A Brief History of The Battle of the Somme

The Battle of the Somme is one of the most infamous battles of world war one. On the first day over 57,000 thousand British Soldiers died and over the course of fighting only six miles was taken from the German Empire. The Battle of the Somme use Kitcheners Army which was made up of Pals Battalions which was made up of friends from the same area or occupation.