[Preliminary entry.] On 1st July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the British army suffered 57,000 casualties. The battle was to last until mid-November by which time the British line had advanced 8 miles and 400,000 men had been killed or wounded.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Battle of the Somme". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 24 February 2004 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1388, accessed 09 June 2026.]
