From 2014 to 2018, we commemorate the centennial anniversaries of the First World War. The Vimy Foundation is actively working to ensure that these major battles of the First World War involving Canadians are recalled and our losses commemorated.
Read more about some of the lesser-known battles of Canadians:
May 1915 – Festubert and Givenchy
June 1916 – Battle of Mount Sorrel
1 July 1916 – Beaumont Hamel
15-22 September 1916 – Courcelette
26 September 1916 – Thiepval Ridge
1 October – 11 November 1916 – Regina Trench
9-12 April 1917 – Battle of Vimy Ridge
14 April 1917 – Monchy-Le-Preux
28-29 April 1917 – Arleux-en-Gohelle
3-8 May 1917 – Battle of Fresnoy
15-18 August 1917 – Battle of Hill 70
16-18 August 1917 – Battle of Langemarck
21-25 August 1917 – Attack on Lens
9 October 1917 – Battle of Poelcappelle
26 October – 10 November 1917 – Battle of Passchendaele
20 November – 6 December 1917 – Battle of Cambrai
6 December 1917 – The Halifax Explosion – A Centennial Event
21 March – 5 April 1918 – Operation Michael
22 March – 5 April 1918 – Villers-Bretonneux
28 March – 1 April 1918 – The Quebec City Conscription Riots – A Centennial Event
30 March – 1 April 1918 – Battle of Moreuil Wood & Rifle Wood
8 – 12 August 1918 – Battle of Amiens
26-30 August 1918 – Second Battle of Arras
27-28 August 1918 – The Battle for the village of Chérisy
2 September 1918 – Battle for the Drocourt-Quéant Line
27 September – 11 October 1918 – Battle of Canal du Nord
9 October 1918 – Capture of Cambrai
1-2 November 1918 – Battle of Valenciennes
11 November 1918 – Capture of Mons and the Armistice
January-July 1919 – The 1919 Paris Peace Conference: A Centennial Event
We will remember them.
Help us continue our work to highlight Canada’s lesser-known First World War battles, and commemorate these important centennial anniversaries. Please consider making a donation today.