▁and ▁F onc que v ill ers ▁ 8 0 0 ▁yards ▁or ▁so ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁being ▁convers ely ▁in ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁occupation , ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁bases ▁for ▁an ▁assault ▁upon ▁it ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Som me ▁off ensive , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁severe ▁defeat ▁for ▁the ▁attack ing ▁force . ▁ ▁The ▁vict orious ▁German ▁troops ▁who ▁def ended ▁the ▁village ▁during ▁the ▁battle ▁were ▁the ▁ 5 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁from ▁Baden ▁together ▁with ▁ 2 nd ▁Gu ards ▁Reserve ▁Division ▁from ▁West phal ia ; ▁the ▁British ▁troops ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁compr ised ▁the ▁ 5 6 th ▁( 1 / 1 st ▁London ) ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 6 th ▁( N orth ▁Mid land ) ▁Div isions . The ▁gra ves ▁of ▁the ▁assault ing ▁force ' s ▁cas ual ties ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁local ▁war ▁c em eter ies ▁around ▁the ▁site , ▁the ▁gra ves ▁of ▁German ▁cas ual ties ▁having ▁been ▁re located ▁further ▁North ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁to ▁the ▁Ne uv ille - St ▁Va ast ▁German ▁war ▁c emetery . ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁Places ▁of ▁interest ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Martin , ▁re built , ▁as ▁was ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁The ▁Commonwealth ▁War ▁Gra ves ▁Commission ▁c emetery . ▁ ▁See