The name Battle of Arras refers to a number of battles which took place near the town of

Arras Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of ...

Artois Artois ( ; ; nl, Artesië; English adjective: ''Artesian'') is a region of northern France. Its territory covers an area of about 4,000 km2 and it has a population of about one million. Its principal cities are Arras (Dutch: ''Atrecht'') ...

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: * Siege of Arras (1640), a siege by the French against the Spanish during the

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* Battle of Arras (1654), a clash between the French and the Spanish *

Battle of Arras (1914) The Battle of Arras (also known as the First Battle of Arras, was an attempt by the French Army to outflank the German Army, which was attempting to do the same thing during the " Race to the Sea", the reciprocal attempts by both sides, to e ...

, a battle during the Race to the Sea in the First World War *

Battle of Arras (1915) The Battle of Arras was fought on 9 May 1915 on the Western Front in France. The so-called Bayonne Legion (a French Foreign Legion infantry unit which consisted of ethnic Polish volunteers) clashed with troops of the Imperial German Army, defen ...

, took place on May 9, 1915, during the First World War *

Battle of Arras (1917) The Battle of Arras (also known as the Second Battle of Arras) was a British offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. From 9 April to 16 May 1917, British troops attacked German defences near the French city of Arras on the We ...

, a British Empire offensive during the First World War * Battle of Arras (1918), part of the Hundred Days Offensive * Battle of Arras (1940), a tank battle during the Battle of France in the Second World War

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