Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes
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Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
.
some 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Amiens
. The soil around the town comprises alluvial deposits in the valley of the Luce
, the small river that separates Berteaucourt from Thennes
, red diluvium around the school and out towards Thézy-Glimont
, chalk towards the slopes and Eocene
clay on the higher ground.
1914-1918, the town was all but destroyed. Every building, as well as the cemetery, suffered a great deal of damage. The German attack of 21 March 1918 on the front line from Saint-Quentin
to La Fère
had succeeded in creating a pocket 80 kilometres (50 mi)deep into the combined British and French lines. General Seely
set up his headquarters at Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes in March, 1918. On August 8, 1918, the French troops left Thennes
and Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes, counter-attacking towards Villers-aux-Érables
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
department in Picardie
Picardie
Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D935 road, close to the banks of the SommeSomme River
The Somme is a river in Picardy, northern France. The name Somme comes from a Celtic word meaning tranquility. The department Somme was named after this river....
some 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
. The soil around the town comprises alluvial deposits in the valley of the Luce
Luce
- Places :* Luče, a town in Slovenia* Luce, California, former town in Butte County* Luce Bay, a large Bay in Wigtownshire in southern Scotland* Luce County, Michigan, a county in the U.S...
, the small river that separates Berteaucourt from Thennes
Thennes
Thennes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Thennes is situated southeast of Amiens, on the D11a road and bordered to the north and northwest by the river Luce, and to the west by the river Avre-Population:...
, red diluvium around the school and out towards Thézy-Glimont
Thézy-Glimont
Thézy-Glimont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southeast of Amiens, on the D90e road-Population:-External links:*...
, chalk towards the slopes and Eocene
Eocene
The Eocene Epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago , is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the...
clay on the higher ground.
Population
History
Being very close to the front line during much of World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
1914-1918, the town was all but destroyed. Every building, as well as the cemetery, suffered a great deal of damage. The German attack of 21 March 1918 on the front line from Saint-Quentin
Saint-Quentin, Aisne
Saint-Quentin is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. It has been identified as the Augusta Veromanduorum of antiquity. It is named after Saint Quentin, who is said to have been martyred here in the 3rd century....
to La Fère
La Fère
La Fère is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in France.-Population:-References:*...
had succeeded in creating a pocket 80 kilometres (50 mi)deep into the combined British and French lines. General Seely
J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone
John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone CB, CMG, DSO, PC, TD was a British soldier and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1900 to 1904 and a Liberal MP from 1904 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1924...
set up his headquarters at Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes in March, 1918. On August 8, 1918, the French troops left Thennes
Thennes
Thennes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Thennes is situated southeast of Amiens, on the D11a road and bordered to the north and northwest by the river Luce, and to the west by the river Avre-Population:...
and Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes, counter-attacking towards Villers-aux-Érables
Villers-aux-Érables
Villers-aux-Érables is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
.