Battle of Morval

Part of the Battle of the Somme of World War I

Troops of the British XIV Corps advancing near Ginchy. Photo by Ernest Brooks.

Date	25 – 28 September 1916
Location	Morval, France
Result	Indecisive

Belligerents

United Kingdom

German Empire

Commanders and leaders

Hubert Gough

Battle of the Somme

Main battles in small caps and other engagements below:
Albert – Bazentin Ridge – Delville Wood – Pozières Ridge – Guillemont – Ginchy – Flers-Courcelette – Morval – Thiepval Ridge – Transloy Ridges – Ancre Heights – Ancre

Montauban – Mametz – Fricourt – Contalmaison – la Boiselle – Gommecourt – Longueval – Trônes Wood – Ovillers – Fromelles – High Wood – Mouquet Farm – Martinpuich – Combles– Lesboeufs – Gueudecourt – Eaucourt l'Abbaye – le Sars – Butte de Warlencourt– Schwaben – Stuff Redoubts – Regina Trench – Beaumont Hamel

Order of Battle

The Battle of Morval, which began on 25 September 1916, was an attack by the British Fourth Army on the German-held villages of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesboeufs during the Battle of the Somme. These villages were originally objectives of the major British offensive of 15 September, the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. The French Sixth Army, which had not been keeping pace with British progress in September, also attacked to try to bring the two armies into line. While the village of Combles was finally taken, the French were unable to match the British advance and so the problem of a German salient at the boundary of the Allied armies remained.

The Victoria Cross was awarded to private Thomas Alfred Jones for his valour during the battle.