British Expeditionary Force (World War I)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Expeditionary_Force_(World_War_I)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_Douglas_Haig
gptkb:Sir_John_French
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1918
gptkbp:formed 1914
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Aldershot,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Expeditionary Force (World War I)
gptkbp:initialStrength about 120,000
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Old_Contemptibles
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:First_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai_(1917)
gptkb:Battle_of_Mons
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:predecessor British Army in the Second Boer War
gptkbp:size over 2 million at peak
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Army_of_the_Rhine
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7