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Third Battle of Artois

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Second Battle of Artois
Part of Western Front (First World War)
Date 15 September, 19154 November, 1915
Location Artois, France
Result Stalemate
Combatants
Image:Flag of France.svg France
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire
Commanders
Image:Flag of France.svg Auguste Dubail
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John French
Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Crown Prince Rupprecht
Strength
French Tenth Army
6 British Divisions
German Sixth Army
Casualties
48,000 French
50,000 British
20,000 German

A battle on the Western Front of World War I, the Second Battle of Artois is also known as the Loos-Artois Offensive.´The offensive was meant to complement the major French Battle of Champagne.

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