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The Somme is a river in Picardy, northern France. The name ''Somme'' comes from a Celtic word meaning “tranquility”. The department Somme was named after this river. The river is long, from its source in the high ground of the former Forest of Arrouaise at Fonsommes near Saint-Quentin, to the Bay of the Somme, in the English Channel. It lies in the geological syncline which also forms the Solent. This gives it a fairly constant and gentle gradient where several fluvial terraces have been identified. ==Historical events== * The Invasion Fleet of William the Conqueror assembled in the Bay of the Somme at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, in 1066. * The river featured in the 1346 withdrawal of Edward III's army, which forded the river at the battle of Blanchetaque during the campaign which culminated in the Battle of Crécy. * Crossing the river also featured prominently in the campaign which led to the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. * The river is perhaps most famous for the World War I Battle of the Somme from July to November 1916. * The great battles which finally stopped the German advance in the Spring Offensive of 1918 were fought around the valley of the Somme in places like Villers Bretonneux, which marked the beginning of the end of the war. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「River Somme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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