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Barrel Roll Offensive

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Barrel Roll Offensive
Part of the Great War
Date April 22, 1917
Location Tennessee, Confederate States
Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
United States Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
George Armstrong Custer
Irving Morrell

The Barrel Roll Offensive was a major US offensive in Tennessee led by George Armstrong Custer on Remembrance Day, April 22, 1917 during the Great War. The attack plan called for using massive numbers of barrels, over 300 of them, as a way to crush the Confederate trenches and break through to the open area beyond the line. The attack was carried out in secrecy between Custer and several chosen members of his staff, including Abner Dowling and its field commander, Irving Morrell, because the attack violated the United States General Staff's barrel policy.[1]

The offensive succeeded in breaching the Confederate trench lines and driving south to the Cumberland River opposite Nashville, Tennessee. This offensive was the first of a set of battles that ultimately led to US victory against the Confederacy.

References[]

  1. ↑ Breakthroughs, pgs. 191-196, mpb
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