Battle of Morval

Name: Battle of Morval
Start: 1916-09-25
End: 1916-09-28

25 Sep 1916 – 28 Sep 1916 · 50.03° N, 2.84° E

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When: 25 Sep 1916 – 28 Sep 1916
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 50.03° N, 2.84° E
Description: 1916 battle of World War I
War: World War I

Battle of Morval

Part of the Battle of the Somme in the First World War

The Battle of Morval, 25–28 September 1916, was an attack during the Battle of the Somme by the British Fourth Army on the villages of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesbœufs held by the German 1st Army, which had been the final objectives of the Battle of Flers–Courcelette. The main British attack was postponed to combine with attacks by the French Sixth Army on the village of Combles south of Morval.

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World War I28 Jul 1914 · Interstate war · Deaths 17,000,000

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