Battle of Arleux

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The Battle of Arleux was a World War I engagement in April 1917 in northern France, where British forces attacked German positions as part of the larger Arras offensive.

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Battle of Arleux canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
armedForce British Expeditionary Force ⓘ
belligerent German Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
category 1917 in France ⓘ
Battles of World War I involving Canada ⓘ
Battles of World War I involving Germany ⓘ
Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom ⓘ
combatantCommander Julian Byng ⓘ
Ludwig von Falkenhausen ⓘ
Sir Edmund Allenby ⓘ
linked to: Edmund Allenby
conflict World War I ⓘ
country France ⓘ
date 1917-04-28 ⓘ
endDate 1917-04-29 ⓘ
followedBy Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
hasPart German counter-attacks ⓘ
assaults by Canadian infantry ⓘ
languageOfToponym French ⓘ
militaryUnit 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
2nd Canadian Division ⓘ
British First Army ⓘ
Canadian Corps ⓘ
German Sixth Army ⓘ
linked to: German 6th Army
namedAfter Arleux-en-Gohelle ⓘ
notableFeature attack on the village of Arleux-en-Gohelle ⓘ
fighting in trench systems north of the Scarpe River ⓘ
use of concentrated artillery barrages ⓘ
objective to divert German reserves from other sectors of the Arras front ⓘ
to improve British positions north of the Scarpe River ⓘ
partOf Arras offensive ⓘ
linked to: Arras Offensive

Battle of Arras (1917) ⓘ
spring 1917 Allied offensives ⓘ
place Arleux-en-Gohelle ⓘ
precededBy First Battle of the Scarpe (1917) ⓘ
region Nord-Pas-de-Calais ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Vimy Ridge ⓘ
Second Battle of the Scarpe (1917) ⓘ
result limited territorial gains ⓘ
tactical British success ⓘ
strategicContext Allied attempt to break German lines in northern France in 1917 ⓘ
terrain flat, open ground with trench systems and fortified villages ⓘ
timePeriod April 1917 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arras 1917 → notableEngagement → Battle of Arleux ⓘ
Arras Offensive → notableEngagement → Battle of Arleux ⓘ