March 30, 2018, will mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Moreuil Wood, a small but important First World War battle that has the unique distinction of witnessing the first and last great Canadian cavalry charge. Only C Squadron of Lord Strathcona’s Horse was sent galloping around the wood from the northeast to cut off any German reinforcements. A third of the squadron had been killed and another 15 mortally wounded, including Flowerdew, who died the following day. Though fighting in the Moreuil Wood raged on for a few more days, C Squadron’s gallant charge badly rattled the Germans and their advance on Amiens soon petered out. The first is a painting in the Canadian War Museum by Great War artist Sir Alfred Munnings.

Source: National Post March 30, 2018 09:56 UTC