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First Battle of Artois (27 September–10 October 1914)
The First Battle of Artois was an encounter battle during the Race to the Sea

Race to the Sea

The Race to the Sea is a name given to the period early in World War I when the two sides were still engaged in mobile warfare on the Western Front. With the German advance stalled at the First Battle of the Marne, the opponents continually attempted to outflank each other through north-eastern...

. While the exact dates of the battle vary from source to source, it certainly took place during the autumn of 1914.

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http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_artoisI.html