The Ancre (French pronunciation:[ɑ̃kʁ]ⓘ; Picard: Inke) is a river of Picardy, France. Rising at Miraumont, a hamlet near the town of Albert, it flows into the Somme at Corbie. It is 37.4 km (23.2 mi) long.[1] For most of its length it flows through the department of Somme. For a short stretch near Puisieux, it forms the border with Pas-de-Calais.
The Ancre (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃kʁ] ; Picard: Inke) is a river of Picardy, France. Rising at Miraumont, a hamlet near the town of Albert, it flows...
The Battle of the Ancre (13–18 November 1916), was fought by the British Fifth Army (Lieutenant-General Hubert Gough), against the German 1st Army (General...
Ancre Hill Estates, also known as Ancre Hill Vineyard, is a family owned vineyard and winery in Monmouth, Wales. It also provides limited accommodation...
"At a Calvary near the Ancre" is a poem by Wilfred Owen. The title references the Ancre, a tributary of the Somme. It was the scene of two notable battles...
armies maintained their positions over the winter. British attacks in the Ancre valley resumed in January 1917 and forced the Germans into local withdrawals...
German advance but by 18:00 Byng had ordered a further retirement beyond the Ancre. Through the night of 25 March, the men of the Third Army attained their...
contributed to make Concini's fortune. In 1610, he purchased the marquisate of Ancre and the position of First Gentleman-in-waiting. Then he obtained successively...
The Ancre British Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Battle...
The Battle of the Ancre Heights (1 October – 11 November 1916), is the name given to the continuation of British attacks after the Battle of Thiepval...
low and that the defences were in a deplorable state, positions near the Ancre being nothing more than flooded shell holes. Hermann von Kuhl, chief of...
Boy" "As Bronze may be much Beautified" "Asleep" "At a Calvary near the Ancre" "Beauty" "But I was Looking at the Permanent Stars" "Conscious" "Cramped...
the text is interleaved with Wilfred Owen's poem "At a Calvary near the Ancre" Power metal group Powerwolf for the intro of the song Sanctified With Dynamite...
German trench line around Ville-sur-Ancre. An understrength company from the 58th Battalion attacked beside the River Ancre across a 770 yards (700 m) front...
Pozières to the Ancre valley, simultaneously with an attack by Fourth Army. V Corps, extending Reserve Army operations into the Ancre valley for the first...
across the old Somme battlefield to the 1916 line on the Ancre. The battalion remained in the Ancre area from 29 March 1918 to 3 April 1918. One soldier who...
Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1792 A 1799 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2906381241. De Jonge, Johannes Cornelis (1862). Geschiedenis van het...
August 1624 – 4 December 1642 Monarch Louis XIII Preceded by The Marquis of Ancre Vacant (1617–1624) Succeeded by Jules Mazarin Governor of Brittany In office...
This is the order of battle for the Battle of the Somme. The Battle of the Somme was an offensive fought on the Western Front during World War I from 1...
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