Image: La Boisselle sector 1 July 1916

Description: Map of the British 34th Division's attack on the Ovillers-La Boisselle sector of the Somme front, astride the Albert-Bapaume road, on 1 July 1916 - the First day on the Somme. The British front-line is shown in red, the German trenches are shown in blue. The German defences north of the road as far as Beaumont Hamel were held by the 26th Reserve Division (north to south, the 121st Reserve, 119th Reserve, 99th Reserve and 180th Regiments). South of the road, from La Boisselle to Mametz, the defences were held by the 28th Reserve Division (north to south, 110th Reserve, 111th Reserve and 109th Reserve Regiments). The three brigades of the British 34th Division are shown. The 102nd (Tyneside Scottish) and 101st Brigades attacked from the front-line. The 103rd (Tyneside Irish) Brigade attacked from the reserve position on the Tara-Usna Line and had to cross the exposed Avoca Valley before reaching the British front-line. The path of the small party from the 103rd Brigade towards Contalmaison is shown.
Title: La Boisselle sector 1 July 1916
Credit: Own worky by Gsl. Based on a British Ordnance Survey 1916 map held by the Liddle Collection. 34th Division deployment based on Map 7, The First Day on the Somme, Martin Middlebrook, 1971. German units based on The Somme, Gary Sheffield, 2003.
Author: Gsl
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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