<Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of the Somme </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Western Front of World War I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Battle of the Somme 1 July -- 18 November 1916 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 1 July -- 18 November 1916 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Somme River , north - central Somme and south - eastern Pas - de-Calais Départements , France 50 ° 1 ′ N 2 ° 41 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.017 ° N 2.683 ° E ﻿ / 50.017 ; 2.683 Coordinates : 50 ° 1 ′ N 2 ° 41 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.017 ° N 2.683 ° E ﻿ / 50.017 ; 2.683 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Inconclusive ; see the Aftermath section </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> British Empire </P> <Ul> <Li> Australia </Li> <Li> Bermuda </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> India </Li> <Li> Newfoundland </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> South Africa </Li> <Li> Southern Rhodesia </Li> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> </Ul> France </Td> <Td> German Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Douglas Haig Ferdinand Foch Henry Rawlinson Émile Fayolle Hubert Gough Joseph Alfred Micheler </Td> <Td> Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1st July 390,000 in 13 divisions 330,000 in 11 divisions July -- November 1,530,000 in 50 divisions 1,440,000 in 48 divisions </Td> <Td> 1st July 315,000 in 10 1 / 2 divisions July - November 1,500,000 in 50 divisions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> c . 420,000 </P> c . 200,000 </Td> <Td> c . 434,000 -- 500,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>
<Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of the Somme </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Western Front of World War I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Battle of the Somme 1 July -- 18 November 1916 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 1 July -- 18 November 1916 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Somme River , north - central Somme and south - eastern Pas - de-Calais Départements , France 50 ° 1 ′ N 2 ° 41 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.017 ° N 2.683 ° E ﻿ / 50.017 ; 2.683 Coordinates : 50 ° 1 ′ N 2 ° 41 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.017 ° N 2.683 ° E ﻿ / 50.017 ; 2.683 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Inconclusive ; see the Aftermath section </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> British Empire </P> <Ul> <Li> Australia </Li> <Li> Bermuda </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> India </Li> <Li> Newfoundland </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> South Africa </Li> <Li> Southern Rhodesia </Li> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> </Ul> France </Td> <Td> German Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Douglas Haig Ferdinand Foch Henry Rawlinson Émile Fayolle Hubert Gough Joseph Alfred Micheler </Td> <Td> Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1st July 390,000 in 13 divisions 330,000 in 11 divisions July -- November 1,530,000 in 50 divisions 1,440,000 in 48 divisions </Td> <Td> 1st July 315,000 in 10 1 / 2 divisions July - November 1,500,000 in 50 divisions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> c . 420,000 </P> c . 200,000 </Td> <Td> c . 434,000 -- 500,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>
where is the battle of the somme located
where is the battle of the somme located
Somme River , north - central Somme and south - eastern Pas - de-Calais Départements , France
Somme River , north - central Somme and south - eastern Pas - de-Calais Départements , France