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When did the Hundred Days take place?
August 8, 1918
Hundred Days Offensive/Start dates
What started the 100 days Offensive?
The Hundred Days Offensives began with the Battle of Amiens in August 1918, with an attack by more than 10 Allied divisions—Australian, Canadian, British and French forces—with more than 500 tanks.
What occurred during the hundred days?
The period known as “the hundred days” marked the events that occurred between Napoleon’s return to Paris on March 20, 1815, after his exile on Elba, and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII to the throne of France on July 8, 1815.
Where did the last 100 days happen?
Amiens
Mons
Canada’s Hundred Days/Locations
Who led the hundred day offensive?
| Hundred Days Offensive | |
|---|---|
| France show British Empire United States Belgium Italy Portugal Siam | German Empire Austria-Hungary |
| Commanders and leaders | |
| Ferdinand Foch Philippe Pétain Douglas Haig John J. Pershing King Albert I | Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff Wilhelm Groener |
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What does the Hundred Days refer to?
The term “The Hundred Days” refers to the last months of the war, the period from the Allied attack at Amiens on Aug. 8, 1918, to the Armistice on Nov. 11, 1918. In this period of just over three months, the Allies smashed through the German defences on the Western Front and forced the enemy to retreat and seek an armistice.
What is the significance of the Hundred Days?
Hundred Days. Hundred Days, French Cent Jours, in French history, period between March 20, 1815, the date on which Napoleon arrived in Paris after escaping from exile on Elba , and July 8, 1815, the date of the return of Louis XVIII to Paris. The phrase was first used by the prefect of the Seine , comte de Chabrol de Volvic, in his speech welcoming the king.
What was the period known as the Hundred Days?
The Hundred Days, sometimes known as the Hundred Days of Napoleon or Napoleon’s Hundred Days marked the period between Emperor Napoleon I of France’s return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815 (a period of 111 days).
What does the Hundred Days mean?
Hundred Days. The Hundred Days, sometimes known as the Hundred Days of Napoleon or Napoleon’s Hundred Days marked the period between Emperor Napoleon I of France’s return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815.