HIST105 Chapter Notes -Rench, Citral, Tral
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Battle of the somme (july 1, 1916 november 18, 1916) o supposed to destroy their wires, trenches, guns, communications and make it impossible for them to emerge from dugouts. Allied war strategy for 1916 was formulated at a conferences in chantilly on 6th december 1915: decided that for the next year, simultaneous offensives were to be mounted by the russians in the east, the italians (who had by now joined the. Finally, the would occupy enemy trenches which would be unmanned and breakthrough to their reserve lines at which point the cavalry would then be able to follow up. December 1915, general sir douglas haig had replaced. British attacked from the north with 13 divisions advancing under a creeping barrage up an old roman road that ran 12 miles from albert to northeast bapaume. Bef suffered 57, 470 causalities (19, Dubbed battle of albert, haig pushed on. 10 july french forces advanced 6 miles and captured.
