| British/Australian War | |||||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||||
 Australia  New Zealand
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 Great Britain
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| Commanders | |||||||||||
| James Jones Cody Walker Jack Haynes Marcus Devine
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David Blake William Elliot Jack Evans
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| Strength | |||||||||||
| 37,000 Soldiers | 30,000 Soldiers | ||||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||||
| 2300 soldiers killed 793 injured |
8200 soldiers killed 291 injured 2305 arrested | ||||||||||
The Australian Offensive was a major battle in the British-Australian War war that saw Australia retake all of Western Australia except Perth. The operation maw led by Lt. Gen. Adrian Barker. Barkers plan was to hit the British defense line at the center, where most of the British troops were concentrated, this would leave the weaker lines no choice but to surrender.
After meeting with Blake and other important figures, the idea was accepted.
The offensive began soon after Barkers plan was accepted. At 10:58, Barker led the Australian troops into Western Australia. Once they reached the main defense positions and realized that the British were weakened by losses and lack of replacements. Taking advantage of this the punched through the British defense and advanced another 17km. This left them just 25km from Perth and advancing. Most British soldiers outside Perth had either been arrested or they deserted.