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able action Admiral advance Aisne Allied American Anzac April artillery attack August Australians Austrian battalion became Belgian blow bombardment Britain British Army British I Corps campaign casualties cavalry Central Powers Chemin des Dames Commander in Chief Corps counterattacks decision defeat defence divisions east effect Empire enemy Expeditionary Force Falkenhayn Fifth Army fighting Flanders flank Foch forward France French Army French Sixth Army Gallipoli German Army German First Army Grand Fleet Haig Haig's heavy High Seas Fleet Hindenburg infantry Italians Jellicoe Joffre Joffre's July later Lloyd George Lord Lord Kitchener losses lost Ludendorff machine guns Mangin March miles military naval Nivelle Nivelle's November numbers October offensive officers once operations Pétain position prisoners reserves Royal Navy Russian Second Army sector September ships side Sir John French soldiers Somme Staff strategic strength success tactical tanks Third Army troops Turkish Verdun victory Western Front whole World wrote Ypres