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Why was the battle of the somme a disaster?
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The battle of the Somme is considered to have been a disaster because of the number of soldiers who died at this battle; over a million soldiers from all the sides died. On the British side, the losses were due to poor battle strategies and the inability to take advantage of the changing terrain at Somme. Trench warfare during this battle also resulted in its failure, as may soldiers died from disease in these trenches.
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The Battle of Somme was a battle between the British, German and French troops that started on the 1st of July, 1916. It was such a disaster because it had the largest number of soldiers slain and also despite all those deaths, Britain got an insignificant amount of land hence they didn’t fully get what they went to war for.
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History has been a bit kinder than it was originally thought. From the British/French side, the casualty count was horrendous, with little territorial gains (and none of it militarily
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In terms of the battle itself it can be considered as a complete disaster however in the larger scheme of the entire war it was arguably necessary for success. Here are some reasons
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Your fault.....your just like me you know...you dont really care about whose fault it was but you wanna find out the answer to this question becasue you have got a history essay..
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It was a disaster...over 1,000,000 soldiers died in
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