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Well there are several different reasons:
1. General Haig didn't really know what was happening down at the front line so he made foolish decisons like walking straight across no mans land.
2. The conditions of the trenches were really bad. They were muddy, dirty, smelly and most of all filled with disease.
3. General Haig didn't value the soldiers lives and said that he expected most of them to die anyway.
4. On the first day of the battle, the conditions were very bad, as it rained and became muddier and muddier.
5. The German's could see everything the British were doing so suprise attacks did not work.
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∙ 15y agoThe German trenches had been bombarded by shells for a full week. The British officers had assured the soldiers that not even a mouse would live in the German trenches. The British soldiers therefore took lots of heavy equipment with them and went in an easy but bad formation, making them easy targets for German machine-gunners, who had survived in the fantastic German dugouts, some 20 feet deep and concrete lined - the British officers had not reckoned on this.
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How did the butcher of the Somme get his nickname?
Some historians believe that Field Marshall Haig deserves the title 'the butcher of the Somme'. They think he didn't need to carry on with the war when there had been so many casualties. They believed that the country wasn't gaining anything from this battle. Haig never visited the frontline and didn't know what the conditions were like for his soldiers. Some sources say that he was dining on the best food and living in high standard accommodation while he let his men suffer.
What were the achievements at the battle of the Somme?
The main intention of the Battle of the Somme, at least at the beginning and forefront, was to relieve the beleaguered French troops that were taking terrible casualties during the Battle of Verdun, having been launched in the same year but several months earlier.This was a primarily British offensive with some French support (after all, the French were busy at Verdun). Unfortunately for the Brits, 1916 seems to have been a particularly nasty year for trench attrition warfare - that is, where two sides will simply sit in a deadlock and inflict casualties on one another to wear the other side down, as opposed to making large decisive battles - and the Battle of the Somme certainly highlighted this. The Battle of the Somme is considered one of the bloodiest and most costly military operations in human history, resulting in 1.5 million casualties and at least 400,000 combat deaths.Given that it was a British launched operation, the British were the ones making the offensive and trying to gain ground. In its efforts to draw off German troops from Verdun, it was reasonably successful. The opening order of battle proved to be a disaster, with planning gone awry and terrible miscommunication and failures, leading to the deaths of tens of thousands of men and the failure of a breakthrough. They quickly entrenched and it turned into the trench war that the Somme is renowned for.Germany did not have the manpower and the material to be able to fight a war of attrition, and so this alarmed the German high command. The British launched streams of offensives in attempts to break through, and their end result after three months and hundreds of thousands of casualties, was that they had advanced 5 miles (8 km) at the deepest point.It's important to note that the British may have lost many men, but that their losses were acceptable - the Germans were far less so. The Battle of the Somme may have proved inconclusive in its aim, but for the Germans it dealt an irreversible blow as the Germans lost many of their irreplaceable veteran troops, very much reducing their capacity to fight back.
How did the battle of somme end?
The battle of the somme finished because the weather started to break out. There was no way that the battle was going to carry on and it was obvious it had to end. By September, heavy rain started to break out and the ground began to turn into thick mud. However, the battle of somme didn't end there, it still dragged on until November. By then the ground was so muddy that even getting supplies to the front line was practically impossible. Nothing could move and it was difficult to tell whether there had been any losers or winners. People were so sure that the battle of somme had been a complete waste with over 1 million deaths on both sides and the Germans losing 500,000 soldiers.
What unit in a US Civil War battle had by far the fewest casualties?
By far and away, artillery soldiers had an extremely low rate of casualties. The numbers of such casualties are so low its difficult to imagine they can be real. But there were. For example, in the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville historians note how heavy Lee's casualties were, even in victory, with the exception of artillery soldiers. In that battle only 46 artillery men were lost.
How many died First day of Battle of the Somme?
There were 60,000 casualties the first day of the Somme Offensive. Casualties includes both dead and wounded. The normal proportion was about four wounded for every man killed, so approximately 12,000 died and 48,000 were wounded. The thing is, though, the British commander was such a dunce that he persisted in this attack for OVER FOUR MORE MONTHS. In the end, here and there along the line he had gained a few thousand yards of blasted, crater-covered, gas poisoned mud in exchange for the bloodbath. And he was not fired, he was kept on the job right through to the end. There's a statue of him in London today.
Why was the battle of somme so effective?
It was not. For either side.
Why was the death count so high in the first battle of marne?
The First Battle of the Marne was composed of 3 major actions: the Battle of ... the area that morning and was stopped short of high ground north of Meaux. .... No future battle on the Western Front would average so many casualties per day.
How did the butcher of the Somme get his nickname?
Some historians believe that Field Marshall Haig deserves the title 'the butcher of the Somme'. They think he didn't need to carry on with the war when there had been so many casualties. They believed that the country wasn't gaining anything from this battle. Haig never visited the frontline and didn't know what the conditions were like for his soldiers. Some sources say that he was dining on the best food and living in high standard accommodation while he let his men suffer.
Who lost the battle of the somme?
The British lost the Somme, because they had many more casualties the Germans did. The main reason for this is because the British artillery did not wipe out German defenses especially the barbed wire. So, when the British tried to advance the barb wire was still in place and the British were mowed down by the German machine guns.
Why could the British army not break through the German lines at the battle of somme?
They did but at a cost for the British Army.
Battle at Shiloh?
The Battle of Shiloh in April of 1862 was a major two day battle. Casualties on both sides were very high. It was a Northern victory however, Union General Sherman remarked that the death toll was so high that General Grant was deeply effected by the battle. Sherman elaborated on this in his memoirs.
What is the town in northeastern France on the Meuse River that was a scene of several battles during World War 1?
The Marne river, The Somme river, or The Meuse river The Somme river is perhaps most famous as a result of the World War I Battle of the Somme (July 1, 1916). The Meuse river saw battles near the fortress of Verdun, where the fighting between the French and the Germans was very fierce especially in early 1916. The great battles which finally stopped the German advance in the Spring Offensive of 1918 were fought around the valley of the Somme in places like Villers Bretonneux, which marked the beginning of the end of the war. The Somme is the best known. The Aisne also was a battle site and also the Oise. As was the Marne against the French in the Autumn of 1914. The Marne river is where the French stopped the German advance on Paris..so you are most likely looking for the Somme.
What were the achievements at the battle of the Somme?
The main intention of the Battle of the Somme, at least at the beginning and forefront, was to relieve the beleaguered French troops that were taking terrible casualties during the Battle of Verdun, having been launched in the same year but several months earlier.This was a primarily British offensive with some French support (after all, the French were busy at Verdun). Unfortunately for the Brits, 1916 seems to have been a particularly nasty year for trench attrition warfare - that is, where two sides will simply sit in a deadlock and inflict casualties on one another to wear the other side down, as opposed to making large decisive battles - and the Battle of the Somme certainly highlighted this. The Battle of the Somme is considered one of the bloodiest and most costly military operations in human history, resulting in 1.5 million casualties and at least 400,000 combat deaths.Given that it was a British launched operation, the British were the ones making the offensive and trying to gain ground. In its efforts to draw off German troops from Verdun, it was reasonably successful. The opening order of battle proved to be a disaster, with planning gone awry and terrible miscommunication and failures, leading to the deaths of tens of thousands of men and the failure of a breakthrough. They quickly entrenched and it turned into the trench war that the Somme is renowned for.Germany did not have the manpower and the material to be able to fight a war of attrition, and so this alarmed the German high command. The British launched streams of offensives in attempts to break through, and their end result after three months and hundreds of thousands of casualties, was that they had advanced 5 miles (8 km) at the deepest point.It's important to note that the British may have lost many men, but that their losses were acceptable - the Germans were far less so. The Battle of the Somme may have proved inconclusive in its aim, but for the Germans it dealt an irreversible blow as the Germans lost many of their irreplaceable veteran troops, very much reducing their capacity to fight back.
Does anyone agree the battle of the somme didnt go wrong?
It was the job of Field Marshall Hague to stop release the constant pressure of the french from the Germans at Verdun. Verdun was a very important place because of it's geographical position. By attacking at the Somme the GGermans moved up the line to the Somme which relieved the pressure at Verdun. So as Hague relieved the pressure off the french at Verdun, he had completed his mission objective. Despite the heavy casualties, he was doing his job. I personally think that it was terrible, and he wasn't very clever though....
How did Australia become involved in the Somme battle?
The Australian command in France, placed under command of the British command, was ordered to do so.
How did the battle of somme end?
The battle of the somme finished because the weather started to break out. There was no way that the battle was going to carry on and it was obvious it had to end. By September, heavy rain started to break out and the ground began to turn into thick mud. However, the battle of somme didn't end there, it still dragged on until November. By then the ground was so muddy that even getting supplies to the front line was practically impossible. Nothing could move and it was difficult to tell whether there had been any losers or winners. People were so sure that the battle of somme had been a complete waste with over 1 million deaths on both sides and the Germans losing 500,000 soldiers.
In the Battle of the Somme the Allies introduced machine guns or tanks?
machine guns NO Tanks the machine gun had been around since 1860 or so............
