Ultimately the Battle of the Somme would continue for another four months. 1. The campaign finally ended in mid-November after an agonising five-month struggle that failed to secure a breakthrough. Battles - The Battle of the Somme, 1916 Comprising the main Allied attack on the Western Front during 1916, the Battle of the Somme is famous chiefly on account of the loss of 58,000 British troops (one third of them killed) on the first day of the battle, 1 July 1916, which to this day remains a one-day record. Different things happened at different places. On the first day of battle, the British lost 58,000 troops, one-third of whom were killed, setting a one-day record. The first day of the First Battle of the Somme is acknowledged as being the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army. The battle took place between July 1 and Nov. 18, 1916, on both sides of the River Somme in France. After an immense but useless bombardment, at 7.30 am. Battle of the Somme. 60 - percentage of British officers involved on the first day who were killed. The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in northern France, was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army and one of the most infamous days of World War One. The 1916 Somme offensive was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the First World War (1914-18). More than 1 million men were wounded or killed, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history. Of Britain's first-day casualties, a staggering 19,240 died. First Battle of the Somme, (July 1–November 13, 1916), costly and largely unsuccessful Allied offensive on the Western Front during World War I. The first day of the Battle, July 1 1916, was also the bloodiest, and remains the worst in the British Army's history. The opening day of the attack, 1 July 1916, saw the British Army sustain 57,000 casualties, the bloodiest day in its history. But there was no question of suspending the offensive with the French still heavily engaged at Verdun. It was the first day of the battle of the Somme, and on that day the British suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, two for every yard of their front. 141 - days the battle lasted, from July 1 to November 18. The first day of the Somme was the deadliest day in British military history – of the 57,470 British casualties, 19,240 men had been killed. The horrific bloodshed on the first day of the battle became a metaphor for futile and indiscriminate slaughter. It was the first day of the battle of the Somme, and on that day the British suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, two for every yard of their front. With more than fifty times the daily losses at El Alamein and fifteen times the British casualties on D-day, 1 July 1916 was the blackest day in the history of the British Army. The first day of the First Battle of the Somme is acknowledged as being the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army. First Day of the Somme. Although writers often summarise the fighting as though it was one battle, the first day of the Somme (sometimes called the 'Battle of Albert') involved fighting along a front of 29 kilometres. On 1 July 1916 the British Army went over the top and attacked the German trenches.