Battle of Loos
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The Battle of Loos was a major British offensive on the Western Front in 1915 during World War I, marked by the first large-scale British use of poison gas and heavy casualties for limited territorial gains.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Loos canonical | 6 |
| Festubert 1915 | 1 |
| Loos offensive | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Loos Context triple: [British High Command on the Western Front, notableBattleDirected, Battle of Loos]
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Battle of Cambrai
The Battle of Cambrai was a major First World War engagement in 1917 notable for the first large-scale, effective use of tanks by the British Army against German defenses on the Western Front.
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Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
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Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele was a brutal and muddy First World War offensive in 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, notorious for its massive casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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Battle of Le Cateau
The Battle of Le Cateau was a major early World War I engagement in August 1914, in which retreating British forces mounted a hard-fought defensive stand against advancing German armies in northern France.
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E.
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a major and notoriously bloody 1916 World War I offensive on the Western Front, remembered for its massive casualties and limited territorial gains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Loos Target entity description: The Battle of Loos was a major British offensive on the Western Front in 1915 during World War I, marked by the first large-scale British use of poison gas and heavy casualties for limited territorial gains.
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A.
Battle of Cambrai
The Battle of Cambrai was a major First World War engagement in 1917 notable for the first large-scale, effective use of tanks by the British Army against German defenses on the Western Front.
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B.
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
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C.
Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele was a brutal and muddy First World War offensive in 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, notorious for its massive casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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Battle of Le Cateau
The Battle of Le Cateau was a major early World War I engagement in August 1914, in which retreating British forces mounted a hard-fought defensive stand against advancing German armies in northern France.
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E.
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a major and notoriously bloody 1916 World War I offensive on the Western Front, remembered for its massive casualties and limited territorial gains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Loos
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surface form:
Loos offensive
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| belligerent |
British Army
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French Army ⓘ German Army ⓘ |
| BritishCasualtiesApprox | about 60,000 ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
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surface form:
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
Douglas Haig ⓘ Ferdinand Foch ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
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German Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1915-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1915-09-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of the Somme ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| frontlineLengthApprox | about 11 km ⓘ |
| GermanCasualtiesApprox | about 20,000–25,000 ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to criticism of British high command
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highlighted limitations of early gas warfare ⓘ |
| involves |
New Army divisions
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surface form:
Kitchener's New Army divisions
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| location |
Artois, France
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Loos-en-Gohelle, France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Loos-en-Gohelle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first large-scale British use of poison gas
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heavy British casualties ⓘ use of massed infantry attacks ⓘ |
| operationType | offensive ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied autumn offensive of 1915
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Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front (World War I)
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| precededBy | Second Battle of Artois ⓘ |
| result |
German defensive victory
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stalemate on the Western Front ⓘ |
| scale | major British offensive ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
breakthrough of German lines in Artois
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support French offensives in Champagne and Artois ⓘ |
| tactics | frontal infantry assaults preceded by artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| terrain | industrial mining area with slag heaps and pitheads ⓘ |
| territorialChange | limited British territorial gains ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
artillery
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chlorine gas ⓘ machine guns ⓘ |
| year | 1915 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Loos Description of subject: The Battle of Loos was a major British offensive on the Western Front in 1915 during World War I, marked by the first large-scale British use of poison gas and heavy casualties for limited territorial gains.
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