Battle of Amiens Plaque
Municipality/Province: Ottawa, ON
Memorial number: 35060-049
Type: Plaque (black stone) on a pedestal
Address: 2101 Alert Road
Location: Hylands Golf Club, near tee-off of hole 14S
GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.3168713 Long: -75.6506524
Submitted by: Richard Turcotte
Photo credit: Richard Turcotte
This memorial is dedicated to the Canadian participation in the Battle of Amiens.
This plaque is one of 39 plaques unveiled in 2009 at Hylands Golf Club. The plaques commemorate former Ottawa-area military installations, a military patron saint, battle honours, ships, units, and squadrons.
Inscription found on memorial
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Amiens
The Battle of Amiens took place 8-11 August 1918, west of Amiens, France. A coordinated assault, spearheaded by the Australian and Canadian Corps, involved aircraft, tanks, artillery, cavalry and infantry. Their success initiated the “hundred days” which saw the Germans repeatedly driven back along the Western Front, and which culminated in the Armistice of 11 November.
La bataille d’Amiens a eu lieu du 8 au 11 août 1918, à l’ouest d’Amiens, en France. Cette attaque a été coordonnée et menée, en collaboration, par l’Australie et le corps canadien. Elle comprenait des aéronefs, des chars, l’artillerie, la cavalerie et l’infanterie. Cette victoire a donné lieu à la bataille des « cents jours », où les Allemands ont dû rebrousser chemin à plusieurs reprises le long du front Ouest, et qui s’est terminée par l’Armistice le 11 novembre.
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