Multiple choice general knowledge history

the British Army endured the bloodiest day in its history, suffering 57,470 casualties including 19,240 dead on the first day of the Battle of the Somme...which day was it?

  1. 1 june 1916

  2. 1 june 1917

  3. 1 july 1917

  4. 1 july 1916
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Explanation

The Battle of the Somme began on 1 July 1916, when the British Army suffered its worst single-day casualties with 57,470 total losses including 19,240 dead. This date is infamous in British military history. The other dates are incorrect.

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