The Canal de la Somme (French pronunciation: [kanal də la sɔm]) is a canal in northern France. Its total length is 156.4 km with 25 locks, from the English...

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, where the maritime canal, once called the canal du Duc d'Angoulême enters the English Channel. The St Quentin Canal, famous for the...

proposed linking the rivers Oise and Somme in the 17th century and this resulted in the Canal Crozat, or Canal de Picardie, between Chauny and Saint-Simon...

Somme or The Somme may refer to: Somme (department), a department of France Somme, Queensland, Australia Canal de la Somme, a canal in France Somme (river)...

the Somme of 1918 was fought during the First World War on the Western Front from late August to early September, in the basin of the River Somme. It...

currently offers holiday cruises on the river Somme (Canal de la Somme), between Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme and Péronnes. She is the only hotel barge operating...

The River Somme is canalised, with sea locks at the eastern end of the town. From Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Abbeville, the Canal de la Somme has been completely...

Line, and the Allied forces advanced through open country to the Oise-Somme Canal (19 October). During this phase of the operations the 27th and 30th Divisions...

Quentin Canal. PK 0 Arleux PK 14 Mœuvres PK 48 Péronne, connection with Grande Somme PK 60 Épénancourt PK 66 Voyennes, connection with Petite Somme PK 92...

This is a list of the navigable canals and rivers in France. For reference purposes, all waterways are listed, including many that have been abandoned...

The Battle of Canal du Nord was part of the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War by the Allies against German positions on the Western Front...

is located on the east bank of the Somme, as well as on an island. It is located at the head of the Abbeville Canal, and is 45 km (28 mi) northwest of...

Gaulle airport by 2020. The Somme canal runs through the town to the English Channel. This canal is linked to the Canal du Nord (Paris to Lille metropolitan...

of the BEF, to strike on the River Somme, east of Amiens and south-west of the site of the 1916 Battle of the Somme, to force the Germans away from the...

1942 on Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. The raiding force were 100 men from No. 12 Commando were to destroy the entrance to the Somme Canal and other installations...

Seine–Nord Europe Canal (French: canal Seine-Nord Europe, pronounced [kanal sɛn nɔʁ øʁɔp]) is a planned high-capacity (grand gabarit) canal in France that...

north of a line from Castres to Essigny-le-Grand and Benay, between the Somme canal at Dallon, south-west of St Quentin and the Oise. After another attack...

offensive due west, along the whole of the British front north of the River Somme. This was designed to first separate the French and British Armies before...

Somme Canal at the Brie bridge by dawn next morning. At 08.00 on 23 March 41st Siege Bty was in action, firing on the eastern approaches to the canal...

War I battlefields. In 1915, the French Army built a railway along the Somme Canal between Péronne and Froissy. Between 1916 and 1918 the railway was at...

on the northern bank of the River Somme, Morlancourt is about 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of Amiens, in the Somme department of northern France. The...

held the Somme canal line from 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Ham, held by the 11th D.L.I. and parties men from other divisions, to Béthencourt-sur-Somme 4 miles...

placed on the Bouzencourt Bridge were fired and it was dropped into the Somme Canal. Nevertheless, the attempt was beaten off by the 10th Brigade. Following...

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The Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme (French pronunciation: [ʃəmɛ̃ də fɛʁ də la bɛ də sɔm], lit. 'Somme Bay Railway'), is a preserved railway in northern...

retire across the Somme Canal, which was achieved under heavy shellfire. The division's infantry played little part in the Battle of the Somme Crossings on...

lies in the valley of the river Somme, at the confluence with the Ancre. The town is bisected by the Canal de la Somme. This satellite photograph shows...

ce royaume, oultre les droicts qui se prendront sur ledit canal qui monteront à des sommes immenses, et que les subjects de sa Majesté en general proffiteront...

retreat behind the Somme Canal, and fell back over 10 miles, fighting rearguard actions. On 24–25 March the 50th Division defended the canal crossings, then...

to Cléry at 17.00 to cover the Somme crossings. With the enemy lapping round its flank, 117th Bde crossed the Somme Canal by the wooden bridge at Cléry...