Hubert Gough11 January 1917
Commands British Fifth Army during renewed winter operations on the Ancre front.
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Commands British Fifth Army during renewed winter operations on the Ancre front.
Directs continued pressure on German positions north of the Ancre after the 1916 Somme battle.
British troops capture German posts on a 600 yard front north of Beaucourt-sur-Ancre.
British troops take a position near Le Transloy and capture a German garrison.
British operations continue on the Ancre front after the winter pause following the 1916 Somme battle.
British troops repulse German counter-attacks on the Ancre front.
British troops capture positions around Sailly-Saillisel ridge and Hill 153.
Fifth Army attacks toward Miraumont to improve British positions before the spring offensive.
British troops capture Le Barque and Ligny as German forces fall back on the Somme front.
British operations on the Ancre close as the German withdrawal changes the front line.
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