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
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Battle of the Ancre
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The Battle of the Ancre, was fought by the British Fifth Army, against the German 1st Army. The Reserve Army had been renamed the Fifth Army on 30 October. The battle was the last of the big British a
Battle of the Ancre Heights
…the capture of 1,000 yd (910 m) of the eastern end of Regina Trench by the 4th Canadian Division on 11 November. Fifth Army operations resumed in the Battle of the Ancre (13–18 November). At the end of September, the Anglo-French armies had crossed the Péronne–Bapaume road around Bouchavesnes, taken Morval, Lesbœufs and…
Field kitchen of the 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment near St Pierre Divion, November 1916
Water refilling point on the Ancre at the causeway of Mill Road, November 1916 Q4578
A Padre helping a wounded German prisoner along (13 November 1916, near Aveluy Wood) Q4505
British cavalry on the Ancre