Capture of Le Sars

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The Capture of Le Sars was a tactical incident during the Battle of the Somme. Le Sars is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. The village lies along the Albert–Bapaume road. The village is situated 16 mi south of Arras, at the junction of the D 11 and the D 929 roads. Courcelette lies to the south, Pys and Miraumont to the north-west, Eaucourt l'Abbaye to the south-east, the Butte de Warlencourt is to the north-east and Destremont Farm is south-west. ()

Coordinates: 50°4'18"N, 2°46'53"E

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Hauts-de-FranceFrance

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Capture of Le Sars – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thiepval Memorial, Connaught Cemetery, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Ancre British Cemetery.

4.5 miW
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval
115 min walk • The Thiepval Memorial, towering above the rolling countryside of the Somme in Authuille, France, stands as a poignant tribute to the missing of the Somme, commemorating more than 72,000 soldiers of the British and South African forces who died during the First World...
4.6 miW
Cemetery
Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval
117 min walk • The Connaught Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I.
3.2 miS
Cemetery
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval
82 min walk • Caterpillar Valley Cemetery is a World War I Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Longueval, France. The cemetery is named after Caterpillar Valley which was the name given by the British army to the long valley which rises eastwards to the high ground at Guillemont.
5.1 miW
Cemetery
Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
130 min walk • The Ancre British Cemetery is a cemetery located in the Somme region of France commemorating British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I.
3.9 miSW
Memorial
Pozières Memorial, Pozières
100 min walk • The Pozières Memorial is a World War I memorial, located near the commune of Pozières, in the Somme department of France, and unveiled in August 1930.
3.5 miSE
Military museum, Museum, Memorial
Delville Wood South African National Memorial, Longueval
91 min walk • The Delville Wood South African National Memorial is a World War I memorial, located in Delville Wood, near the commune of Longueval, in the Somme department of France.
4.5 miW
Tower, Memorial
Ulster Tower, Thiepval
116 min walk • The Ulster Tower, located in Thiepval, France, is Northern Ireland's National War Memorial. It was one of the first memorials to be erected on the Western Front and commemorates the men of the 36th Division and all those from Ulster who served in the First World War.
2.3 miS
Cemetery
London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval
59 min walk • The London Cemetery and Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery at High Wood near Longueval, France. It is the third largest of the Somme battlefield cemeteries, containing 3,872 World War I burials.
1.8 miSW
Battlefield, Monuments and statues, Memorial
Courcelette Memorial, Martinpuich
46 min walk • The Courcelette Memorial is a Canadian war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in the final two and a half months of the infamous four-and-a-half-month-long Somme Offensive of the First World War.
3.6 miSE
Cemetery
Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
92 min walk • Delville Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery located near Longueval, France and the third largest in the Somme battlefield area.
3.2 miE
Memorial
Gueudecourt Memorial
83 min walk • The Gueudecourt Memorial is a Dominion of Newfoundland war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the Battle of Le Transloy, a sub-battle of the Battle of the Somme of World War I.