IM REALLY REALLY BORED SO IM JUST GONNA WRITE AN ESSAY ABOUT SOMETHING. IN 1916, FRANCE, A FAMOUS BATTLE KNOWN AS THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME OCCURED. IT TOOK PLACE IN JUNE FIRST 1916, TO NOVEMBER 18, 1916. IT WAS A TERRIBLE BATTLE. IT WAS BASICALLY THE BATTLE OF YPRES BUT MUCH MUCH MUDDIER. THE MAIN COMBATANTS WERE FROM GERMANY, BRITAIN OR FRANCE.THE BATTLE BEGAN WITH A FIVE-DAY ARTILLERY AND GAS BOMBARDMENT FORM THE BRITISH. THE BRITISH FOURTH ARMY WERE ABLE TO GAIN 27,000 YARD OF GERMAN OCCUPIED TERRITORY. THEN, THE FRENCH SIXTH ARMY AND THE RIGHT WING OF THE BRITISH FOURTH ARMY INFLICTED A DEFEAT ON THE GERMAN ARMY. THATS ONLY THE FIRST PART OF THE OF THE FAMOUS BATTLE, AND I DONT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE LEFT TO TYPE IT ALL. SO, IN THE END, IT WAS A TERRIBLE BATTLE WITH LOTS AND LOTS DEAD. :(; THIS IS AN ESSAY