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Allied offensive in World War I July-Nov 1916
at Beaumont-Hamel-Chaulnes, on the river
Somme in N France, during which severe losses
were suffered by both sides. It was the first
battle in which tanks were used. The German
offensive around St Quentin Mar-Apr 1918 is
sometimes called the Second Battle of the
Somme.