Somme river

The Somme River (French Rivière Somme) is a river in Picardy, northern France. Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 1235 KB)Somme river, taken by user:donarreiskoffer, File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 1235 KB)Somme river, taken by user:donarreiskoffer, File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A river is a large natural waterway. ... Coat of arms of Picardy Picardy (French: Picardie) is an historical province of France, in the north of France. ...

The river is 245 km long, the source is at Fonsommes near Saint-Quentin, it ends in the English Channel. It lies in the geological syncline which also forms The Solent. Saint-Quentin is a commune of northern France. ... The English Channel, also for some time known as the British Sea (French: La Manche, the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. ... In geology, a syncline is a type of fold that involves an upward slope to either side. ... Satellite image showing the Solent, separating the Isle of Wight from mainland Britain The Solent is a stretch of sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Great Britain. ...

Historical events

• The river is perhaps most famous as a result of the World War I Battle of the Somme (1916).
• The Invasion Fleet of William the Conqueror assembled in the Bay of the Somme at St. Valerie sur Somme, in 1066.
• The river featured in the 1346 withdrawal of Edward III's army, which culminated in the Battle of Crécy.
• Crossing the river also featured prominently in the campaign which led to the Battle of Agincourt some 501 years before the 1916 battle.
• 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.

World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... The 1916 Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of the First World War, with more than one million casualties. ... 1916 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... William I ( 1028 – September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ... Events January 6 - Harold II is crowned King of England the day after Edward the Confessor dies. ... Events Foundation of the University of Valladolid Foundation of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge August 26 Battle of Crecy after which Edward the Black Prince honored the bravery of John I, Count of Luxemburg and King of Bohemia also known as John the BLIND! who was killed in the fighting... Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) was one of the most successful English kings of medieval times. ... The Battle of Crécy took place on August 26, 1346, near Crécy-en-Ponthieu, in the Somme département of northern France and was one of the defining combats of arms of the Hundred Years War. ... The Battle of Agincourt was fought on October 25, 1415, Saint Crispins Day, in northern France as part of the Hundred Years War. ... 1916 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Spring Offensive (Operation Michael) was a German offensive along the Western Front during the First World War which marked the deepest advance by any side since 1914. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Irony

The name Somme comes from a Celtic word meaning tranquility. Celtic languages are the languages spoken by the ancient Celts and their modern descendants, the Gaels, Welsh, Cornish and Bretons. ...