How many men fought in the battle that the 1981 play, The Accrington Pals, is based on?
The Accrington Pals (play):  It is based on the Accrington Pals unit in the First World War and contrasts its life at the front and experiences in the 1916 Battle of the Somme with the women left behind in Accrington. Battle of the Somme:  More than 3 million men fought in this battle and one million men were wounded or killed, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history.
More than 3 million