- 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...
- Henry’s
granddaughter Desdemona Ancred, his
younger daughter Jenetta Ancred, wife of Sir Henry’s son
Claude Ancred Fenella Ancred,
their daughter and granddaughter...
- 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 Hill Estates, also
known as
Ancre Hill Vineyard, is a
family owned vineyard and
winery in Monmouth, Wales. It also
provides limited accommodation...
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
-
armies maintained their positions over the winter.
British attacks in the
Ancre valley resumed in
January 1917 and
forced the
Germans into
local withdrawals...
- "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...
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Operations on the
Ancre took
place from 11
January – 13
March 1917,
between the
British Fifth Army and the
German 1st Army, on the
Somme front during...
