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	Battle of Le Transloy - Definition, explanation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Battle of Le Transloy was the final offensive mounted by the British Fourth Army during the 1916 Battle of the Somme.
		With the successful conclusion of the preceding Battle of Morval at the end of September, the Fourth Army of Lieutenant General Henry Rawlinson had finally captured the third line of German defences on the Somme.
		The battle, which opened on 1 October, began well with the capture of Eaucourt L'Abbaye by the 47th (1/2nd London) Division as well as an advance along the Albert-Bapaume road towards Le Sars.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/ba/battle_of_le_transloy.php (374 words)

	Battle of Le Transloy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Le Transloy was the final offensive mounted by the British Fourth Army during the 1916 Battle of the Somme.
		With the successful conclusion of the preceding Battle of Morval at the end of September, the Fourth Army of Lieutenant General Henry Rawlinson had finally captured the third line of German defences on the Somme.
		The battle, which opened on 1 October, began well with the capture of Eaucourt L'Abbaye by the 47th (1/2nd London) Division as well as an advance along the Albert-Bapaume road towards Le Sars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Le_Transloy (407 words)

	Battle of the Somme (1916) -
		One purpose of the battle was to draw German forces away from the battle of Verdun; however, by its end the losses on the Somme had exceeded those at Verdun.
		In one significant respect, the Battle of the Somme was a major strategic success for the British as on 12 July, in response to the Somme fighting and the situation in the east, Falkenhayn called off the German offensive at Verdun.
		The attack, known as the Battle of Bazentin Ridge, was aimed at capturing the German second defensive position which ran along the crest of the ridge from Pozières, on the Albert–Bapaume road, southeast towards the villages of Guillemont and Ginchy.
	en.wikipedia.christams-ornament.com /wiki/Battle_of_the_Somme_(1916) (7324 words)

	21st Division 1914-18 \|
		The Battle of Flers-Courcelette (sixth phase of the Battle of the Somme 1916)
		The Battle of Morval (seventh phase of the Battle of the Somme 1916)
		The Battle of Le Transloy (eighth phase of the Battle of the Somme 1916)
	www.21stdivision1914-18.org /battlehonours.htm (259 words)

	Battle of the Somme (1916) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The battle is best remembered for its first day, 1 July 1916, on which the British suffered 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead — the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army.
		As horrific as the battle of the Somme is in British and Commonwealth memory, it also had a staggering impact on the German army; one officer famously described it as "the muddy grave of the German field army".
		The British daily loss rate during the Battle of the Somme was 2,943 men, which exceeded the loss rate during the Third Battle of Ypres but was not as severe as the two months of the battle of Arras (4,076 per day) or the final Hundred Days offensive in 1918 (3,645 per day).
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Battle_of_the_Somme_(1916) (6723 words)

	Battle of Thiepval Ridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Thiepval Ridge was the first large offensive mounted by the British Reserve Army of Lieutenant General Hubert Gough during the Battle of the Somme.
		Beginning on 26 September, the battle saw the capture of the German fortress of Thiepval which had been an objective on 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme, and had repeated defied British attempts to capture it.
		General Gough was keen to continue the pressure on the German defences and so the fighting entered a new attritional phase, known as the Battle of the Ancre Heights.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Thiepval_Ridge (246 words)

	Smurfed: Battle of Le Transloy - Wikipedia, the smurfy encyclopedia
		Unfortunately, while there had only been three lines at the start of the Somme battle in July, the Germans had not been idle during the smurfy Allied advance and Rawlinson's army was smurfily now confronted by a fourth line of defences along the Transloy ridge beyond which fifth and sixth lines were under construction.
		The first step was smurfily the capture of the Transloy line by the Fourth Army.
		and Le Sars was smurfily taken by the
	websmurfer.devnull.net /cgi-bin/translator.cgi?mode=smurf&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Le_Transloy (252 words)

	Battle of the Somme 1916 - WW1 Military - German Archive: The 1916 Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles ...
		Battle of the Somme 1916 - WW1 Military - German Archive: The 1916 Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of the First World War, with more than one million casualties.
		As horrific as the battle of the Somme is in British & Commonwealth memory, it also had a staggering impact on the German army; one officer famously described it as 'the muddy grave of the German field army'.
		Prior to the battle, Germany had regarded Britain as a naval power and discounted her as a military force to be reckoned with, believing Germany's major enemies were France and Russia.
	germannotes.com /archive/article.php?products_id=165&... (3394 words)

	In Memory of
		As you know (or should do by now ) the Battle of the Somme was taking place 1st July - 18th Novemember 1916 and again as you know now these large battles were in fact a serious of smaller battles making up the overall large battle.
		So he was killed on the 12th October 1916 as part of the Battle of Le Transloy.
		Now the good news for you is that the Battle of Le Transloy (and what is also known as Le Transloy Ridge) is a very well known and documented battle.
	www.theaker.info /theaker/cwgc/henryp.htm (850 words)

	3rd Canadian Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Battle of the Ancre Heights - October 1 -11
		Battle of the Scarpe - August 26-30 (including the capture of Monchy le Preux)
		Battle of the Canal Du Nord – September 27 – October 1 (including the capture of Bourlon Wood)
	www.free-download-soft.com /info/wellbeing-ajevt-htm.html (165 words)

	Great War Memorial to men from Machen (Wales) - Thomas Arthur Thomas (Royal Fusiliers)
		On the night of the 1st of October troops of the 36 Brigade (8th and 9th Battalions Royal Fusiliers) occupied Gird and Gird support trenches in readiness for the next phase of the Battle of the Somme.
		Known as the battle of the Transloy Ridges and was to last from 7th to the 20th October 1916.
		His brother, John Davies Thomas also served with the Royal Fusiliers and was severely wounded in the Battles of the Somme.
	www.jrawl.co.uk /thomas.htm (548 words)

	2-hants
		The Battle of Le Transloy (eighth phase of the Battle of the Somme 1916) (88th Brigade)
		The Battle of Poelcapelle (sixth phase of the Third Battle of Ypres)
		The Battle of Bailleul (fourth phase of the Battles of the Lys) (88th Brigade)
	neil-smith.org.uk /reg-history/2-hants.htm (551 words)

	HISTORY OF SKELTON IN CLEVELAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Battle of the Somme lasted from June of 1916 into the winter, with a series of offensives.
		At the time of E Cook's death his Division fought in the Battle of Le Transloy which was one of these phases.
		After the Armistice graves were brought in to Plots II, IV and VI of the Vermelles Cemetery from the battlefields to the East.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /bandl.danby/WarI.1.CookE.html (130 words)

	math lessons - Battle of the Somme (1916)
		A mistaken report that the 29th Division had succeeded at Beaumont Hamel led to the reserve brigade to be ordered forward in support.
		By the start of August, Haig had accepted that the prospect of achieving a breakthrough was now unlikely, the Germans had "recovered to a great extent from the disorganisation" of July.
		Opening on 1 October, the Battle of Le Transloy became bogged down as the weather broke.
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Battle_of_the_Somme_(1916) (5566 words)

	R. Radford
		The action in which Rowland died was during the 3rd Battle of Arras, which began with an attack on Vimy Ridge on the 9th April 1917.
		The Battle of Le Transloy (eighth phase of the Battle of the Somme).
		This was followed in 1917, with the First Battle of the Scarpe, which was the first phase of the Arras Offensive and Rowland's final Battle of Arleux.
	www.geocities.com /abbertonroh/rradford.htm (1034 words)

	Newfoundland Gueudecourt Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada
		It marks the spot where, in October 1916, the Newfoundlanders played a decisive role in the capture of a German strong-point named Rainbow Trench, thus wiping out the sting of Beaumont-Hamel.
		Here, on October 12, 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment made its heroic assault during the Battle of Le Transloy, one of the major battles of the Somme.
		Arriving from the north where it had spent 10 weeks in the Ypres Salient, the 88th Brigade, in which the Newfoundland Regiment was serving, was temporarily attached to the British 12th Division, which was holding Gueudecourt.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=memorials/ww1mem/gueudecourt (520 words)

	Herbert Laking 1883
		Battle – Actions of Hooge (Surprise attack regained all the ground lost, including the ruins of the Chateau Stables)
		Phase of the Battle of the Somme 1916
		Battle – Battle of St. Quentin – 1
	www.huxtables.name (157 words)

	15th (Scottish) Division
		1-18 Oct 1916, including the capture of Eaucourt l’Abbaye, Le Sars and the attacks on Butte de Warlencourt.
		9-14 Apr 1917, including the capture Monchy le Preux and the Wancourt Ridge.
		Battle of the Soissonias and of the Ourcq.
	orbat.com /site/warpath/divs/15_div.htm (433 words)

	British 4th Division 1914-1918
		The Battle of the Polygon Wood (fourth phase of the Third Battle of Ypres)
		The Battle of Hazebrouck (third phase of the Battles of the Lys)
		The Battle of the Canal du Nord (third phase of the Battles of the Hindenburg Line)
	www.1914-1918.net /4div.htm (484 words)

	Battle_of_Le_Transloy - The Wordbook Encyclopedia
		Translation - whether it means now or is called meant.
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		The weather was rapidly deteriorating and the battlefield, which had been pummelled to dust by relentless artillery bombardment over the preceding three months, turned to a quagmire.
	www.thewordbook.com /Battle_of_Le_Transloy (441 words)

	1st Battalion The Hampshire Regiment WW1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Click on the Battle to find out what part the 1st Bn.
		On August the 24 th the 1st Bn arrived and detrained at Le Cateau at 4 am and walked six miles to Solesmes to cover the B.E.F. Retreat from Mons the B.E.F. Who were being pursued by a overwhelming forces.
		A's Grandfather was involved in the above action and wrote home to his wife about the battle and the death of Captain Causton which ended up in the Hampshire Chronicle of 31 August 1918.
	www.pauljerrard.com /ww1/Battalions/1stBn.html (1586 words)

	A Gaming Brotherhood - Great Grandad Vonka...Sergeant Henry McKibbin
		A Google search on "Le Transloi" returns nothing which makes me think it might be a typo.
		The battle opened on 7 October from Lesboeufs in the east up to the village of Le Sars on the main road.
		Some gains were made - notably the capture of Le Sars by the 23rd Division, but elsewhere along the line gains were limited and in some places no movement had been made at all.
	www.agbgaming.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5023 (626 words)

	Earthy & Earthey family history
		The 47th Division were engaged in two major battles between this time and his discharge on 24/09/1917.
		Determined that the slaughter of allied troops on the Somme the previous summer/autumn should not be repeated, General Sir Herbert Plumer directed that some 20 mines be placed under the well defended German lines at Messines, a high ridge to the south east of Ypres in Belgium.
		He fought in the Battles of the Somme 1., Messines, Ypres, and Passchendaele.
	www.earthy.net /Survived.html (1508 words)

	BRANDON RHEAS ALTERNATIVE STAR WARS SAGA - The Ultimate Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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	www.sequel-trilogy.net /history/the-ultimate-timeline.html (726 words)

	4th Division Somme 1916 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Here it stayed until the Spring of 1915, some units of the division taking part in the Christmas Truce, when it moved up to the battlefield north-east of Ypres to fight at St Julien, and the Frezenberg Ridge during Second Ypres.
		This fighting all but wiped out the division, and many of those who had survived the battles of 1914 were killed or wounded here.
		Following a tour of duty on the Canal Bank Sector at Boesinghe, 4th Division was one of the first British formations to move down to the Somme, where it took over the line in front of Beaumont Hamel from French troops in July 1915.
	www.somme-1916.com /4division.htm (332 words)

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