The British Campaign in France and Flanders, 1916

CHAPTER XII

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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

From September 15 to the Battle of the Ancre

Capture of Eaucourt--Varying character of German resistance--Hard trench fighting along the line--Dreadful climatic conditions--The meteorological trenches--Hazy Trench--Zenith Trench--General observations--General von Arnim's report