First Battle of Champagne

The First Battle of Champagne was a battle of the First World War which happened from 20 December 1914 to 17 March 1915 in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France.[1] The battle was fought by the French Fourth Army and the German 3rd Army.

First Battle of Champagne
Part of the Western Front of the World War I

Waiting for the attack, in the trench.
Date20 December 1914 – 17 March 1915
Location
49°11′04″N 04°32′39″E
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 France  German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Joffre
Langle de Cary
Erich von Falkenhayn
Karl von Einem
Strength
Fourth Army 3rd Army
Casualties and losses
93,432 46,100
Champagne
Champagne-Ardenne, a former administrative region of France, in the north-east, bordering Belgium

References

  1. Doughty, Robert (2009). Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674034310.


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