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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. Also taken was the German redoubt of Mouquet Farm by the 11th (Northern) Division — this position had been attacked without success in August and September by Australia n, and later Canadian , divisions. On the right flank of the Reserve Army, the Canadian Corps advanced about 1,000 Yards north from Courcelette . Successful British operations concluded on 28 September with the capture of the Schwaben Redoubt , north of Thiepval, another first day objective that had been the site of fierce fighting by the 36th (Ulster) Division . 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 . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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