Delville Wood order of battle information

Battle of Delville Wood
	Part of the Battle of the Somme in the First World War
Date	14 July – 15 September 1916
Location	Delville Wood, Longueval, the Somme, France50°01′40″N 2°48′36″E / 50.0278°N 2.8099°E
Result	British victory
Belligerents
British Empire South Africa; United Kingdom;	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Douglas Haig; Henry Rawlinson	General–Major Fritz von Below; Max von Gallwitz
Strength
	9 divisions, 1 brigade
	Only brigades and battalions that participated in the actions associated with the Battle of Delville Wood are shown. For details on the full organisation, see the Order of Battle for the Somme.

The Battle of Delville Wood was fought from 14 July to 3 September 1916, one of the twelve battles of the Somme in 1916. It was fought by the British and French against the army of the German Empire in the Somme River valley in northern France. The battle was the début of the 1st South African Brigade (part of the 9th (Scottish) Division) on the Western Front, which captured Delville Wood and held it from 15 to 19 July. The casualties of the brigade were similar to those of many British brigades on First day on the Somme (1 July 1916).^[1]

Delville Wood is well preserved with the remains of trenches, a museum and monument to the 1st South African Brigade. After the relief of the South Africans the battle for the wood continued until the end of August, when the last German footholds were captured by the 43rd Brigade of the 14th (Light) Division on 27 August. A large German counter-attack on 31 August regained part of the north edge of the wood until British attacks from 4 to 8 September, which secured the wood until the battles of 1918.^[2]

^ GPSO 2010, pp. 99–111.
^ Miles 1992, pp. 90–100, 102–112, 136–141, 149–156, 178–185, 190–196, 262–270.

[FOOTNOTEGPSO201099–111-1] GPSO 2010, pp. 99–111.

[FOOTNOTEMiles199290–100,_102–112,_136–141,_149–156,_178–185,_190–196,_262–270-2] Miles 1992, pp. 90–100, 102–112, 136–141, 149–156, 178–185, 190–196, 262–270.

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