Battle of the Somme
battle · 1916 AD
Battle of the Somme, a battle recorded 1916 AD: its site mapped, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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At a glance
- Kind
- battle
- Date
- 1 July 1916 AD
- War
- World War I
- Side 1
- United Kingdom — led by Douglas Haig, Ferdinand Foch
- Side 2
- German Empire — led by Max von Gallwitz, Fritz von Below
- Result
- Inconclusive
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 AD | — | medium confidence | no observation date recorded | — |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.
Sources
- Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century, (2007)