The Road to the Somme
Trenches & Tactics
The First Day: July 1, 1916
New Weapons of War
Results and Lasting Impact
100

Who dug trenches

Both sides

100

British Casualties

What is 57 thousand

100

Amount of shells launched by the British

1.6 Million

100

Casualties

What is millions

200

Which side attacked

The British 

300

On what date were plans for the battle made

December, 1915

300

What was the area above the trenches called

No-Mans-Land

300

Who was the British commander

General Sir Douglas Haig

400

What mine was detonated

Hawthorn ridge mine

400

Who won the battle

Nobody did

500

What new Tactics were invented after the war

Tanks and creeping barrages

500

What Brigade advanced on this day

The 103rd 

500

How many shells failed to explode

About 30%
500

How many total casualties from both sides were there

1,265,000

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