![]() The Reserve Army attack began on 26 September, at the Battle of Thiepval Ridge. Tiredness and lack of reserves prevented the Fourth Army exploiting its success beyond patrolling and cavalry probes. The Fourth Army advance on 25 September was its deepest since 14 July and left the Germans in severe difficulties, particularly in a salient which developed to the north-east of Combles. The inter-army boundary was moved north from 27 to 28 September, to allow the French more room to deploy their forces but the great quantity of German artillery-fire limited the French advance. The French made slower progress near the inter-army boundary, due to the obstruction of St Pierre Vaast Wood to the French attack north towards Sailly and Sailly-Saillisel. Ĭombles, Morval, Lesbœufs and Gueudecourt were captured and many casualties inflicted on the Germans. The postponement was extended from 21 to 25 September because of rain, which affected operations more frequently during September. The combined attack from the Somme river northwards to Martinpuich on the Albert–Bapaume road, was also intended to deprive the German defenders further west near Thiepval of reinforcements, before an attack by the Reserve Army, due on 26 September. The attack was to close up to the German defences between Moislains and Le Transloy, near the Péronne–Bapaume road ( N 17). The main British attack was postponed to combine with attacks by the French Sixth Army on the village of Combles south of Morval. The Battle of Morval, 25–28 September 1916, was an attack during the Battle of the Somme by the British Fourth Army on the villages of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesbœufs held by the German 1st Army, which had been the final objectives of the Battle of Flers–Courcelette (15–22 September).
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