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... nts which had been made review v.- ; c cancelled. Tho capture logically regarded as concluding second phase of the Battle of the Somme. are now well established on the line which our &eeond main push—that which began July —was directed. ground now won ...

Published: Friday 04 August 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 185 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE EUROPEAN WAR

... THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. The chief enterprises the week-end on the front were in the neighbourhood tho Redoubt, the plateau north-east ThiepvaL We appreciably improved our position and took prisoners. Sunday e.fLeraoon brought more and ...

Published: Friday 20 October 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1120 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE EUROPEAN WAR

... THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE BRITISH FRONT. The Battle of the Somme. Early Saturday morning the Anglo-French, * r,t ues, after a week of intense artillery prepara-011 and trench raids, front of over twenty ule fi to lQ 6O oith of the River opened a vigorous ...

Published: Friday 07 July 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2198 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE EUROPEAN WAR

... THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE RETIREMENT OF ROUMANIA. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. The Germans suffered heavy loss on Saturday 'in a desperate but vain effort to recover Sailly-Saillisel. Three regiments of the Second Bavarian Division, the latest arrivals this sector ...

Published: Friday 27 October 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1145 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE EUROPEAN WAR

... THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. British Capture Le Sars. 'On Saturday the British force drew nearer the town Bapaume. They captured the rillage of Le Sars within three miles Bapaume, and its capturo puts the victors position train their guns ...

Published: Friday 13 October 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1259 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE EUROPEAN WAR

... THE EUROPEAN WAR. 188 BATTLE OF THE SOMME. front south of the Anerc there further advance on Friday night, our I hir to the east of cap- strongly-fortified system, of enemy I nt-lles along front of half a mile. The ** during the evening attacked our ...

Published: Friday 29 September 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1243 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE EUROPEAN WAR

... THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE BRITISH FRONT. The Battle of the Somme. lighting the Somme battlefield during the eek-end was mainly confined to the extreme , of the British and left the French Tines, *he north of- the river. East of Montauban troops pushed on ...

Published: Friday 14 July 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1331 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE EUROPEAN WAR

... THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. British Gains Near Thiepval. Heavy fighting was on Sunday reported the leighbourliood of Thiepval, where our troops were steadily making progress in spite of ttnmerous enemy counter-attacks. In the neighbourhood ...

Published: Friday 06 October 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1409 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE EUROPEAN WAR

... ADVANCE. MORE BREAKS THE GERMAN LINE. THE BRITISH FRONT. The Battle of the Somme. °°cb. satisfactory progress was made with the * ack the British on the German second c system north the Somme that by Satur» a lodgment had been secured in s rd a the Faureux ...

Published: Friday 21 July 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1594 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR

... there was Zeppelin raid on the East Coast. The destroyer, Lai sou, was sunk. SEPTEMBER. This was the third month the battle of the Somme. During the early days of the British captured Guillcmont, ami each 'ay brought news fresh progress. the south c-. the ...

Published: Friday 29 December 1916
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8160 | Page: 6 | Tags: none