Battle of Neuve Chapelle

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The Battle of Neuve Chapelle was a major early World War I offensive on the Western Front in March 1915, where British and Indian forces launched a concentrated attack against German positions in northern France.

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Battle of Neuve Chapelle canonical 10
Battle of Neuve-Chapelle 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Neuve-Chapelle ⓘ
belligerent British Empire ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses approximately 10,000 German casualties ⓘ
approximately 11,000 British and Indian casualties ⓘ
combatantUnit IV Corps (British Army) ⓘ
Indian Corps ⓘ
Lahore Division ⓘ
Meerut Division ⓘ
linked to: Meerut division
commander Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria ⓘ
Friedrich Sixt von Armin ⓘ
Sir Douglas Haig ⓘ
linked to: Douglas Haig

Sir John French ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country France ⓘ
date March 1915 ⓘ
endDate 1915-03-13 ⓘ
followedBy Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
historicalSignificance demonstrated potential of coordinated artillery and infantry attacks ⓘ
exposed problems in communications and logistics in British forces ⓘ
involvedBranch British Army ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
Imperial German Army ⓘ
location Neuve-Chapelle, Pas-de-Calais, France ⓘ
notableFeature first large-scale British offensive on the Western Front in World War I ⓘ
heavy use of concentrated artillery bombardment ⓘ
significant participation of Indian Army divisions ⓘ
objective to break through German lines at Neuve-Chapelle ⓘ
to capture Aubers Ridge ⓘ
partOf Race to the Sea aftermath ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
precededBy First Battle of Ypres ⓘ
primaryOpposingForces British and Indian forces vs German forces ⓘ
region Nord–Pas-de-Calais ⓘ
linked to: Hauts-de-France
result inconclusive ⓘ
strategic stalemate ⓘ
tactical British success ⓘ
startDate 1915-03-10 ⓘ
territorialChange British capture of Neuve-Chapelle village ⓘ
theatre European theatre of World War I ⓘ
typeOfEngagement offensive operation ⓘ
usedTactic limited-objective attack ⓘ
short, intense artillery bombardment ⓘ

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Royal Berkshire Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ
Henry Rawlinson → notableBattle → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ
II Corps (British Army) → notableEvent → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ
Battle of Neuve Chapelle → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Neuve-Chapelle ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Neuve Chapelle
British Armed Forces in World War I → engagedInBattle → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ
Neuve-Chapelle → notableFor → Battle of Neuve-Chapelle ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Neuve Chapelle
Neuve-Chapelle → historicalEventLocation → Battle of Neuve-Chapelle ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Neuve Chapelle
Royal Irish Rifles → notableEngagement → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ
Shell Crisis of 1915 → relatedTo → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ
Neuve-Chapelle, Pas-de-Calais, France → hasEvent → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ
Neuve-Chapelle, Pas-de-Calais, France → notableFor → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ
Indian Corps → notableEngagement → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ
II Corps on the Western Front → engagedIn → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ