Battle of Arras
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The name Battle of Arras refers to a number of battles which took place near the town of Arras in Artois, France:
- Battle of Arras (1654)Battle of Arras (1654)The Battle of Arras, fought on August 25, 1654, was a victory of a French army under Turenne against a Spanish army commanded by Don Fernidand de Salis and Condé....
, a clash between the French and the Spanish - Battle of Arras (1914)Battle of Arras (1914)The Battle of Arras , which began on 1 October 1914, was an attempt by the French Army to outflank the German Army to prevent its movement towards the English Channel during the Race to the Sea....
, a battle during the "Race to the Sea" in the First World War - Battle of Arras (1917)Battle of Arras (1917)The Battle of Arras was a British offensive during the First World War. From 9 April to 16 May 1917, British, Canadian, New Zealand, Newfoundland, and Australian troops attacked German trenches near the French city of Arras on the Western Front....
, a British Empire offensive during the First World War - Battle of Arras (1918), part of the Hundred Days Offensive
- Battle of Arras (1940)Battle of Arras (1940)The Battle of Arras took place during the Battle of France, in the early stages of World War II. It was an Allied counterattack against the flank of the German army, that took place near the town of Arras, in north-eastern France. The German forces were pushing north toward the channel coast, in...
, a tank battle during the Battle of France in the Second World War