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The Battle of Ginchy, Ernest Brooks, 9 September 1916. Image courtesy Imperial War Museum © IWM (Q 1302).
- Day 775 of the war
- British troops capture the village of Ginchy and advance east of High Wood, taking 550 metres of enemy trenches
- Troops under the command of Prussian General August von Mackensen capture the city of Silistra on the banks of the Danube River