please answer the following questions in your workbook or on a word document under the heading ' the battle of hamel'
1. When did this battle take place?
2. What was the goal of this battle?
3. What was the result of this battle?
4. Explain why this battle was a success.
5. Compare and contrast the Battle of Hamel to the Battle of Fromelles. What are the key differences between the battles?
Now, read through the sources below and answer these questions:
1. How does source 1 show what the international perspective of the Australian troops was at the time of World War 1?
2. How does Monash describe battle in Source 2? What does this mean? What does this show about Monash's idea of battle and what he thought was necessary for a win?
3. What does source 3 show about the battle of Hamel?
SOURCE ONE:
French President Georges Clemenceau visited Australian troops who had fought at Hamel and said in a speech:
"I shall go back tomorrow and say to my countrymen: "I have seen the Australians, I have looked into their eyes. I know that they, men who have fought great battles in the cause of freedom, will fight on alongside us, till the freedom for which we are all fighting is guaranteed for us and our children."
SOURCE TWO:
Monash wrote after the battle of Hamel:
"A perfect modern battle plan is like nothing so much as a score for an orchestral composition, where the various arms and units are the instruments, and the tasks they perform are their respective musical phrases".
SOURCE THREE:
2. What was the goal of this battle?
3. What was the result of this battle?
4. Explain why this battle was a success.
5. Compare and contrast the Battle of Hamel to the Battle of Fromelles. What are the key differences between the battles?
Now, read through the sources below and answer these questions:
1. How does source 1 show what the international perspective of the Australian troops was at the time of World War 1?
2. How does Monash describe battle in Source 2? What does this mean? What does this show about Monash's idea of battle and what he thought was necessary for a win?
3. What does source 3 show about the battle of Hamel?
SOURCE ONE:
French President Georges Clemenceau visited Australian troops who had fought at Hamel and said in a speech:
"I shall go back tomorrow and say to my countrymen: "I have seen the Australians, I have looked into their eyes. I know that they, men who have fought great battles in the cause of freedom, will fight on alongside us, till the freedom for which we are all fighting is guaranteed for us and our children."
SOURCE TWO:
Monash wrote after the battle of Hamel:
"A perfect modern battle plan is like nothing so much as a score for an orchestral composition, where the various arms and units are the instruments, and the tasks they perform are their respective musical phrases".
SOURCE THREE:
"German weapons captured in AIF operations at Ville–sur–Ancre and Le Hamel, on display during an address by Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, 13 July 1918."
Photo and caption from the Australian War Memorial.
Photo and caption from the Australian War Memorial.