Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "This is the order of battle for the Battle of Delville Wood fought from 14 July – 3 September 1916, one of the engagements of the Battle of the Somme. It was fought between British forces and the German Empire in the Somme River valley in northern France. The battle was the début of the South African 1st Infantry Brigade (9th (Scottish) Division) on the Western Front, which captured Delville Wood and held it from 15–19 July. The casualties of the brigade were similar to those of many British brigades on 1 July. Delville Wood is well preserved with the remains of trenches, a museum and monument to the South African Brigade. After the relief of the South Africans the battle for the wood continued until the end of August, when the last German footholds were captured by the 43rd Brigade of the 14th Division on 27 August. A big German counter-attack on 31 August regained part of the north edge of the wood until British attacks from 4–8 September, which secured the wood until the battles of 1918."@en }
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- Delville_Wood_order_of_battle abstract "This is the order of battle for the Battle of Delville Wood fought from 14 July – 3 September 1916, one of the engagements of the Battle of the Somme. It was fought between British forces and the German Empire in the Somme River valley in northern France. The battle was the début of the South African 1st Infantry Brigade (9th (Scottish) Division) on the Western Front, which captured Delville Wood and held it from 15–19 July. The casualties of the brigade were similar to those of many British brigades on 1 July. Delville Wood is well preserved with the remains of trenches, a museum and monument to the South African Brigade. After the relief of the South Africans the battle for the wood continued until the end of August, when the last German footholds were captured by the 43rd Brigade of the 14th Division on 27 August. A big German counter-attack on 31 August regained part of the north edge of the wood until British attacks from 4–8 September, which secured the wood until the battles of 1918.".