Capture of La Boisselle
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The Capture of La Boisselle was a tactical incident during the Battle of Albert, the name given by the British to the first two weeks of the Battle of the Somme. The village of La Boisselle forms part
Plan view of the Lochnagar mine
German trench occupied by the 9th Cheshires, La Boisselle, July 1916
Morane-Saulnier L 3-view
Captured dug-out near La Boisselle, July 1916
First day on the Somme
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The first day on the Somme was the beginning of the Battle of Albert the name given by the British to the first two weeks of the Battle of the Somme in the First World War. Nine corps of the French Si
Capture of La Boisselle
…the village was called Ovillers by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) to avoid confusion with La Boisselle, south of the road. On 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme, La Boisselle was attacked by the 34th Division, III Corps but the bombardment had not damaged the German deep-mined dug-outs (minierte Stollen) and a…
An example of a Lewis gun
60-pounder gun battery
Aerial photograph of a British gas attack from Carnoy to Montauban, shortly before the Somme offensive.