Festubert, 1915

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Festubert, 1915 refers to a First World War battle fought in May 1915 on the Western Front in France, notable for its costly trench warfare and limited territorial gains.

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Festubert, 1915 canonical 2
Festubert 1915 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First World War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Festubert ⓘ
belligerent British Empire ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
India ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses high on both sides ⓘ
several thousand British casualties ⓘ
several thousand German casualties ⓘ
characterizedBy attritional fighting ⓘ
heavy casualties ⓘ
trench warfare ⓘ
commander Douglas Haig ⓘ
German Sixth Army ⓘ
linked to: German 6th Army

Indian Corps (British Indian Army) ⓘ
Second Army (British) ⓘ
linked to: British Second Army
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
country France ⓘ
endDate 1915-05-25 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Loos ⓘ
front Allied offensive sector ⓘ
involves British Indian Army units ⓘ
linked to: British Indian Army

Canadian Expeditionary Force units ⓘ
location Festubert, Pas-de-Calais, France ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
German Army ⓘ
notableFor limited advance despite heavy losses ⓘ
prolonged fighting in waterlogged trenches ⓘ
use of continuous artillery barrage tactics ⓘ
objective to capture German trenches east of Festubert ⓘ
to straighten the British line around Festubert ⓘ
partOf Allied spring offensives of 1915 ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Aubers Ridge ⓘ
region Artois ⓘ
relatedOperation French Second Battle of Artois ⓘ
result indecisive ⓘ
limited territorial gains ⓘ
startDate 1915-05-15 ⓘ
strategicContext attempt to relieve pressure on the French at Artois and in Champagne ⓘ
tactics artillery bombardment ⓘ
infantry assaults across no man’s land ⓘ
night attacks ⓘ
theatre Western Front ⓘ
timePeriod May 1915 ⓘ

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