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Triangle Trench, Somme day 6


Engagement/Skirmish Name : Triangle Trench, Somme day 6

Date(s) : 06 July 1916

Part of : First World War , The Western Front , The Battle of the Somme ,

Outcome : An inconclusive engagement between British & Commonwealth Forces and German Forces

Type of battle : Land

Summary

The 23rd Division [lll Corps, Fourth Army] occupied Triangle Trench unopposed. 19th Division cleared the re-entrant between Horseshoe Trench and La Boiselle by direct assault.