The Battle of Amiens

8-11 August 1918

Key Battles
Information
Location- On the Somme
River, in Northwestern
France.

Participants - English Army,

French Army, German Army
(Australia and Canada)

Known as the ‘Hundred Days

Offensive’
Cause of The Battle
Sir Henry Rawlinson ordered a British
Army Attack on the Morning of August 8,
1918.

The main cause was due to the Triple

Entente finally deciding to attack German
troops instead of playing defense.
During the Battle
Key Events

- Surprise attack upon the German

Soldiers:
By mid-1918, the Triple Entente held power in
the West and with the help of American,
Canadian and Australian forces, a surprise
attack in the North-Western part of France
was planned

- The battle began on the 8th of

August, 4:20 a.m.
The Germans were greatly outnumbered and
the allied forces had great amounts of
weaponry.

- RAF laid a smokescreen

Just before the battle, the RAF laid a
smokescreen across the battlefield to hide the
attacking soldiers.
Aftermath of The Battle
- 19,000 allied soldiers died or were
injured
- 26,000 German soldiers died or were
injured
- Led to the collapse of the German Army
and the end of WWI
- Would result in Armistice day (signing of
the armistice) on November 11, 1918
The Importance of The Battle
I believe this held a significant importance during the First World War because it led to the end of the war
and the signing of Armistice. Without this battle, WWI would’ve ended very differently, possibly with
German winning. The battle of Amiens allowed the Triple Entente to attack Germans on the North -
Western Front of France.