Event: The battle of Fromelles – One century on

On 19 July 1916, the Australian 5th and British 61st Divisions attacked German positions near Fromelles. In less than 24 hours the 5th had suffered 5533 casualties, making the Battle of Fromelles one of the bloodiest battles in Australia’s military history and a costly introduction to the Western Front.

On the eve of the centennial anniversary of this tragic battle, the Lowy Institute is convening a panel of three highly distinguished First World War historians to reflect on the significance of Fromelles within the Allies’ strategy on the Western Front in 1916, and its wider social and national impact in Australia.

Please join Dr Euan Graham, Director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program, and Professors Hew Strachan from the University of St Andrews, Joan Beaumont from the Australian National University and Jeffrey Grey from UNSW Canberra for this fascinating Lowy Institute retrospective.

(Please note earlier start time).