Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 7/5/77
Title
Letter from General Sir Herbert Plumer to Robertson, 16 Nov 1917, about operations in Italy
Date(s)
- 1917 Nov 16 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
4pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from Gen Sir Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, General Officer Commanding, British Forces in Italy, outlining the situation in Italy following the Battle of Caporetto and the transfer of eleven Allied divisions to the Italian Front, notably reports of the fighting in the forward zone on the Piave line; the plan of the French and British to move their troops forward into the area around Vicenza, and from there to take over the Northern zone from Italian control; a meeting with French Gen Ferdinand Foch, French Army Chief of Staff, to arrange concerted action if the Italians break; the strength of the French divisions, and their artillery. 4pp.