![]() Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)Īward to Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (GO 88/31)Īward to The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (Award to The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (1914-1919) (Adjutant General, War Office, to Official Secretary, Office of the High Commissioner for Canada, )).Awarded to: Currently serving unitsĪward to The Royal Canadian Dragoons (GO 5/31) Even if the operation had not kept all its gains, this attack had shown the value of the tanks when massed together and foretold the new form of warfare. The lack of British reinforcements, combined with the massive German counter-attacks, forced the British back to within a mile of their start line over the next few weeks. From the second day of the attack the British forces were focussed on beating back German counter-attacks forcing the units of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade to be placed in defensive positions. ![]() ![]() One squadron of The Fort Garry Horse had made it across the canal at Masnières where it fought off several German counter-attacks, delaying the enemy's advance on the village before falling back across the canal. It was in this same area that the Canadian Cavalry Brigade ( Brigadier-General J.E.B Seely), then part of the British 5th Cavalry Division, had advanced. On the first day of the attack, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment was part of the assaulting infantry that advanced deep into the German lines to Masnières, where German resistance stiffened and halted the advance. When the attack began on 20 November surprise was complete and British forces advanced 4 miles into the German areas. The bold plan intended to use 300 tanks in mass, without a preparatory artillery bombardment, in order to achieve surprise. The Honour “Cambrai, 1917” was awarded for the British offensive against the Hindenburg position in front of Cambrai at the end of November 1917. Department of National Defence/PA-000599/Library and Archives Canada/PA-000599 (MIKAN no. 3221015) Sir Sam Hughes (left fore) visiting the Front, talking with Brig.-Gen. ![]()
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