Weapons on the British Front

British howitzers in action during the bombardment of the German lines preceding the beginning of the Battle of the Somme on July 1st 1916. Intended to be a decisive breakthrough, the Battle of the Somme instead became a futile and indiscriminate slaughter, with General Haig's tactics remaining controversial even today. The four and a half month campaign eventually gave way to a stalemate and by mid-November the offensive was over. The British forces were decimated with 420, 000 casualties, among them many of the new voluntary battalions

Battalions Bombardment Breakthrough Casualties Controversial Decimated Decisive Eventually Futile Haig Howitzers Indiscriminate Intended Preceding Remaining Slaughter Somme Stalemate Tactics Voluntary

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