Mr. Smith
US History P2
8 January, 2014
Battle of The Argonne Forest
The Battle of the Argonne Forest was a part of the final Allied offensive attack on the Western Front in WWI. The battle was fought from September 26, 1918 to November 11, 1918, a total of 47 days. The battle was the largest in the United States Military history, involving over 1.2 million Americans. It was known as the Hundred Days Offensive, which brought the war to an end.| The battle involved the German Empire (with roughly 450,000 troops) and on the other side there was France and America who numbered roughly 1.2 million together. In total it was one of the bloodiest battles in American History with 26,000 dead and 95,000 wounded, along with French who had 70,000 dead and 117,000 wounded. Germans however suffered more losses than most to their single army (90,000-120,000 dead).
The main effort by the US was on the Verdon Sector between September 26 and November 11, 1918. However, far North, the U.S. troops were under command of the British were in a spearheaded attack on the Hindenburg Line with the Australian army along side. With the tanks of the British and the artillery brought by each side, the three combined, captured every objective. Although the capture of the Beauevoir Line was by October 10, 1918 was of greater significance at that moment, the U.S.' contribution to the victory at St. Quentin Canal is less remembered in the United States than Meuse-Argonne. The first phase of the battle was fought mostly around Somme-Py and Saint-Thierry from September 26 - October 3. The second phase was fought around Montfaucon from October 4 - October 28. The third and final phase of the battle was fought around Chesne and the Advancement to the Meuse from October 28 - November 11 when the Germans put a sudden stop to the fighting and surrendered.
The main effort by the US was on the Verdon Sector between September 26 and November 11, 1918. However, far North, the U.S. troops were under command of the British were in a spearheaded attack on the Hindenburg Line with the Australian army along side. With the tanks of the British and the artillery brought by each side, the three combined, captured every objective. Although the capture of the Beauevoir Line was by October 10, 1918 was of greater significance at that moment, the U.S.' contribution to the victory at St. Quentin Canal is less remembered in the United States than Meuse-Argonne. The first phase of the battle was fought mostly around Somme-Py and Saint-Thierry from September 26 - October 3. The second phase was fought around Montfaucon from October 4 - October 28. The third and final phase of the battle was fought around Chesne and the Advancement to the Meuse from October 28 - November 11 when the Germans put a sudden stop to the fighting and surrendered.
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