Etinehem Military Cemetery, France holds the remains of 1,004 soldiers, primarily French — including colonial troops — and some British, victims of the Battles of the Somme. © 2013 John M. Shea
"Considering the small gains, losses on the Somme were surprisingly high. The French claimed 202,257 casualties on the Somme between July 1 and November 20, or about 54 percent of those suffered at Verdun. The heaviest casualties occurred in July (49,859) and September (76,147), when the French launched their largest attacks. The British, according to their official history, suffered 419,654 casualties in the fighting along the Somme."
The Anglo-French offensive on the Somme River began July 1, 1916. The last assault was on November 18. The Germans suffered 465,000 casualties during the Allied campaign.
Pyrrhic Victory; French Strategy and Operations in the Great War by Robert A. Doughty, page 309, copyright © 2005 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College, publisher: Harvard University Press, publication date: 2005
1916-11-20, 1916, November, Somme, Battle of the Somme, casualties, Etinehem Cemetery
