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The Close of the First World War.
British Battles During 1918 (8th Aug. to 11th Nov., 1918) is an educational and informative document that chronicles the major military operations conducted by British, French, American, and Belgian armies during the last few months of World War I.
The map breaks down the individual campaigns into a digestible format, with specified dates, locations, and the details of the engagements. It reveals not only the territories seized but also the number of prisoners and guns captured by the respective armies.
The battles of Ypres, Arras, Bapaume, Epehy, Cambrai, St. Quentin, Selle River, and Valenciennes-Maubeuge-Mons, among others, are carefully detailed. The document also features information about German withdrawals consequent on British advances.
One remarkable aspect of this document is the summarization of each battle's effects and the strategic outcomes, describing how each engagement influenced the overall war situation. For example, the Battle of Amiens resulted in the freeing of the Paris-Amiens railway, and the Battle of Bapaume led to the enemy's retreat to the east bank of the river.
The climax of this military documentation is the Battle of Maubeuge (1st Nov. - 11th Nov., 1918), which effectively severed the enemy's last significant internal communications and forced rapid retreat, marking the final significant offensive by the Allies before the Armistice.
The map further provides the total number of prisoners and guns captured by British, French, American, and Belgian armies from July 18th to November 11th, 1918, providing a sense of the scope and scale of the Allied victory.
Stamped in ink by the General Staff and dated 13th December 1918, this map presents an organized and precise summary of the British perspective of the final stage of World War I. It serves as an insightful resource for military historians and anyone interested in the complex dynamics of World War I.
![(French Naval Dry Docks) Marine, Plan des Formes Baties a Rochefort pur la Construction des Vaisseaux du Roy [Navy, Plan of Locks Built at Rochefort for the Construction of Royal Vessels]](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/88594.jpg)
