Battle of the Somme

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British soldiers "going over the top", or leaving their trenches in the Battle of the Somme
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British soldiers "going over the top", or leaving their trenches in the Battle of the Somme

The Battle of the Somme was one of the biggest losses in the history of English military. It started in July and ended in November in the year of 1916. The Somme is in northern France. There were about 60,000 casualties in the first day in the English force and 20,000 of those died. The first day on the Somme, as it was known later, was and is today the bloodiest day in British military history.

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