The Butte de Warlencourt is an ancient burial mound off the Albert–Bapaume road , north-east of Le Sars in the Somme in northern France .

During the First World War , German troops constructed Building deep dugouts throughout the Butte and surrounded Surrounding it by several belts of barbed wire , making it a formidable defensive Defending position in advance of ( Gird Trenches to the British ) .

After the Battle of Flers–Courcelette ( 15–22 September 1916 ) , the view from the Butte dominated Control the new British front line and was used Using by the Germans for artillery observation Perception_active .

During the Battle Hostile_encounter of Le Transloy ( 1–20 October 1916 ) , part of the Battle of the Somme , the Butte de Warlencourt was the subject of several attacks Attack by the British Fourth Army , which were costly failures ; attacks Attack in November also failed Earnings_and_losses .

The 2nd Australian Division occupied Hold the Butte on 24 February 1917 , during the German retirements Departing made Action on the Somme front , preparatory to Operation ( ) , the German retreat Escaping to the Hindenburg Line .

The Butte de Warlencourt was recaptured Conquering by the German 2nd Army on 24 March 1918 , during the retreat Escaping of the 2nd Division in Operation Michael , the German spring offensive Attack .

The Butte was recaptured Conquering for the last time on 26 August , by the 21st Division , during the Second Battle of Bapaume .

In 1905 , it had been converted Change to burn coal from the Tantalus Butte Coal Mine .

Flight 2 was en route from Seattle , Washington to Chicago , Illinois , with intermediate stops at Spokane , Washington , Butte , Montana , and Billings , Montana .

The flight had just left Departing Butte and was flying Motion over Belgrade , Montana when it diverted Motion to the north to avoid Preventing_or_letting a dust storm Catastrophe over Bozeman Pass .

The previous day , a detachment of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment commanded by Major Samuel M. Whitside intercepted Self_motion Spotted Elk 's band of Miniconjou Lakota and 38 Hunkpapa Lakota near Porcupine Butte and escorted Sending them westward to Wounded Knee Creek , where they made camp .

Courcelette lies to the south , Pys and Miraumont to the north-west , Eaucourt l'Abbaye to the south-east , the Butte de Warlencourt is to the north-east and Destremont Farm is south-west .

Flight 1 normally originated Coming_to_be in Chicago , Illinois , and ended Process_end in Seattle , Washington , via the intermediate stops Minneapolis , Minnesota ; Fargo , North Dakota ; Bismarck , North Dakota ; Miles City , Montana ; Billings , Montana ; Butte , Montana ; and Spokane , Washington .