Battle of Mouquet Farm

Battle of Mouquet Farm

The Battle of Mouquet Farm, also known as the Fighting for Mouquet Farm (23 July – 3 September 1916) was part of the Battle of the Somme and began during the Battle of Pozières. It began on 23 July with attacks by the Reserve Army and it was captured by the 3rd Canadian Division of the Canadian Corps on 16 September. The farm was lost to a German counter-attack, before being re-captured on 26 September, during an attack by the 11th (Northern) Division as part of the Battle of Thiepval Ridge (26–28 September), in which No. 16 Section of the 6th East Yorkshire (Pioneers), smoked out the last German defenders.

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