The First Battle of Artois (17 December 1914 – 13 January 1915) was a battle fought during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
by the French and German armies on the Western Front. The battle was the first offensive move on the
Western Front Western Front or West Front may refer to:
Military frontiers
* Western Front (World War I), a military frontier to the west of Germany
*Western Front (World War II), a military frontier to the west of Germany
*Western Front (Russian Empire), a maj ...
by either side after the end of the
First Battle of Ypres
The First Battle of Ypres (french: Première Bataille des Flandres; german: Erste Flandernschlacht – was a battle of the First World War, fought on the Western Front around Ypres, in West Flanders, Belgium. The battle was part of the Firs ...
in November 1914. The French assault failed to break the stalemate.
Background
During what became known as the
Race to the Sea
The Race to the Sea (; , ) took place from about 1914 during the First World War, after the Battle of the Frontiers () and the German advance into France. The invasion had been stopped at the First Battle of the Marne and was followed by the ...
the
Battle of Arras had been fought, after which local operations, particularly on the Lorette Spur, continued during the First Battle of Flanders to the north.
Subsequent operations
In May 1915, the Tenth Army conducted an offensive known as the
Second Battle of Artois. The
Third Battle of Artois
The Third Battle of Artois (25 September – 4 November 1915, also the Loos–Artois Offensive), was fought by the French Tenth Army against the German 6th Army on the Western Front of the First World War. The battle included the Battle of Lo ...
, sometimes called the Artois–Loos Offensive, took place from .
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Battles of the Western Front (World War I)
Conflicts in 1914
Conflicts in 1915
History of the Pas-de-Calais
Battles of World War I involving France
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1914 in France
1915 in France
December 1914 events
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