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When the British Troops set out to capture the Higher ground of Passchendaele That was safely blocked by Barbwire. There plan was to blow the barbwire to bits with artillery This plan failed because the Chief Quoted' 'You will find the barbwire Blown to bits Blown all away' 'This information was wrong. Therefor he commanded this soldiers forward But the got Gunned down because the barbwire had not been damaged.

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The British troops didn't plan for their ships to get stuck in shallow water, their troops to get stuck in pluff mud, and their cannon balls to be absorbed by the palmetto logs.

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