23 July 1916
Battle of the Somme, 1st
Commands Reserve Army forces as fighting expands around Pozieres and the Albert-Bapaume road.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Pozieres in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Commands Reserve Army forces as fighting expands around Pozieres and the Albert-Bapaume road.
Haig supports Australian and British attacks intended to seize the important Pozieres ridge.
Walker directs the 1st Australian Division's assault that captures most of Pozieres.
Birdwood coordinates successive Australian divisions fighting around Pozieres and Mouquet Farm.
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