Battle of Albert

The Battle of Albert is the British name for the first two weeks of British–French offensive operations of the Battle of the Somme. The Allied preparatory artillery bombardment commenced on 24 June and the British–French infantry attacked on 1 July, on the south bank from Foucaucourt to the Somme and from the Somme north to Gommecourt, 2 mi (3.2 km) beyond Serre. The French Sixth Army and the right wing of the British Fourth Army inflicted a considerable defeat on the German 2nd Army but from near the Albert–Bapaume road to Gommecourt, the British attack was a disaster, where most of the c. 57,000 British casualties of the day were incurred. Against the wishes of General Joseph Joffre, General Sir Douglas Haig abandoned the offensive north of the road to reinforce the success in the south, where the British–French forces pressed forward through several intermediate lines closer to the German second position.

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1916 Battle of Albert

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1339 Thiérache campaign

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1356 Lancaster's chevauchée of 1356

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1472 Siege of Nesle

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1536 Siege of Péronne

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1636-08-05T00:00:00Z

1636 Crossing of the Somme

1636-08-07T00:00:00Z

1636-08-15T00:00:00Z

1636 First siege of Corbie

1636-09-24T00:00:00Z

1636-11-09T00:00:00Z

1636 Second siege of Corbie

1870-11-27T00:00:00Z

1870-11-27T00:00:00Z

1870 Battle of Amiens

1870-12-23T00:00:00Z

1870-12-24T00:00:00Z

1870 Battle of Hallue

1870-12-26T00:00:00Z

1871-01-09T00:00:00Z

1870 — 1871 Siege of Péronne

1871-01-03T00:00:00Z

1871-01-03T00:00:00Z

1871 Battle of Bapaume (1871)

1914-09-01T00:00:00Z

1918-08-26T00:00:00Z

1914 — 1918 Ovillers-la-Boisselle in World War I

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1914 Battle of Albert

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1915 Battle of Hébuterne

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1916-11-17T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of the Somme

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1916-07-01T00:00:00Z

1916 First day on the Somme

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1916-07-01T00:00:00Z

1916 Leipzig salient

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1916-07-06T00:00:00Z

1916 Capture of La Boisselle

1916-07-07T00:00:00Z

1916-07-12T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Mametz Wood

1916-07-07T00:00:00Z

1916-07-12T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Mametz Wood

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1916-07-17T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Bazentin Ridge

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1916-09-15T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Delville Wood

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1916-07-16T00:00:00Z

1916 Capture of Ovillers

1916-07-23T00:00:00Z

1916-08-07T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Pozières

1916-08-08T00:00:00Z

1916-08-26T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Mouquet Farm

1916-09-03T00:00:00Z

1916-09-06T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Guillemont

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1916-09-09T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Ginchy

1916-09-15T00:00:00Z

1916-09-22T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Flers–Courcelette

1916-09-15T00:00:00Z

1916-09-15T00:00:00Z

1916 Capture of Martinpuich

1916-09-25T00:00:00Z

1916-09-28T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Morval

1916-09-25T00:00:00Z

1916-09-28T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Thiepval Ridge

1916-09-25T00:00:00Z

1916-09-26T00:00:00Z

1916 Capture of Combles

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1916-10-18T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of Le Transloy

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1916-11-11T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of the Ancre Heights

1916-10-01T00:00:00Z

1916-11-11T00:00:00Z

1916 Capture of Regina Trench

1916-11-13T00:00:00Z

1916-11-18T00:00:00Z

1916 Battle of the Ancre

1917-01-01T00:00:00Z

1918-11-11T00:00:00Z

1917 — 1918 Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line

1917-04-02T00:00:00Z

1917-04-03T00:00:00Z

1917 Attack on Noreuil

1918-03-21T00:00:00Z

1918-07-18T00:00:00Z

1918 Spring Offensive

1918-03-28T00:00:00Z

1918-03-28T00:00:00Z

1918 First Battle of Dernancourt

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1918-03-30T00:00:00Z

1918 Battle of Moreuil Wood

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1918-03-30T00:00:00Z

1918 First Battle of Morlancourt

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1918-04-05T00:00:00Z

1918 First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux

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1918-04-05T00:00:00Z

1918 Battle of the Avre

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1918-04-05T00:00:00Z

1918 Second Battle of Dernancourt

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1918-04-27T00:00:00Z

1918 Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux

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1918-05-14T00:00:00Z

1918 Second Battle of Morlancourt

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1918-06-10T00:00:00Z

1918 Third Battle of Morlancourt

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1918-07-04T00:00:00Z

1918 Battle of Hamel

1918-08-08T00:00:00Z

1918-11-11T00:00:00Z

1918 Hundred Days Offensive

1918-08-21T00:00:00Z

1918-08-22T00:00:00Z

1918 Battle of Albert

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1918-09-03T00:00:00Z

1918 Second Battle of Bapaume

1918-08-21T00:00:00Z

1918-09-02T00:00:00Z

1918 Second Battle of the Somme

1918-08-31T00:00:00Z

1918-09-03T00:00:00Z

1918 Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin

1918-09-12T00:00:00Z

1918-09-12T00:00:00Z

1918 Battle of Havrincourt

1918-09-18T00:00:00Z

1918-09-18T00:00:00Z

1918 Battle of Épehy

1940-05-21T00:00:00Z

1940-05-21T00:00:00Z

1940 Battle of Arras

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Monchy-au-Bois	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1339	Thiérache campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1356	Lancaster's chevauchée of 1356	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1472	Siege of Nesle	siege, sack	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1536	Siege of Péronne	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1636	Crossing of the Somme	Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of France, battle, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1636	First siege of Corbie	Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of France, siege, Hispanic Monarchy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1636	Second siege of Corbie	Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of France, Hispanic Monarchy, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Battle of Amiens	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Battle of Hallue	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Siege of Péronne	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1871	Battle of Bapaume (1871)	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Ovillers-la-Boisselle in World War I	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Battle of Albert	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1915	Battle of Hébuterne	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Albert	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of the Somme	British Empire, German Empire, French Third Republic, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	First day on the Somme	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Leipzig salient	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Capture of La Boisselle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Mametz Wood	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Mametz Wood	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Bazentin Ridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Delville Wood	British Empire, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Capture of Ovillers	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Pozières	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Mouquet Farm	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Guillemont	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Ginchy	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Flers–Courcelette	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, Canadian Expeditionary Force	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Capture of Martinpuich	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Morval	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Thiepval Ridge	J. R. R. Tolkien, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Capture of Combles	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of Le Transloy	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of the Ancre Heights	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Capture of Regina Trench	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Battle of the Ancre	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1917	Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1917	Attack on Noreuil	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Spring Offensive	Alberico Albricci, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, offensive, United States, British Empire, German Empire, Dominion of Newfoundland, Erich Ludendorff, French Third Republic, John J. Pershing, First Portuguese Republic, Ferdinand Foch	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	First Battle of Dernancourt	Australia, German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of Moreuil Wood	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	First Battle of Morlancourt	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of the Avre	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Second Battle of Dernancourt	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Second Battle of Morlancourt	German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Third Battle of Morlancourt	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, Imperial German Army, Australian Army	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of Hamel	battle, United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Hundred Days Offensive	British Empire, Austria–Hungary, German Empire, Erich Ludendorff, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, French Third Republic, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, offensive, Ferdinand Foch, John J. Pershing	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of Albert	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Second Battle of Bapaume	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Second Battle of the Somme	United States, British Empire, German Empire, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin	Australia, German Empire, battle, John Monash	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of Havrincourt	German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle, Dominion of New Zealand	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of Épehy	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Battle of Arras	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
site	bunker	1917	Casemate à mitrailleuse 526	bunker	Wikidata
site	museum		Musée Somme 1916 of Albert	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	South African Delville Wood Commemorative Museum	Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Bullecourt 1917, Jean and Denise Letaille museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2018	Sir John Monash Centre	military museum	Wikidata
site	tower		donjon de Bailleulmont	keep	Wikidata
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commons	image		The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q60		Commons
commons	image		The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q798		Commons
commons	image		The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q69		Commons
commons	image		The Hundred Days Offensive, August-november 1918 Q7005		Commons
commons	image		The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q62		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Albert		Commons
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