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Capture of Le Quesnoy
Part of the Western Front of the First World War
Hundred Days Offensive: Battle of the Sambre (1918)

The walls of Le Quesnoy, scaled by New Zealand troops when taking the town from German forces on 4 November 1918
Date4 November 1918
Location
Le Quesnoy, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
50°14′59″N 03°38′18″E / 50.24972°N 3.63833°E / 50.24972; 3.63833
Result New Zealand victory
Belligerents
Capture of Le Quesnoy New Zealand Capture of Le Quesnoy German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dominion of New Zealand Major General Andrew Russell
Dominion of New Zealand Brigadier General Herbert Hart		 Hauptmann von Calm (Le Quesnoy garrison)
Units involved

New Zealand Division

  • New Zealand Rifle Brigade

22nd Division

  • Infantry Regiment 82
  • Reserve Infantry Regiment 83
  • Infantry Regiment 167
  • Field Artillery Regiment 11
Casualties and losses
122 killed
375 wounded		 43 killed
251 wounded
2,000 prisoners of war
Capture of Le Quesnoy is located in France
Capture of Le Quesnoy
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Le Quesnoy is a commune in the Nord department in northern France

The Capture of Le Quesnoy was an engagement of the First World War that took place on 4 November 1918 as part of the Battle of the Sambre. Elements of the New Zealand Division scaled the fortified walls of the French town of Le Quesnoy and captured it from elements of the defending German 22nd Division.

Beginning at 5:30 am, the New Zealand Rifle Brigade advanced from its starting positions east of the town, aiming to surround it and link up on the far side. By late morning, this had been achieved and other elements of the New Zealand Division moved further west into the Mormal Forest, leaving the Rifle Brigade to capture the town itself. After mopping up outlying outposts, the New Zealanders moved up to the ramparts of the town, but were held back by machine-gun fire. Late in the afternoon, a scouting party located an unguarded section of the walls and the brigade's 4th Battalion managed to climb the ramparts and move into the town, quickly seizing it. The capture of Le Quesnoy was the last major engagement of the war for the New Zealanders.

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