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River of Picardy, France
The Ancre (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃kʁ] ; Picard: Inke) is a river of Picardy, France. Rising at Miraumont, a hamlet near the town of Albert, it flows
Ancre
Battle during the First World War
The Battle of the Ancre (13–18 November 1916), was fought by the British Fifth Army (Lieutenant-General Hubert Gough), against the German 1st Army (General
Battle_of_the_Ancre
WWI battle pitting France and Britain against Germany
armies maintained their positions over the winter. British attacks in the Ancre valley resumed in January 1917 and forced the Germans into local withdrawals
Battle_of_the_Somme
Ancre Hill Estates, also known as Ancre Hill Vineyard, is a family owned vineyard and winery in Monmouth, Wales. It also provides limited accommodation
Ancre_Hill_Estates
Poem by Wilfred Owen
"At a Calvary near the Ancre" is a poem by Wilfred Owen. The title references the Ancre, a tributary of the Somme. It was the scene of two notable battles
At_a_Calvary_near_the_Ancre
WW1 battle in France
The Battle of the Ancre Heights (1 October – 11 November 1916), is the name given to the continuation of British attacks after the Battle of Thiepval
Battle_of_the_Ancre_Heights
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre (French pronunciation: [bokuʁ syʁ lɑ̃kʁ], literally Beaucourt on the Ancre; Picard: Bieucourt-su-l'Inke) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France
Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre
Italian politician (1569–1617)
September 16, 1610, Leonora purchased the lands and titles of the marquisate of Ancre in Picardy for 330,000 livres from Humières-Crevant family, a transaction
Concino_Concini
Military unit
battalion of 3rd Division, seeing action at the Battles of the Somme and Ancre. Later it fought at Arras and Ypres, against the German spring offensive
20th (Service) Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (British Empire League Pioneers)
20th_(Service)_Battalion,_King's_Royal_Rifle_Corps_(British_Empire_League_Pioneers)
1918 German offensive during World War I
German advance but by 18:00 Byng had ordered a further retirement beyond the Ancre. Through the night of 25 March, the men of the Third Army attained their
Operation_Michael
1917 military conflict during World War I
Operations on the Ancre took place from 11 January to 13 March 1917, between the British Fifth Army and the German 1st Army, on the Somme front during
Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917
Operations_on_the_Ancre,_January–March_1917
Military unit
October when 31st Division returned to the sector for the Battle of the Ancre, which was to be the last big operation of the year. Serre had still not
92nd_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)
Military unit
the battles of the Somme (when it defended the Schwaben Redoubt) and the Ancre (when it captured St Pierre-Divion). It fought through the Third Battle
16th (Service) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Chatsworth Rifles)
16th_(Service)_Battalion,_Sherwood_Foresters_(Chatsworth_Rifles)
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Ribemont-sur-Ancre (French pronunciation: [ʁibmɔ̃ syʁ ɑ̃kʁ]; Picard: Ribemont-su-Inke) is a commune in the Somme département in Hauts-de-France in northern
Ribemont-sur-Ancre
Military unit
Lens, France, on 3 June 1917. The battalion was ordered to Ancre Heights in October. Ancre Heights was the scene of Canada's first involvement in the
50th_Battalion_(Calgary),_CEF
Military unit
until its disbandment in February 1918, seeing action at the Somme, the Ancre, Arras and Cambrai. On 6 August 1914, less than 48 hours after Britain's
22nd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Kensington)
22nd_(Service)_Battalion,_Royal_Fusiliers_(Kensington)
German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line, 1917
low and that the defences were in a deplorable state, positions near the Ancre being nothing more than flooded shell holes. Hermann von Kuhl, the chief
Operation_Alberich
Military unit
from July 1915 until the Armistice, seeing action at the Somme and the Ancre, at Arras and Ypres, against the German spring offensive, and in the final
10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Stockbrokers)
10th_(Service)_Battalion,_Royal_Fusiliers_(Stockbrokers)
Military unit
from July 1915 until the Armistice, seeing action at the Somme and the Ancre, at Arras and Ypres, against the German spring offensive, and in the victorious
13th (Service) Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
13th_(Service)_Battalion,_King's_Royal_Rifle_Corps
Military unit
Somme where it was half-destroyed in its first attack, and later at the Ancre, at Arras and Ypres, against the German spring offensive, and in the victorious
13th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade
13th_(Service)_Battalion,_Rifle_Brigade
French archaeologist (1953–2026)
the excavation of the sanctuaries at Gournay-sur-Aronde and Ribemont-sur-Ancre in Picardy, which produced the largest deposits of Iron Age weaponry known
Jean-Louis_Brunaux
Military unit
Flers-Courcelette, Battle of Thiepval, Battle of Le Transloy, Battle of the Ancre Heights, 1916. Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, 1917. First Battle of
19th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF
19th_Battalion_(Central_Ontario),_CEF
Military unit
Western Front for the rest of the war, seeing action at the Somme and the Ancre, at Arras and Ypres, during the German spring offensive and the final Hundred
111th Brigade (United Kingdom)
111th_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)
Boy" "As Bronze may be much Beautified" "Asleep" "At a Calvary near the Ancre" "Beauty" "But I Was Looking at the Permanent Stars" "The Calls" "The Chances"
List_of_poems_by_Wilfred_Owen
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Ville-sur-Ancre (French pronunciation: [vil syʁ ɑ̃kʁ]; Picard: Ville-su-Inke) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France
Ville-sur-Ancre
Military unit
preparing to launch the final phase of the offensive (the Battle of the Ancre). This brought down German fire on Pommier and other British positions,
38th (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
38th_(Welsh)_Heavy_Battery,_Royal_Garrison_Artillery
Military unit
from November 1915 until the Armistice, seeing action on the Somme and the Ancre, at Arras and Cambrai (where one of its officers won the Victoria Cross)
17th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Empire)
17th_(Service)_Battalion,_Royal_Fusiliers_(Empire)
Military unit
Somme, advancing along the River Ancre to capture Beaucourt. The division had four objectives during the Battle of Ancre, the Dotted Green Line, the German
63rd_(Royal_Naval)_Division
Military unit
battle honours: MOUNT SORREL SOMME, 1916, '18 Flers-Courcelette Thiepval Ancre Heights ARRAS, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Arleux Scarpe, 1917, '18 HILL 70 Ypres
25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles), CEF
25th_Battalion_(Nova_Scotia_Rifles),_CEF
Canadian infantry battalion
Battalion was awarded the following battle honours: SOMME, 1916 Ancre Heights Ancre, 1916 ARRAS, 1917 Vimy, 1917 Arleux FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-17
67th Battalion (Western Scots), CEF
67th_Battalion_(Western_Scots),_CEF
British Army general (1870–1963)
Pozières to the Ancre valley, simultaneously with an attack by Fourth Army. V Corps, extending Reserve Army operations into the Ancre valley for the first
Hubert_Gough
Defensive fortification in World War I
morale. On 7 October, Rupprecht anticipated a British attack north of the Ancre River in mid-October, anxiety about the situation at Verdun also increased
Hindenburg_Line
British military unit (1914–1919)
October when 31st Division returned to the sector for the Battle of the Ancre, which was to be the last big operation of the year. Serre had still not
Hull_Pals
Military unit
Offensive. The division was tasked with attacking out of the valley of the Ancre onto a spur of the Thiepval Plateau to capture the fortified village of
32nd_Divisional_Artillery
Military unit
fired in support of the operations on 13 and 15 November (the Battle of the Ancre) for the final Capture of Beaumont-Hamel and Grandcourt. At the end of the
1st Carnarvonshire Artillery Volunteers
1st_Carnarvonshire_Artillery_Volunteers
Cemetery in the Somme region of France
The Ancre British Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Battle
Ancre_British_Cemetery
Military unit
from July 1915 until the Armistice, seeing action at the Somme and the Ancre, at Arras and Ypres, against the German spring offensive, and in the final
13th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
13th_(Service)_Battalion,_Royal_Fusiliers
1918 battle of World War I
German trench line around Ville-sur-Ancre. An understrength company from the 58th Battalion attacked beside the River Ancre across a 2,300 ft (700 m) front
Battle_of_Hamel
German fortification in the First World War
days later and reloaded the mine with explosives for the Battle of the Ancre (13–18 November). The new mine was fired on 13 November in support of an
Hawthorn_Ridge_Redoubt
Military unit
Somme, advancing along the River Ancre to capture Beaucourt. The division had four objectives during the Battle of Ancre, the Dotted Green Line, the German
188th Brigade (United Kingdom)
188th_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)
Military unit
with Fifth Army on 18 October. Fifth Army was engaged in the Battle of the Ancre Heights, the last phase of that summer's Somme Offensive. The fighting ground
173rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
173rd_Siege_Battery,_Royal_Garrison_Artillery
Military unit
the Reserve Army was required to secure the Thiepval Ridge and the upper Ancre. Attempts on the positions were initially made on 1 October, but due to
Worcestershire_Rifles
British Army officer
of the Somme but returned to duty to fight in the 1917 Operations on the Ancre. There, he was struck by shrapnel from a German shell, resulting in the
Reginald_St_John_Battersby
Scottish-born Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross (1895-1916)
On 8 October 1916, in a phase of the action known as the Battle of the Ancre Heights Richardson's battalion was pinned down by barbed wire barriers and
James_Cleland_Richardson
WW1 British Army formation
failed to reach any of its objectives. Later it served at the Battle of the Ancre and at Oppy Wood. It took part in the defence against the German spring
31st Division (United Kingdom)
31st_Division_(United_Kingdom)
Michton Peter's Food Services Pot Noodle Real Crisps Drinks and drinking Ancre Hill Estates Beer in Wales Boss Brewing Bragdy Nant Brains Brewery Breconshire
List_of_Welsh_breeds
Series of articles on the British WW1 General
cavalry", and who ordered Gough to restrict himself to a brigade each in the Ancre Valley and at Montauban (near the north and south of the British positions
Military career of Hubert Gough (1916)
Military_career_of_Hubert_Gough_(1916)
Artillery formation of the British Army
to prepare for the final stage of the Somme Offensive, the Battle of the Ancre. From 7 to 11 October the guns were engaged in wire-cutting, then 33rd DA
33rd (Camberwell) Divisional Artillery
33rd_(Camberwell)_Divisional_Artillery
Month in 1916
region of Romania. Battle of the Ancre – British forces captured the French commune of Beaumont Hamel on the Ancre River. Born: Bill Melendez, Mexican-American
November_1916
This is the order of battle for the Battle of the Somme. The Battle of the Somme was an offensive fought on the Western Front during World War I from 1
Battle of the Somme order of battle
Battle_of_the_Somme_order_of_battle
Military unit
Pozières, the Leipzig Redoubt, High Wood, Guillemont, Morval, and on the Ancre. For actions during the offensive, one award of the Victoria Cross (VC)
Gloucestershire Regiment on the Somme
Gloucestershire_Regiment_on_the_Somme
Neuve Chapelle Battle of Peiwar Kotal Battle of Rorke's Drift Battle of the Ancre Heights Battle of the Canal du Nord Battle of the Imjin River Battle of
List of military actions for which a Victoria Cross was awarded
List_of_military_actions_for_which_a_Victoria_Cross_was_awarded
World War I British battalion
Sailly, the battalion came under fire from gas shells. For the Battle of the Ancre, which was to be the last big operation of the year, 31st Division made
Sheffield_City_Battalion
Military unit
October when 31st Division returned to the sector for the Battle of the Ancre, which was to be the last big operation of the year. The division made another
94th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
94th_Infantry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)
Start of the Battle of Albert
from Foucaucourt south of the Somme, northwards across the Somme and the Ancre to Serre and Gommecourt, 2 mi (3.2 km) beyond, in the Third Army area. The
First_day_on_the_Somme
British politician
British Army Royal Flying Corps Rank Captain Unit Hampshire Yeomanry Conflicts Second Boer War World War I Battle of the Somme Battle of the Ancre (WIA)
Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas
Auberon_Herbert,_9th_Baron_Lucas
Military unit
I. It served on the Western Front, at the battles of the Somme and the Ancre. It then fought through the Third Ypres Offensive, distinguishing itself
17th (Service) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Welbeck Rangers)
17th_(Service)_Battalion,_Sherwood_Foresters_(Welbeck_Rangers)
Battle during the First World War
to have dug in at Thiepval Wood and German patrols were held up at the Ancre crossings which the French had blocked with barbed wire. An attack by a
Leipzig_Salient
Auxiliary unit of the British Army
the Western Front, and its first offensive operation, the Battle of the Ancre was meticulously planned. The attack was launched at 05.45 on 13 November
Royal_London_Militia
Military unit
Battalion was awarded the following battle honours: SOMME, 1916 Ancre Heights Ancre, 1916 ARRAS, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 HILL 70 Ypres, 1917 Passchendaele
46th Battalion (South Saskatchewan), CEF
46th_Battalion_(South_Saskatchewan),_CEF
7–17 November Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Romania Battle of the Ancre 13–18 November Allied powers (UK and France) advance further against Germany
List_of_battles_1901–2000
Battle on the Western Front during the First World War
in the west, which overlooked the German defences further north in the Ancre valley, the rising ground towards Beaumont-Hamel and Serre beyond. Thiepval
Battle_of_Thiepval_Ridge
Military unit
October when 31st Division returned to the sector for the Battle of the Ancre, which was to be the last big operation of the year. The division made another
93rd_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)
Incident in the 1916 Battle of the Somme
stages from 1915, near the village of Thiepval and overlooking the River Ancre. It formed part of the German defensive system in the Somme sector of the
Capture_of_Schwaben_Redoubt
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
and queen mother Marie de Medici's favorite Concino Concini, Marquis of Ancre. Loudun was also the site of mass hysteria surrounding the supposed mass
Loudun
Military unit
served on the Western Front, including the battles of the Somme and the Ancre, the Ypres offensive and the German spring offensives. After its losses
16th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade (St Pancras)
16th_(Service)_Battalion,_Rifle_Brigade_(St_Pancras)
Military unit
Wood, Pozières, Guillemont, Flers-Courcelette, Morval, Le Transloy, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, 18, Bapaume 1917, 18, Arras 1917, 18, Vimy 1917, Scarpe 1917
Royal_Green_Jackets
Military unit
Colincamps and in John Copse, now thick with mud. For the Battle of the Ancre, which was to be the last big operation of the year, 31st Division made
Barnsley_Pals
French statesman and clergyman (1585–1642)
August 1624 – 4 December 1642 Monarch Louis XIII Preceded by The Marquis of Ancre Vacant (1617–1624) Succeeded by Jules Mazarin Governor of Brittany In office
Cardinal_Richelieu
1916 British film by Geoffrey Malins and John McDowell
a later phase of the battle, was released in 1917 as The Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks. In 1920, the film was preserved in the film
The Battle of the Somme (film)
The_Battle_of_the_Somme_(film)
French noble
daughter of John I of Fiennes Jacques of Châtillon (d.s.p. 1365), Lord of Ancre Mahaut of Châtillon (1293–1358), married in 1308 Charles of Valois Beatrix
Guy_IV_of_Saint-Pol
Memorial in Somme, France
'Somme 1916'. Thirteen battles so-named on the other roundels are Ancre Heights, Ancre, Albert, High Wood, Delville Wood, Morval, Flers–Courcelette, Pozières
Thiepval_Memorial
French author and editor (1936–2024)
sont publiés des essais historiques ou philosophiques, qui se veulent « ancrés politiquement à gauche de la gauche, mais sans céder à aucun esprit de chapelle
Éric_Hazan
British mortar weapon
3rd Australian Medium Trench Mortar Battery in action, Ville-sur-Ancre, Somme, 29 May 1918
Newton_6-inch_mortar
Military unit
on the Western Front. It fought with 39th Division on the Somme and the Ancre, at Ypres and in the German spring offensive. After the appalling casualties
118th Brigade (United Kingdom)
118th_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)
Government administrator in North Borneo (1884–1920)
North Borneo Civil Service, including Mr. Tabuteau at the Battle of the Ancre. In September 1917, Baboneau was sent to the hospital in Blighty to recover
Noël_Baboneau
Canadian WWI infantry battalion
Battalion was awarded the following battle honours: Somme, 1916 Ancre Heights Ancre, 1916 Arras, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Hill 70 Ypres 1917 Passchendaele
44th Battalion (Manitoba), CEF
44th_Battalion_(Manitoba),_CEF
Ship of the line of the French Navy
Jean-Claude Lemineur; English translation by François Fougerat. Editions ANCRE. ISBN 978-2903179885 Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen (2017) French Warships
French ship Royal Louis (1668)
French_ship_Royal_Louis_(1668)
Brigade of the Canadian Army
The 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Canadian Army that saw active service during World War I and World War II as part of the
9th_Canadian_Infantry_Brigade
Traditional Welsh vegetarian sausage
Michton Peter's Food Services Pot Noodle Real Crisps Drinks and drinking Ancre Hill Estates Beer in Wales Boss Brewing Bragdy Nant Brains Brewery Breconshire
Glamorgan_sausage
Memorial in France
Division's first major victory on 13 November 1916 during the Battle of the Ancre, the closing stage of the Battle of the Somme. The ground originally donated
51st (Highland) Division War Memorial (Beaumont-Hamel)
51st_(Highland)_Division_War_Memorial_(Beaumont-Hamel)
Auxiliary unit of the British Army
training at Nouvion, 63rd (RN) Division marched back to the Ancre and was in action on the Ancre Heights in January and February 1917. 190th Brigade did not
Hertfordshire_Militia
Military unit
Territorial Force coastal gunners from Cornwall. It served on the Somme and the Ancre, at Arras and Hill 70, before going to Ypres during the battles of Autumn
46th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
46th_Siege_Battery,_Royal_Garrison_Artillery
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
2012). "Il s'est 'encré' à Bayonne" [He is 'inked' (play of word with 'ancré'/'anchored') in Bayonne]. Sud Ouest (in French). Ondres. Archived from the
Ondres
Battalion of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force
Gravenstafel St. Julien Festubert, 1915 Mount Sorrel Somme, 1916 Pozieres Thiepval Ancre Heights Arras 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Arleux Scarpe, 1917, '18 Hill 70 Passchendaele
14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment), CEF
14th_Battalion_(Royal_Montreal_Regiment),_CEF
Ship of the line of the French Navy
Jean-Claude Lemineur; English translation by François Fougerat. Editions ANCRE. ISBN 978-2-903179-88-5 Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen (2017) French
French ship Royal Louis (1692)
French_ship_Royal_Louis_(1692)
Brewery in Wrexham, north-east Wales
Michton Peter's Food Services Pot Noodle Real Crisps Drinks and drinking Ancre Hill Estates Beer in Wales Boss Brewing Bragdy Nant Brains Brewery Breconshire
Wrexham_Lager
WWI battle fought in 1918 near Dernancourt in northern France
35th Division, they held a line west and north of the Ancre river and the area between the Ancre and Somme, forming the southern flank of the Third Army
First_Battle_of_Dernancourt
on the Gommecourt Salient Battle of the Ancre Battle of Pozières Battle of Ginchy 1917 Operations on the Ancre, January–March 1917 Operation Alberich Nivelle
List of military engagements of World War I
List_of_military_engagements_of_World_War_I
Military unit
honours: Mount Sorrel Somme, 1916, '18 Flers–Courcelette Thiepval Ancre Heights Ancre, 1916 Arras, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Arleux Scarpe, 1917, '18 Hill 70
31st_Battalion_(Alberta),_CEF
1916 action of World War I
the Battle of the Somme (1 July – 18 November 1916) in the Battle of the Ancre (13–18 November) during the second British attempt to take the village.
Capture_of_Beaumont-Hamel
Spanish Jewish astronomer and rabbi (1452 – c.1515)
historical character in Arkan Simaan's historical novel Le Neveu de Zacuto (Ancre de Marine, 2026, ISBN 978-2-84141-519-9)). The novel also features his fictional
Abraham_Zacuto
Military unit
the following battle honours: Mount Sorrel Somme, 1916 Flers–Courcelette Ancre Heights Arras, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Hill 70 Ypres, 1917 Passchendaele Amiens
49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment), CEF
49th_Battalion_(Edmonton_Regiment),_CEF
British military unit
Bazentin, Delville Wood, Pozières, Flers-Courcelette, Le Transloy, Ancre Heights, Ancre 1916, Arras 1917 '18, Vimy 1917, Scarpe 1917 '18, Arleux, Pilckem
Seaforth_Highlanders
Corps-sized formation of the British Army during the First and Second World Wars
Fifth Army Engagements World War I Battle of the Somme Operations on the Ancre Battle of Arras (1917) Battle of the Somme 1918 Advance in Flanders Battles
XIII_Corps_(United_Kingdom)
after battles supposedly against the Armoricani (Gauls) near Ribemont-sur-Ancre and Gournay-sur-Aronde, where sanctuaries were found. When Carthaginian
History_of_France
Traditional Welsh soup
Michton Peter's Food Services Pot Noodle Real Crisps Drinks and drinking Ancre Hill Estates Beer in Wales Boss Brewing Bragdy Nant Brains Brewery Breconshire
Cawl
Military unit in the UK
but it was too late to change the orders and the troops crossed the River Ancre. The recall order arrived at 19.00 and Brig-Gen Headlam was prepared to
110th Brigade (United Kingdom)
110th_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)
Military unit
following battle honours: Ypres 1915, '17 Festubert, 1915 Mount Sorrel Ancre Heights Ancre, 1916 Arras, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Hill 70 Passchendaele Amiens Scarpe
11th_Battalion,_CEF
Military unit
battle honours: MOUNT SORREL SOMME, 1916, '18 Flers-Courcelette Thiepval Ancre Heights ARRAS, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Arleux Scarpe, 1917, '18 HILL 70 Ypres
27th Battalion (City of Winnipeg), CEF
27th_Battalion_(City_of_Winnipeg),_CEF
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