Battle of the Somme: 1 July - 13 November 1916

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Battles: The Battle of the Somme, 1916
Updated - Saturday, 11 August, 2001

Comprising the main Allied attack on the Western Front during 1916, the Battle of the Somme is famous chiefly on account of the loss of 58,000 British troops (one third of them killed) on the first day of the battle, 1 July 1916, which to this day remains a one-day record.  The attack was launched upon a 30 kilometre front, from north of the Somme river between Arras and Albert, and ran from 1 July until 18 November, at which point it was called ...

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