1915-18 Battle of Festubert 15-25 May 1915

A change in British tactics.

1915 (Published 07/22/2022)

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Research links:

Internet Sources:

• Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Festubert
• First World War.Com https://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/festubert.htm
• A History of War: http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_festubert.html
• Remembrance Trails: http://www.remembrancetrails-northernfrance.com/history/battles/the-battle-of-festubert-15-27-may-1915.html
• Long Long Trails: https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/battles/battles-of-the-western-front-in-france-and-flanders/the-battle-of-festubert/
• Canadian War Museum: https://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/history/battles-and-fighting/land-battles/festubert/
• History Hit: https://www.historyhit.com/what-actually-happened-at-the-battle-of-festubert/
• The Canadian Encyclopedia: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-festubert
• Military History Fandom: https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Battle_of_Festubert
• Canada government: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/battle-honours-honorary-distinctions/festubert-1915.html

NEWSPAPERS (all newspapers retrieved from https://newspapers.com)

• (1915, May 24) “Fresh Ground Captured: Our Two Mile Advance, the Vindictive Prussian.” The Western Daily Press (Bristol, Avon, England), pp.6.  
• (1915, May 17) “German Line Broken More Than Two Miles”. The Washington Herald  (Washington, District of Columbia, USA), pp. 1. 
• (1915, May 25) “British Success” The Western Times (Exeter Devon, England), pp. 6. 
• (1915, May 24)”Festubert Advance, Butchery of Saxons by Own Comrades”, Western Mail (Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales), pp. 6.
• (1915, May 18)”Titanic Struggle for Ypres: Enemy Taken by Surprise”, Newcastle Daily Journal and Courant (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England), pp. 12.

Books/Visual Imagery

• Buchan, John, Nelson’s History of the War Volume 1 Aslan Press 2008 
• Keegan, John, The First World War, Vintage 2012 Kindle
• William Barnes Wollen’s painting of Lt. Hugh Niven leading the defense of Frezenberg Ridge after his superior officers were all killed or wounded today. 

Music:

• Ich hatte’ einen Kamraden – Deutsch- Oesterreichisches militär potpourri. Victor, Camden, New Jersey, 1915. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox.1993.

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