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BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME. Germans have made fruitless ts north and south of the Somme to er some of the ground the Allies are (odically ■wresting from them. Guillemont Station and the Iry the enemy attacked with such fury they reached the parapet of the trenches ...

Published: Friday 25 August 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 480 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

battle OF THE SOMME

... battle OF THE SOMME French troops in immediate contact •i, north the Somme haro .-he rillace Sailly-Saillisel, „jpicd tiio houses along the 01 The Germans made a violent attack, they used flaming liquid, against ti«h tniops the Redoubt, rt ), ~f Thiepval ...

Published: Tuesday 17 October 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 529 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME WTiat of the Western Front? There what may be described as the Battle of the Somme —most of the big battles on this side are named after riverscontinues, and bit by bit the Allies are wresting further ground from the ...

Published: Tuesday 11 July 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 151 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME North of the Somme, the French have carried system of enemy trench''- north west of Sailly-SailUsel, and have als» made progress the direction of Saillisel (south east Sallly). South of the Somme, near the river, the Germans gained ...

Published: Tuesday 31 October 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 568 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME With improvement the weather th*' Somme battle front, there has been resumption infantry activity. North the river combined Franco- Bntisli attack resulted in progress to the -isr and north-east of I/esboeuhs the reel ion of Transloy ...

Published: Thursday 02 November 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 313 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

E BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... BATTLE OF THE SOMME had weather has interfered with operalo,hs on the Somme front, but, despite favourable conditions, British troops made progress catt Delville Wood won some minor successes near °hquct Farm (south-east of Thiepval). RUSSIAN SUCCESSES ...

Published: Tuesday 29 August 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 481 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BATTLE OF THE SOMME EXTENDS

... early yesterday morning in the Somme district, developed into a battle on a great scale and of great violence. North of the Somme the battle raged a front of about thirty kilometres (about twenty miles), from Beaumont the Somme. Despite ...

Published: Tuesday 05 September 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1820 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

rwr BATTLE OF THE SOMME

... rwr BATTLE OF THE SOMME French have consolidated their throe-mile front south the between and Chaulnes, and .it some pointa advanced means firhting. Tiw number prisomers has risen to 1 including twenty-seven officers. There was heavy slitlling yesterday ...

Published: Thursday 12 October 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 178 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THf. BATTLE or THE SOMME

... THf. BATTLE or THE SOMME. the German official comjiuiiique, which issued some hours rt rlicr than tho British account of the fighting, lias been tremendous cortiunous .iftillen- fighting on the The enemy claim re-captaro from tho of isolated trench north ...

Published: Wednesday 04 October 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 112 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE BATTLE OF THF SOMME

... THE BATTLE OF THF SOMME British troops have made further profess east Beau court, * along the bank the River Ancre. South-west Bapaume a strong German counter .attack succeeded in re anturimr seme of the ground cast the Butte de Warlencourt, taken from ...

Published: Saturday 18 November 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 400 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

I BATTLE OF THF. SOMME

... I BATTLE OF THF. SOMME Tho French hold the village -ijullv and its environs on the Perooinc- road, and have made fresh prorress south-west of Pcrcwine, where the Germane arc precarious position in the bend of the Somme, having than thousand yards space ...

Published: Friday 20 October 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 750 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

IN BATTLE OF THE SOMME : 15,500 PRISONERS

... IN BATTLE OF THE SOMME : 15,500 PRISONERS. BIGGEST BATTLE OF WESTERN WAR. STEADY PROGRESS OF ALLIES’ PLANS. HOW THE PRUSSIANS SURRENDERED- F.A, Special Correspondent.) Press Camp, France. July 4. Already lias the struggle that is raging north and south ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 1916
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2647 | Page: 3 | Tags: none