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The Capture of Trônes Wood (8–14 July) was an action in the First World War fought by the British Fourth Army and the German Second Army, during the Battle of the Somme. Trônes Wood lay on the northern slope of Montauban ridge, between Bernafay Wood and Guillemont. The wood dominated the southern approach to Longueval and Trônes Alley, a German communication trench which ran between Bernafay Wood and the northern tip of Trônes Wood to Guillemont. A light railway ran through the centre, which was in a dip, formed by the east end of Caterpillar Valley sloping away to the west. The wood was pear-shaped, with a base about wide on Montauban ridge, the rest of the wood running north for about , coming to a point on a rise towards Longueval village. The wood had dense undergrowth which retarded m

  • Trônes Wood, France
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    • Capture of Trônes Wood
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    • The Capture of Trônes Wood (8–14 July) was an action in the First World War fought by the British Fourth Army and the German Second Army, during the Battle of the Somme. Trônes Wood lay on the northern slope of Montauban ridge, between Bernafay Wood and Guillemont. The wood dominated the southern approach to Longueval and Trônes Alley, a German communication trench which ran between Bernafay Wood and the northern tip of Trônes Wood to Guillemont. A light railway ran through the centre, which was in a dip, formed by the east end of Caterpillar Valley sloping away to the west. The wood was pear-shaped, with a base about wide on Montauban ridge, the rest of the wood running north for about , coming to a point on a rise towards Longueval village. The wood had dense undergrowth which retarded m
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    Strength
    • 3(xsd:integer)
    • elements of 4 divisions
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    dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
    Partof
    • The Battle of the Somme of World War I
    Date
    • 1916(xsd:integer)
    Commander
    • Douglas Haig
    • Ferdinand Foch
    • Fritz von Below
    • Henry Rawlinson
    • Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
    • General Émile Fayolle
    Casualties
    • unknown
    • c. 3,827
    Result
    • British victory
    Conflict
    • Capture of Trônes Wood
    abstract
    • The Capture of Trônes Wood (8–14 July) was an action in the First World War fought by the British Fourth Army and the German Second Army, during the Battle of the Somme. Trônes Wood lay on the northern slope of Montauban ridge, between Bernafay Wood and Guillemont. The wood dominated the southern approach to Longueval and Trônes Alley, a German communication trench which ran between Bernafay Wood and the northern tip of Trônes Wood to Guillemont. A light railway ran through the centre, which was in a dip, formed by the east end of Caterpillar Valley sloping away to the west. The wood was pear-shaped, with a base about wide on Montauban ridge, the rest of the wood running north for about , coming to a point on a rise towards Longueval village. The wood had dense undergrowth which retarded movement, made it difficult to keep direction and during the battle the trees were brought down by shell-fire, becoming entangled with barbed-wire and strewn with German and British dead. The British attacks were part of preliminary operations, to reach ground from which to begin the second British general attack of the Battle of the Somme, against the German second position from Longueval to Bazentin le Petit on 14 July. The German defenders fought according to a policy of unyielding defence and immediate counter-attack to regain lost ground, intended to delay the Anglo-French advance south of the Albert–Bapaume road and give time for reinforcements sent to the Somme front to arrive.
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