ðɪ ɐtˈæk wʌz mˌeɪd ɪn ɐ nˈɔːɹðɚli dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ ɹˈɪdʒ, fˈoʊkəsɪŋ ɔnðə dʒˈɜːmən pəzˈɪʃənz ɪnðə wˈʊd, bᵻtwˌiːn sˈɛvən dʒuːlˈaɪ ænd twˈɛlv dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn.
The attack was made in a northerly direction over a ridge, focusing on the German positions in the wood, between 7 July and 12 July 1916.