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Somme
Somme , department (1990 pop. 548,300), N France, in Picardy, on the English Channel. Amiens is the capital. ... Read more
Somme
Somme river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising near Saint-Quentin, N France, and flowing generally NW past Amiens into the English Channel; connected by canal with the Scheldt and Oise rivers. Once an obstacle to east-west movement, the now reclaimed marshlands in the valley are noted for truck farmin... Read more
Péronne
Péronne , town (1993 est. pop. 9,200), Somme dept., N France, in Picardy, on the Somme River. It is a farm trade center, and its manufactures include wool, bricks, furniture, and plastics. It was a residence (10th cent.) of the Frankish kings and was united to the French crown in 1477. It was... Read more
Amiens
Amiens , city (1991 pop. 136,234), capital of Somme dept., N France, in Picardy , on the Somme River. It is a rail hub and a large market for the truck farming carried on in the surrounding Somme marshlands. Also an important textile center (since the 16th cent.), it has been particularly famous fo... Read more
Picardy
Picardy , Fr. Picardie, region and former province, N France, on the English Channel. It includes the Somme, Oise, and Aisne depts. and has three main geographical regions: the plateau north of Paris, which is an important wheat and beet area; the Somme River valley, with manufacturing cities like... Read more
Ferdinand Foch
Ferdinand Foch , 1851-1929, marshal of France. A professor at the École de Guerre, he later served (1908-11) as director of that institute. In World War I, he was responsible, with General Joffre and General Gallieni, for halting the German advance at the Marne (1914). He participated in the ... Read more
Saint-Quentin
Saint-Quentin , city (1990 pop. 62,085), Aisne dept., N France, on the Somme River. Foundry products, machinery, textiles, and food products are manufactured. Saint-Quentin was famous for its cloth during the Middle Ages. Of Roman origin, the city was chartered in 1080 and was the capital of the med... Read more
battle of Verdun
battle of Verdun the longest and one of the bloodiest engagements of World War I . Two million men were engaged. It began on Feb. 21, 1916, when the Germans, commanded by Crown Prince Frederick William, launched a massive offensive against Verdun, an awkward salient in the French line. The outlyin... Read more
Treaty of Arras
Treaty of Arras 1 Treaty of 1435, between King Charles VII of France and Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy. Through it, France and Burgundy became reconciled. Philip deserted his English allies and recognized Charles as king of France. In return, Philip received the Somme towns and was exempte... Read more
Douglas Haig Haig, 1st Earl
Douglas Haig Haig, 1st Earl 1861-1928, British field marshal. He saw active service in Sudan (1898) and in the South African War (1899-1902) and upon the outbreak of World War I (1914) was given command of the 1st Army Corps in France. In Dec., 1915, he became commander in chief of the British expe... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Somme"

Somme, Battle of the
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Somme, Battle of the Major World War I engagement along the River Somme, n France. It was launched by the British Commander...is sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of the Somme. A German offensive, designed to secure a victory...
Somme, battle of the
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Somme, battle of the, 1916. When he became commander-in-chief, Haig wanted...take part in an Anglo-French offensive further south, astride the river Somme, where the British and French armies met. This was part of a plan by which...
Somme
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Somme river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising near Saint-Quentin, N France, and flowing generally NW past Amiens into the English...
Amiens
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...city (1991 pop. 136,234), capital of Somme dept., N France, in Picardy , on the Somme River. It is a rail hub and a large market for the truck farming carried on in the surrounding Somme marshlands. Also an important textile center...
Abbeville
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Abbeville , town (1990 pop. 24,588), Somme dept., N France, in Picardy , on the Somme River. Sugar refining, brewing, iron working...skilled labor, to flee. The closing of the Somme River port because of sedimentation also affected...
Péronne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...ronne , town (1993 est. pop. 9,200), Somme dept., N France, in Picardy, on the Somme River. It is a farm trade center, and its...months of bloody fighting (1916) along the Somme. St. Jean Church (16th cent.) has been...
Ayenbite of Inwit
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...by Dan Michel of Northgate, Canterbury, into English prose from the French moral treatise Les Somme des Vices et des Vertues , also known as Le Somme le Roi because it was composed for Philip III of France in 1279 by its author, the Dominican...
Picardy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...province, N France, on the English Channel. It includes the Somme, Oise, and Aisne depts. and has three main geographical regions...north of Paris, which is an important wheat and beet area; the Somme River valley, with manufacturing cities like Amiens, Abbeville...
First World War
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...came from the Ulster Division's part in the battle of the Somme, which began on 1 July 1916. In the first two days of the...to the Union. The 16th (Irish) Division also fought on the Somme, though not until September 1916, and both divisions remained...
Ferdinand Foch
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the North for 2 years, Foch presided over the Artois offensives of 1915 and the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The disappointing results of the Somme offensive led to replacement of both Foch and Joffre. After a brief interval Foch was appointed...

Dictionary entries related to "Somme"

Somme Offensive
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History SOMME OFFENSIVE SOMME OFFENSIVE (8 August – 11 November 1918). The first Americans...engineers with the British in the Battle of Cambrai, which started in the Somme River area in northern France on 20 November 1917. These detachments...
Somme, battle of the
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Somme, battle of the, 1916. When he became commander‐in‐...in an Anglo‐French offensive further south, astride the river Somme. Haig hoped that he would break through the German defences in a single day...
Somme, Battle of the
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Somme, Battle of the a long-running battle in World War I near the upper basin of the Somme River in France. In the four and a half months of fighting (July to mid-November, 1916) little ground was gained by the British and French, attacking...
Somme
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Somme a river of northern France, the upper valley of which was the scene of heavy fighting in the First World War. The Battle of the Somme was a major battle of the First World War between the British and the Germans...
Verdun, Battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...itself did not fall. Relieved to some extent by the Battle of the Somme , the French regained their positions through counter-attacks...German troops lost their lives over a few square miles of land. Somme, Battle of the ; Haig, Douglas
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Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ...XIII; summary, epitome XIV, quantity resulting from the addition of quantities XV. ME. summe , somme — OF. summe , (also mod.) somme :- L. summa , sb. use of fem. of summus :- * supmus , superl. f. stem of super , superus...
Lartet, Édouard Amant Isidore Hip-Polyte
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...to take in 1860. He was particularly interested in the discoveries made by Boucher de Perthes of chipped flint tools in the Somme Valley. Lartet himself had long been concerned with the antiquity of man. His belief in the continuity of life excluded the...
Prestwich, Joseph
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...occurrence and age of shaped flints and bones of extinct mammals found by Boucher de Perthes in the valley-gravels of the Somme. Prestwich confirmed these claims and showed conclusively that the flints were man-made implements; that they were made...
Seeger, Alan
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...wrote his most famous poem, “I Have a Rendezvous with Death,” capturing the futility of war. He was killed in the Battle of the Somme . France awarded him the Croix de Guerre in 1916 and the Medaille Militaire in 1924.
Cantigny, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...division, a reinforced U.S. regiment of about 4,000 men, to capture Cantigny, a village located near Montdidier in the Somme region. Assisted by French tanks, the division captured the town in forty-five minutes and took over 200 prisoners. The...

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The Somme remembered.(Somme: The Heroism and Horror of War)(Through German Eyes: The British and the Somme 1916)(Somme 1916: A Battlefield Companion)(The Somme)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 12/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; Somme: The Heroism and Horror of War. Martin...Through German Eyes: The British and the Somme 1916. Christopher Duffy. Weidenfeld &...383 pages. ISBN 0-297-84689-2. Somme 1916: A Battlefield Companion. Gerald Gliddon...
BEAUTY BEAT: EXPANSION PLAN IS SOMME STRATEGY...NEW SCENT FOR CERRUTI.
Magazine article from: WWD; 6/7/2005; 700+ words ; ...W. Evans, Brid Costello Expansion Plan is Somme Strategy NEW YORK -- Niche skin care firm Somme Institute is taking its namesake brand to spas...an expansion strategy this year. Each time Somme's treatment collection is introduced at a...
Somme Institute Is Branching Out.(plans distribution expansion and new treatment services)
Magazine article from: WWD; 2/21/2003; 700+ words ; ...Barneys New York as its backdrop next week, Somme Institute will introduce new treatment...preparations to expand its distribution base. The Somme line of five treatment products is now...including five Barneys locations. But Somme is building a sales force that will begin...
Somme wood bought in tribute to war dead Murphy gives [Pound]400,000 to preserve site
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 7/1/2003; ; 628 words ; ...the first two days of the Battle of the Somme in July 1916, is preserved as a permanent...anniversary of the first day of Battle of the Somme. Relatives of many of the soldiers from...soldiers killed during the Battle of the Somme are buried after a major campaign against...
Platform - Unbreakable bond between Ulster and the Somme.(News)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 7/1/2004; 700+ words ; ...of those who died at the Battle of the Somme 88 years ago and says we must not forget...their lives on the battlefields of the Somme. The services at the Ulster Tower, the...and the bloodstained battlefields of the Somme. That bond grows stronger year on year...
Soldiers, Families Mark Somme Anniversary
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/1/2006; 700+ words ; ...the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, one of history's worst bloodbaths...warfare ravaged the gentle hills of the Somme region and left more than 1.2 million...in the wheat fields and towns of the Somme serve as a reminder of how the Great War...
Charles leads tributes to Somme dead
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 7/1/2006; ; 676 words ; ...to mark the start of the Battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916.Tens of thousands of...Brookeborough, Vice-President of the Somme Association, and Lady Brookeborough...Eddie Irvine, who is a supporter of the Somme Association, and his parents Mr and Mrs...
Somme tears unite two nations WW1 anniversary: 82 years on, for the first time no veteran is able to attend the memorial ceremony
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/2/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...history. The most notable absentees on the Somme yesterday were survivors of the battle. For the first time, none of the remaining Somme veterans - a handful of centenarians...counterpart, Alain Richard. Choosing the Somme to commemorate the Entente Cordiale makes...
Somme fallen remembered.(News)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 7/2/2005; 675 words ; ...yesterday led tributes at the Battle of the Somme site in France to all those who made the...fought together,O said Mr Woodward. OThe Somme remains a byword for the horrors of war...Representatives of the Royal British Legion and Somme commemoration groups also gathered at the...
Somme anniversary: Ulster sons who passed into history.(News)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 7/2/2001; 700+ words ; ...the border who lost their lives at the Somme, the Presbyterian Moderator said yesterday...anniversary service to mark the Battle of the Somme where unionists and nationalists had fought...perished in the battlefields around the Somme. The Moderator said that he found the...