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Episode 102

Gilleasbuig MacDh貌mhnaill ag aithris air Bl脿r an Somme a th貌isich air 1d den Iuchair 1916. Gilleasbuig MacDonald describes the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Dh'aontaich Breatainn is an Fhraing tr脿th ann an 1916 ionnsaigh a thoirt eatarra air trainnsichean na Gearmailt aig Abhainn Somme an ceann-a-tuath na Frainge: bha iad an d貌chas gu h-脿raidh gun toireadh seo air na Gearmailtich saighdearan a tharraing air ais 脿 Verdun, far an robh Arm na Frainge a' fulang call-beatha m貌r.

Bha na gunnaichean-m貌ra aca air a bhith losgadh air loidhne na Gearmailt fad seachdain ron ionnsaigh ach bha a' chuid mh貌r de na Gearmailtich fo dh矛on ann an tunailean l脿idir. Mar sin cha do rinn na seilichean uimhir millidh 's a bha d霉il ach thug iad rabhadh dha na Gearmailtich gu robh ionnsaigh a' tighinn is rinn iad deiseil air an son.

Th貌isich an ionnsaigh aig 0730 air 1d den Iuchair, le Arm Bhreatainn a' gluasad air adhart air taobh tuath an Somme is na Frangaich gu deas.

Th脿inig saighdearan na Gearmailt 脿s na tunailean cho luath 's a thachair sin is th貌isich iad a' losgadh nan gunnaichean-luath aca. Chaidh milleadh m貌r a dh猫anamh air saighdearan Bhreatainn gu h-脿raidh is b' eudar dhaibh mu dheireadh tilleadh dha na trainnsichean aca.

Cluinnidh sinn aig Gilleasbuig MacDh貌mhnaill mar a thachair.

10 minutes

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Sun 10 Jul 2016 21:20

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  • Thu 7 Jul 2016 21:00
  • Fri 8 Jul 2016 11:50
  • Sun 10 Jul 2016 21:20