Ending of the battle

     In October Joffre urged Haig to carry on with the battle longer to add more pressure on the Germans. The British were progressing very slowly and they were not benefiting at all that it was such a relief when the battle came to a pause on November 18th, 1916 due to very poor weather conditions. Haig was then forced to retreat and the battle ended up being a stale mate.

*Stale mate: a point at which both opposing sides cannot make any progress and are unable to gain anything or win.