Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Arthur Currie

Battles of Arthur Currie

Canadian WWI general (1875–1933)

Arthur Currie is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1915 and 1918: 8 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Belgium (4), France (4). Taken in date order, the sites lie 369 km apart end to end, 53 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (7).

Battle of Kitcheners' WoodBattle of Drocourt-Quéant LineBattle of ValenciennesSecond Battle of YpresBattle of Hill 70Second Battle of PasschendaeleSecond Battle of CambraiBattle of the LysSecond Battle of YpresBattle of Hill 70Second Battle of PasschendaeleSecond Battle of CambraiBattle of the LysLe HavreRotterdamAntwerpenLuxembourgRouenMetzCharleroiReimsBruggeAmiens100 km50.538N, 3.171E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1915: 2 engagements1917: 3 engagements3 in 19171918: 3 engagements3 in 191819151918
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Second Battle of Ypres, 1915Battle of Kitcheners' Wood, 1915Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line, 1917Battle of Hill 70, 1917Second Battle of Passchendaele, 1917Second Battle of Cambrai, 1918Battle of the Lys, 1918Battle of Valenciennes, 191819151918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
21 April 1915Second Battle of YpresYpres, BelgiumSee Analysis section
22 April 1915Battle of Kitcheners' WoodSaint Julien, Belgium2 km SWCanadian victory
1917Battle of Drocourt-Quéant LineFrance79 km SCanadian and British victory
15 August 1917Battle of Hill 70Lens, France33 km NAllied victory
26 October 1917Second Battle of PasschendaelePassendale, Belgium51 km NAllied victory
1918Second Battle of CambraiCambrai, France82 km SAllied victory
7 April 1918Battle of the LysYpres, Belgium63 km NSee Analysis
28 October 1918Battle of ValenciennesFrance59 km SECanadian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.