Passage of the Grande Honnelle

Passage of the Grande Honnelle
Part of Hundred Days Offensive, World War I

Bridge over Honnelle River, November 1918.
Date5–7 November 1918
Location
Honnelles, Hainaut, Belgium
50°22′06″N 03°41′53″E / 50.36833°N 3.69806°E / 50.36833; 3.69806
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 Canada		  German Empire
Honnelles is located in Belgium
Honnelles
Honnelles
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Location within Belgium

The Passage of the Grande Honnelle was a battle between troops of the British First and Third Armies and German Empire forces during the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War. The action took place in and around the Belgian municipality of Honnelles, between 5 and 7 November 1918.

General Horne’s objective was to cross the French border into Belgium and forge a passage through the parallel rivers of the Grand Honnelle and Petite Honnelle, moving the battlefront towards the line between Mons on the left and Aulnois on the right.