XIX Corps | |
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Active | World War I |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Field corps |
Part of | Second Army |
Engagements |
The British XIX Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.
British XIX Corps was formed in France in February 1917 and fought at the Battle of Passchendaele in Autumn 1917. In Spring 1918 it was driven back 20 miles in five days and found itself in disarray. By November 1918 the Corps, as an element of Second Army, was one of the most northerly British military formations in France.
Commanders included: