*** Welcome to piglix ***

Battle of the Canal du Nord

Battle of Canal du Nord
Part of the Hundred Days Offensive of World War I
Canal du Nord - Building an extra bridge (2).jpg
Canadian Combat Engineers building a bridge across the Canal du Nord, September 1918
Date September 27 - October 1, 1918
Location Canal du Nord
Coordinates: 50°17′N 3°07′E / 50.283°N 3.117°E / 50.283; 3.117
Result Allied victory
Belligerents

 United Kingdom

 German Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Henry Horne
United Kingdom Julian Byng
German Empire Otto von Below
German Empire Georg von der Marwitz
Strength
13 divisions
Casualties and losses
30,000 36,500 POWs
380 artillery pieces
Unknown number of dead or wounded