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The Second Battle of Artois, of which the British contribution was the Battle of Aubers Ridge, was a battle on the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)

Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Empire army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France....
 of 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....
, it was fought at the same time as the Second Battle of Ypres
Second Battle of Ypres

The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used chemical weapons on a large scale on the Western Front in World War I and the first time a former colonial force pushed back a major European power on European soil, which occurred in the battle of St....
. Even though the French under General Philippe Pétain
Philippe Pétain

Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph P?tain , generally known as Philippe P?tain or Marshal P?tain , was a France general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, later Head of state of Vichy France , from 1940 to 1944....
 gained some initial victories, the battle ended in what was largely a stalemate. This was the final allied offensive of the spring of 1915, followed by a lull in the fighting until September 1915 which saw the 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...
 and the Third Battle of Artois
Third Battle of Artois

The Third Battle of Artois was a battle on the Western Front of World War I, is also known as the Loos-Artois Offensive, including the major British Battle of Loos....
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The Second Battle of Artois, of which the British contribution was the Battle of Aubers Ridge, was a battle on the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)

Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Empire army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France....
 of 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....
, it was fought at the same time as the Second Battle of Ypres
Second Battle of Ypres

The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used chemical weapons on a large scale on the Western Front in World War I and the first time a former colonial force pushed back a major European power on European soil, which occurred in the battle of St....
. Even though the French under General Philippe Pétain
Philippe Pétain

Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph P?tain , generally known as Philippe P?tain or Marshal P?tain , was a France general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, later Head of state of Vichy France , from 1940 to 1944....
 gained some initial victories, the battle ended in what was largely a stalemate. This was the final allied offensive of the spring of 1915, followed by a lull in the fighting until September 1915 which saw the 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...
 and the Third Battle of Artois
Third Battle of Artois

The Third Battle of Artois was a battle on the Western Front of World War I, is also known as the Loos-Artois Offensive, including the major British Battle of Loos....
.

The British order of battle

I Corps : 1st Division and 47th Division
IV Corps : 7th Division and 8th Division
Indian Corps : 3rd (Lahore) Division
3rd (Lahore) Division

HistoryThe 3rd Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army. It was formed by Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener while he was Commander-in-chief of India between 1902 & 1909....
 and 7th (Meerut) Division
7th (Meerut) Division

HistoryThe 7th Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army. It was formed by Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener while he was Commander-in-chief of India between 1902 & 1909....
First Wing, RFC


See also

Battle of Festubert
Battle of Festubert

The Battle of Festubert was an attack by the British army in the Artois region of France on the Western Front during World War I. It began on May 15, 1915 and continued until May 25....


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