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141 Days: The Battle of the Somme The Battle's Over - The War Continues By the 18th November the Battle of the Somme drew to a close without
ceremony. A sudden drop in temperature froze the chalky mud into a
petrified ocean. The great victory had never come. The 141 days had seen
a gain of land 24 miles in length and 7 miles at its widest point and of
no strategic value. There had been a terrible toll for this small gain.
Total casualties were 419,654 British and 204, 253 French and an
estimated 450,000 Germans.
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