Battle of Thiepval Ridge
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The Battle of Thiepval Ridge was the first big offensive of the Reserve Army, during the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front during the First World War. The attack was intended to benefit from th
Schwaben Redoubt aerial photograph, 1916 (IWM HU 91107)
Mouquet Farm before its destruction. (AWM J00181)
Mouquet Farm Pozieres. (Painted by Fred Leist.)
Night scene at Thiepval
Battle of the Ancre Heights
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The Battle of the Ancre Heights, is the name given to the continuation of British attacks after the Battle of Thiepval Ridge from 26 to 28 September during the Battle of the Somme. The battle was cond
Battle of Thiepval Ridge
…in the maze of trenches, dugouts and shell-craters. The final British objectives were not reached until a reorganisation of the Reserve Army and the Battle of the Ancre Heights (1 October – 11 November). Organisational difficulties and deteriorating weather frustrated General Joseph Joffre's intention to proceed with vigorous…
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