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The Battle of Champagne is the name of three battle
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The Battle of Champagne is the name of three battle
Battle

Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, wherein each group will seek to defeat the others within the scope of a military campaign, and are well defined in duration, area and force commitment....
s fought in the Champagne
Champagne (province)

The Champagne wine region is a historic province within the Champagne Champagne in the northeast of France. The area is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that Champagne ....
 region of northern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
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  • First Battle of Champagne
    First Battle of Champagne

    The First Battle of Champagne was a skirmish early in the World War I occurring in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. After minor skirmishes the battle began on 20 December 1914, was effectively the first significant attack by the Allies of World War I against the German Empire since the construction of trenches following the so-called '...
     (20 December 1914 – 17 March 1915)
  • Second Battle of Champagne
    Second Battle of Champagne

    The Second Battle of Champagne had begun on September 25-November 6 1915. On September 25, The French commanders agreed to launch an offensive on Champagne...
     (25 September – 6 October 1915)
  • Third Battle of Champagne (16–20 April 1917) - better known as the Second Battle of the Aisne
    Second Battle of the Aisne

    The Second Battle of the Aisne , in 1917 was the main action of the French Nivelle Offensive or Chemin des Dames Offensive during World War I. The objective was a prominent, 80 km long, east-west ridge underlain by many quarries that had sheltered the German occupants from the French artillery preparation....
    , part of the Nivelle Offensive
    Nivelle offensive

    The Nivelle Offensive was a 1917 Allies of World War I attack on the Western Front in World War I. Promised as the assault that would end the war within 48 hours, with casualties expected of around 10,000 men, it failed on both counts....
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