13 November 1916
Battle of the Somme, 1st
Commands Fifth Army during the Battle of the Ancre, the final major phase of the Somme offensive.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Ancre in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Commands Fifth Army during the Battle of the Ancre, the final major phase of the Somme offensive.
Haig approves the final major British attack of the Somme campaign along the Ancre.
Commands British Fifth Army during renewed winter operations on the Ancre front.
The British capture Ancre
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 operations on the Ancre close as the German withdrawal changes the front line.
Haig's armies check the final major thrust of Operation Michael along the Ancre.
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