Battle of Cambrai (1918)

Battle of Cambrai, 1918
Part of the Hundred Days Offensive of World War I
Canadian troops advancing along the Arras-Cambrai Road
Date 8–10 October 1918 Location Cambrai, France 50°10′36″N 3°14′08″E / 50.1767°N 3.2356°E / 50.1767; 3.2356 Result Allied victory
Belligerents
British Empire  United Kingdom  Canada  New Zealand	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Henry Horne Julian Byng Henry Rawlinson Sir Arthur Currie	Otto von Below
Strength
630,000 in 21 divisions 90,000 in 3 divisions 30,000 in 1 division 324 tanks	180,000
Casualties and losses
12,000	10,000

The Battle of Cambrai, 1918 (also known as the Second Battle of Cambrai) was fought between troops of the British First, Third and Fourth Armies and German Empire forces during the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War. The battle took place in and around the French city of Cambrai, between 8 and 10 October 1918. The battle incorporated many of the newer tactics of 1918, in particular tanks. The battle witnessed over 300 tanks taking part, gaining considerable ground in less than 36 hours, with about 2,000 more British casualties than German, which was light relative to earlier phases of the war.