategic ridge. As a result of its success in taking the ridge, Canada gained a lot more than just the strategic point. Canada was united as a nation, and the victory changed the way other counties viewed them. Canadians no longer

As young men gathered and worked together at Valcartier for wartime training, they began to develop a sense of Canadian identity. During the war, Canadian soldiers gained social autonomy from Britain as Canada’s expeditionary force maintained independent from British units. For the first time, Canadian troops were chosen to lead an assault in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. They had captured more land, guns, and prisoners than any other British troop. Following this triumph, a Canadian, Arthur Currie, was selected to command Canada’s troops in the Battle of Passchendaele.

On April 9, 1917, Canada sent out 100 000 fine men to serve and protect their country. To this day, the battle of Vimy Ridge is still known as the day Canada became a nation. Despite the cataclysm of the battle and the thousands of lost souls, Vimy Ridge is considered to be defining moments in Canadian History. The Germans were in complete control of Vimy Ridge for over two years prior to the Canadian onset. This enabled the Germans to strengthen their position, making them seem unvanquishable. The German forces were appeared to be impregnable. Nor the British armada or the French were able to vanquish the Germans. The French battled for over two years and suffered over one hundred and fifty thousand casualties. Despite the twenty divisions and three massive

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the greatest military battles ever fought. This battle contributed to Canada’s coming of age as a nation. The taking of Vimy Ridge claimed more than 200,000 lives during the first World War and will forever remain in the history as one of the worlds great military triumphs. The Canadian Military used extensive planning, new innovative weaponry and relied on the tremendous courage and sacrifice of its soldiers in order to claim victory.

to the British Army, that the Americans had no intentions on collapsing quickly in the oncoming war. The will and fight by the Americans against the British during the Battle of Bunker Hill was expressed throughout the process of before and after the battle. Even though the Americans were not well equipped or prepared,

The first major event that impacted Canada’s legacy, as a whole, was the sacrificial battle of Vimy Ridge. Vimy Ridge was proven to be essential to the foundation of Canada as it signified the birth of a new nation and it was considered to be the greatest battle fought, in World War One. Firstly, the Battle of Vimy Ridge established Canada’s emergence as a newly born nation from under the shadow of Britain and gave a verification of Canada’s prominence on the international level. For instance, after successfully regaining the ridge, it displayed to the British superpower, that Canada are worthy of independence, that must be granted upon as a reward for a significant victory (Fonseca). As a result, the Battle of Vimy Ridge, marked the end of British soldiers commanding Canadian troops, as Canada showed tremendous resilience internationally, and also proved that we are independently, capable of leading a well-organized attack against other countries (Fonseca). This milestone was a huge accomplishment for Canadians, as eventually this was the catalyst for total autonomy of Britain (“History Now”). Secondly, the Battle of Vimy Ridge gave Canada justified independence on the international stage. As a result of winning the complicated battle, Canada was deservedly permitted to their own independent seat and signature at the peace talks after the war. This then allowed Canada, to participate in voicing their thoughts, and plans as a newly independent country. This was seen to be,

Up until the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadians were loyal citizens of the British Empire. We had a lack of experience with wars and basically no equipment compared to others. Terrible losses like the Battle of Second Ypres and Battle of the Somme caused Canadians to doubt British leadership. At the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadians became more confident in themselves. Canadian nationalism was founded in the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

Vimy Ridge had been a very prominent stronghold, of the triple alliance, being Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy. This had been a landmark that had been constituted by the German fortifications and their allies. Vim Ridge had been a central hub and military base for soldiers coming form different regions, seemingly it had been difficult for the base to be captured, subsequently not being captured until April 12, 1917 by the Canadian regiment with British and French allied help. Through countless efforts by the British and French in 1915 and 1916 to capture the stronghold, they had not emerged as victorious, evidently causing many war casualties in both of those attempts. The most precedented reason for the inability to upheave the strong

In my opinion, Vimy Ridge is a defining moment in Canadian history because it gave our whole country a sense of nationalism for one of the first times ever. This part of our history was all about World

The Battle of Ft. Donelson was on February 11-16. It was fought near the Tennessee Kentucky border. It was a key position because it gave the union access to the cumberland river giving naval access to other southern forts and positions. This battle lead to the capture of the confederate fort. The union soldiers were lead by Ulysses S. Grant and the confederates were lead by. After the defeat of Ft. Henry the majority of the confederate troops went to this fort to help reinforce it. Grant encircled it and sent a flotilla to bomb them lead by Gen. Foote from the river. The confederate forces made one last rush at them to try to open up an escape route and was so close to but for some reason Gen. Gideon ordered his troops to fall back. So

During World War Two, Canadians distinguished themselves on the home front, in the air, at sea, and in the battles spread all across Europe. They distinguished themselves in battles such as Juno Beach and Ortona. Juno Beach shows the great middle power known as Canada and Ortona shows the great Canadian Ingenuity. But, neither of those battles were the most important or most significant to the future of Canada. The battle of Hochwald Gap was more important to Canadians because, it showed that Canadians although being a middle power could perform just as well as the Superpowers. The battle shows the greatness of Canadian leadership, how great the Canadian troops were, and how greatly it affected Canada. The operation of this battle, Operation

In January of 1917, the 50th battalion headed north to Artios, France, the location of Vimy Ridge. Vimy ridge was a very important battle for the allies as holding the location would give them a great vantage point that overlooked the vast network of trenches on either side and No Man’s Land. It was even more important to the CEF and Canada, as it was the first time they received worldwide recognition, they were no longer seen as an afterthought of Britain. It was crucial that the allies win this battle. The next months were spent preparing and going over strategy. During this time, Colonel E.G. Mason was transferred to another battalion and replaced Lieutenant-Colonel Page. Under new command the 50th battalion was ready to on the offensive,

The section continues on the trench raiding at the Vimy Ridge. It was also the first time that Xavier killed a human with his own hands rather than a bullet. Xavier and his comrades were relieved from the front lines for a few days after the unexpected victory. Xavier was depressed by Gilberto’s death before his eyes at Vimy Ridge. Xavier, Elijah, Fat, Graves and Grey Eyes are the only remaining original privates. Xavier has another moment; wondering why Elijah was getting all of the fame, while he remained unknown. During the relief, Xavier showed off his sniping skills by killing a duck that Elijah failed to hit with one shot. Xavier noticed that he was only a few miles away from where Lisette lives and planned to sneak out to reunite with