Editing First day on the Somme (section)

====I Colonial Corps====

[[File:Banks of the Somme, 1916.jpg|thumb|{{centre|Banks of the Somme, 1916}}]]
On the south bank, the [[I Colonial Corps (France)|I Colonial Corps]] ([[2nd Colonial Infantry Division (France)|2nd]], [[3rd Colonial Infantry Division (France)|3rd]], [[16th Colonial Infantry Division (France)|16th Colonial]] and the [[99th Territorial Division (France)|99th Territorial]] divisions along with {{nowrap|65 heavy artillery batteries}}) also attacked two hours after the main assault.{{sfn|Edmonds|1993|pp=342–343}} The 2nd and 3rd Colonial divisions, advanced between XXXV Corps and the river and overran the first line of the German [[121st Infantry Division (German Empire)|121st Division]], holding the line south from the Somme, in fifteen minutes, taking [[Dompierre-Becquincourt|Dompierre-Bequincourt]]. On the French left flank, [[Frise, Somme|Frise]] held out until the village was re-bombarded and then taken by a second attack at {{nowrap|12:30 p.m.}} The 2nd and 3rd Colonial divisions began probing {{cvt|2500|m|order=flip}} of the German second position held by the III Battalion, Infantry Regiment 60 around Assevillers and [[Herbécourt]]. Assevillers was captured at {{nowrap|4:00 p.m.}} Herbécourt was attacked from the north-west at {{nowrap|5:30 p.m.}} and captured, then lost to a German counter-attack. The colonial divisions took {{circa| 2,000 prisoners,}} for very few casualties.{{sfn|Philpott|2009|pp=183–184}} The attack on the south bank had advanced {{cvt|2|km|order=flip}}.{{sfn|Doughty|2005|p=293}}