Second Battle of Artois

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Second Battle of Artois


caption=Aftermath of fighting in Carency
partof=the Western Front of World War I
date=9 May – 15 May 1915
place=Artois, France
result=Stalemate
combatant1=flagicon|France France
flagicon|UK United Kingdom
combatant2=flagicon|German Empire German Empire
commander1=flagicon|France Joseph Joffre
commander2=Unknown
strength1=9 French & British divisions (initial)
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=100,000 French
11,000 British
casualties2=75,000The Second Battle of Artois, of which the British contribution was the Battle of Aubers Ridge, was a battle on the Western Front of World War I, it was fought at the same time as the Second Battle of Ypres. Even though the French under General Philippe Pétain gained some initial victories, the battle ended in what was largely a stalemate. This was the final allied offensive of the spring of 1915, followed by a lull in the fighting until September 1915 which saw the Second Battle of Champagne and the Third Battle of Artois.

The British order of battle

:I Corps : 1st Division and 47th Division:IV Corps : 7th Division and 8th Division:Indian Corps : 3rd (Lahore) Division and 7th (Meerut) Division:First Wing, RFC [http://www.1914-1918.net/BATTLES/bat11_aubers/bat.htm]

ee also

External reference

* [http://www.1914-1918.net/BATTLES/bat11_aubers/bat.htm Battle of Aubers Ridge]