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The Fighting Newfoundlander, New Edition |
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The standard history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment - the "Blue Puttees" - and their heroic efforts during World War I available again.
When Word War I began, Newfoundland had been without any kind of military organization for almost half a century. Public-spirited citizens immediately formed themselves into a Patriotic Association and within sixty days had recruited, partially equipped, and dispatched 537 officers and men overseas.
The Fighting Newfoundlander is a vivid history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment - the "Blue Puttees" - and its heroic contributions to the war effort. Gerald Nicholson details the harrowing experiences of the Newfoundland Regiment (the only Canadian unit) at Gallipoli and later at Beaumont Hamel where 710 of the 801 officers and men who took part in the assault were casualties. He also follows them to the Third Battle of Ypres and Cambrai, for which they were granted the title "Royal" - the only army unit to receive such a distinction during World War I.
Nicholson also places the regiment in a larger historical context through an exploration of the colonization of Newfoundland and its contributions to the War of 1812, the American War of Independence, and the American Civil War. The Fighting Newfoundlanders is an illuminating history of the Blue Puttees and their community.
The Fighting Newfoundlander is a vivid history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment - the "Blue Puttees" - and its heroic contributions to the war effort. Gerald Nicholson details the harrowing experiences of the Newfoundland Regiment (the only Canadian unit) at Gallipoli and later at Beaumont Hamel where 710 of the 801 officers and men who took part in the assault were casualties. He also follows them to the Third Battle of Ypres and Cambrai, for which they were granted the title "Royal" - the only army unit to receive such a distinction during World War I.
Nicholson also places the regiment in a larger historical context through an exploration of the colonization of Newfoundland and its contributions to the War of 1812, the American War of Independence, and the American Civil War. The Fighting Newfoundlanders is an illuminating history of the Blue Puttees and their community.
Details
Part of the Carleton Library Series (number 209 in series)
658 Pages, 6.75 x 9.75
8 maps, 113 b&w photographs
ISBN 9780773532069
June 2007
Formats: Paperback, eBook
“In this masterfully concise history of fighting men we read an author whose splendid talents tie a mature intellect to a vigorous, forthright style. With a lifetime of painstaking research to draw on, the result is a sensitive and stirring portrait of men in battle that remains a model of precision, innovation, and rigour. The melding of detailed description with relevant and complete context is a hallmark of Nicholson’s work.” War in History
Colonel Gerald W.L. Nicholson (1920-1980) served with the Prince Albert Volunteers and worked for the Historical Section of the Canadian Military, with appointments in London and Ottawa, from 1943 until his retirement in 1961. He is the author of Marlborough and the War of the Spanish Succession and The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945 and Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919, which are part of the Official History of the Canadian Army.
David R. Facey-Crowther is professor and head of the Department of History at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is the author of several works and articles on Canadian military history and is currently a member of the advisory committee for the Canadian War Museum.
David R. Facey-Crowther is professor and head of the Department of History at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is the author of several works and articles on Canadian military history and is currently a member of the advisory committee for the Canadian War Museum.
The Fighting Newfoundlander
G. W. L. Nicholson
Table of Contents
Contents
Message from the Colonel-in-Chief, 1964 ix
Message from the Honorary Colonel, 1964 xi
Message from the Honorary Colonel, 2006 xiii
Author's Preface xv
Introduction to the Carleton Library
Series Edition xix
CHAPTER I Before the First Regiment 1
CHAPTER II The Regiments of the 1700'S 13
CHAPTER III Newfoundlanders in the War of 1812 47
CHAPTER IV When War Came 89
CHAPTER v The First Five Hundred 114
CHAPTER VI Gallipoli 155
CHAPTER VII Reinforcing the Regiment 193
CHAPTER VIII Beaumont Hamel 232
CHAPTER IX Gueudecourt 284
CHAPTER x Sailly-Saillisel and Monchy-le-Preux 328
CHAPTER XI The Steenbeek and the Broembeek 366
CHAPTER XII Cambrai 401
CHAPTER XIII The German April Offensive 431
CHAPTER XIV The Advance to Victory 467
CHAPTER XV The Tradition Lives On 511
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A Honour Roll, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, First World War 545
APPENDIX B Honours and Awards, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, First World War 573
APPENDIX C Battle Honours 582
APPENDIX D Articles of Engagement approved by Governor Richard Evans for the Newfoundland Volunteers, 1779 582
APPENDIX E Proposals for Raising a Corps of Infantry in the Island of Newfoundland, September 12, 1780 584
APPENDIX F Extracts from the Regimental Orders of the Earliest Newfoundland Regiment 585
APPENDIX G Special Order of the Day by the Colonel, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) 592
LIST OF SOURCES 593
INDEX 596
MAPS
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment in the War of 1812 xxvi
The Western Front, 1916-1918 xxviii
Suvla, 1915 xxx
Beaumont Hamel, 1 July, 1916 xxxii
The Battle of Cambrai, 20 November-6 December, 1917
The Fighting by the 88th Brigade, 30 November-3 December, 1917 xxxiv
The German Offensive of April, 1918 xxxvi
The Final Advance, 28 September-27 October, 1918
The March to the Rhine, 14 November-9 December, 1918 xxxviii
The Eastern Mediterranean 160
The Evacuation of RelIes, Night 8-9 January, 1916 191
The Somme, 1916 238
The Ypres Salient, 29th Division Front, 30 July-5 October, 1916 291
Gueudecourt, 12 October, 1916 305
Sailly-Saillisel, 1-3 March, 1917 333
Monchy-le-Preux, 14 April, 1917 346
The Battle of Langemarck, the Fighting at the Steenbeek, 16 August, 1917 381
The Battle of Poelcappelle, the Fighting at the Broembeek, 9 October, 1917 391
G. W. L. Nicholson
Table of Contents
Contents
Message from the Colonel-in-Chief, 1964 ix
Message from the Honorary Colonel, 1964 xi
Message from the Honorary Colonel, 2006 xiii
Author's Preface xv
Introduction to the Carleton Library
Series Edition xix
CHAPTER I Before the First Regiment 1
CHAPTER II The Regiments of the 1700'S 13
CHAPTER III Newfoundlanders in the War of 1812 47
CHAPTER IV When War Came 89
CHAPTER v The First Five Hundred 114
CHAPTER VI Gallipoli 155
CHAPTER VII Reinforcing the Regiment 193
CHAPTER VIII Beaumont Hamel 232
CHAPTER IX Gueudecourt 284
CHAPTER x Sailly-Saillisel and Monchy-le-Preux 328
CHAPTER XI The Steenbeek and the Broembeek 366
CHAPTER XII Cambrai 401
CHAPTER XIII The German April Offensive 431
CHAPTER XIV The Advance to Victory 467
CHAPTER XV The Tradition Lives On 511
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A Honour Roll, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, First World War 545
APPENDIX B Honours and Awards, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, First World War 573
APPENDIX C Battle Honours 582
APPENDIX D Articles of Engagement approved by Governor Richard Evans for the Newfoundland Volunteers, 1779 582
APPENDIX E Proposals for Raising a Corps of Infantry in the Island of Newfoundland, September 12, 1780 584
APPENDIX F Extracts from the Regimental Orders of the Earliest Newfoundland Regiment 585
APPENDIX G Special Order of the Day by the Colonel, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) 592
LIST OF SOURCES 593
INDEX 596
MAPS
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment in the War of 1812 xxvi
The Western Front, 1916-1918 xxviii
Suvla, 1915 xxx
Beaumont Hamel, 1 July, 1916 xxxii
The Battle of Cambrai, 20 November-6 December, 1917
The Fighting by the 88th Brigade, 30 November-3 December, 1917 xxxiv
The German Offensive of April, 1918 xxxvi
The Final Advance, 28 September-27 October, 1918
The March to the Rhine, 14 November-9 December, 1918 xxxviii
The Eastern Mediterranean 160
The Evacuation of RelIes, Night 8-9 January, 1916 191
The Somme, 1916 238
The Ypres Salient, 29th Division Front, 30 July-5 October, 1916 291
Gueudecourt, 12 October, 1916 305
Sailly-Saillisel, 1-3 March, 1917 333
Monchy-le-Preux, 14 April, 1917 346
The Battle of Langemarck, the Fighting at the Steenbeek, 16 August, 1917 381
The Battle of Poelcappelle, the Fighting at the Broembeek, 9 October, 1917 391
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