Battle of Moreuil Wood

Battle of Moreuil Wood
Part of Operation Michael (1918 Spring Offensive)

Charge of Flowerdew's Squadron by Alfred Munnings portraying the Allied cavalry attack against the Germans at Moreuil Wood.
Date30 March 1918
Location
Southeast of Amiens in Moreuil, France, on the banks of the Avre River.
Result See Aftermath section
Territorial
changes
German victory. German forces gain control of Moreuil Wood and its surrounding area on the Somme river.
Belligerents
 Germany
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom J. E. B. Seely German Empire Erich Ludendorff
Strength
23rd Saxon Division
Casualties and losses
305 unknown

The Battle of Moreuil Wood (30 March 1918) was an engagement of World War I that took place on the banks of the river Avre in France, where the Canadian Cavalry Brigade attacked and forced the German 23rd Saxon Division to withdraw from Moreuil Wood, a commanding position on the river bank. While the Germans ultimately succeeded in recapturing the wood by the battle's end, the delay caused by the Allies contributed to the halt of the Spring Offensive. During the battle, a Victoria Cross was awarded to Canadian Gordon Flowerdew of Lord Strathcona's Horse.