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Jean Baptiste Lamarck, portrait 1821
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Delville Wood | Longueval | 26 Jul 1916
Delville Wood | Longueval | 26 Jul 1916
Battle of the Somme General Rawlinson is not particularly happy at the moment, having presided over a gigantic wet fart of an offensive on the 23rd. Something must be done, so he’s thought back to the Bazentin Ridge offensive. The Chief is still very annoyed that Delville Wood and Longueval have not been taken. It’s a very small area, barely a square mile. The successes of Bazentin Ridge came…
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Capture of Ovillers | 16 Jul 1916
Capture of Ovillers | 16 Jul 1916
Battle of the Somme Good news, everybody! One more pink name on our map of the Somme turns black today! After 16 days of on-and-off penny packet Woolworths slaughter, the BEF has captured Ovillers. One less German observation post into the rear, I suppose. Just before sunset the remaining German garriison raises the white flag. For the last little while, this stubborn post has been holding out…
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awm.gov.au/H08972 Bazentin, France. c. 1917. Scottish soldiers in the British Army pulling on rubber trench boots before going into the front line at Bazentin-le-Petit. (Donor British Official Photograph D513)