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Capture of Beaumont-Hamel

BelligerentsBritish EmpireUnited KingdomNewfoundlandGerman EmpireCommanders and leadersDouglas HaigHenry RawlinsonHubert GoughFritz von BelowStrength 1 July: 29th Division13 November: 51st (Highland) Division 1 July: Reserve Infantry Regiment 119 (26th Reserve Division)13 November: Infantry Regiment 62 (12th Division)Casualties and losses 1 July: 5,24013 November: c. 2,200 1 July: 292The Capture of Beaumont-Hamel was a tactical incident that took place during the Battle of the Somme (1 July – 18 November 1916) in the Battle of the Ancre(13–18 November) during the second British attempt to take the village.

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