Battle of Neuve Chapelle

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World War I battle battle

The Battle of Neuve Chapelle was a major early World War I offensive on the Western Front in March 1915, where British and Indian forces launched a concentrated attack against German positions in northern France.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Neuve Chapelle canonical	3
Battle of Neuve-Chapelle	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War I battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ surface form: Battle of Neuve-Chapelle
belligerent	British Empire ⓘ British Indian Army ⓘ German Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses	approximately 10,000 German casualties ⓘ approximately 11,000 British and Indian casualties ⓘ
combatantUnit	IV Corps (British Army) ⓘ Indian Corps ⓘ Lahore Division ⓘ Meerut division ⓘ surface form: Meerut Division
commander	Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria ⓘ surface form: Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin ⓘ surface form: Friedrich Sixt von Armin Douglas Haig ⓘ surface form: Sir Douglas Haig Field Marshal Sir John French ⓘ surface form: Sir John French
conflict	World War I ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
date	March 1915 ⓘ
endDate	1915-03-13 ⓘ
followedBy	Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ
front	Western Front ⓘ
historicalSignificance	demonstrated potential of coordinated artillery and infantry attacks ⓘ exposed problems in communications and logistics in British forces ⓘ
involvedBranch	British Army ⓘ British Indian Army ⓘ Imperial German Army ⓘ
location	Neuve-Chapelle, Pas-de-Calais, France ⓘ
notableFeature	first large-scale British offensive on the Western Front in World War I ⓘ heavy use of concentrated artillery bombardment ⓘ significant participation of Indian Army divisions ⓘ
objective	to break through German lines at Neuve-Chapelle ⓘ to capture Aubers Ridge ⓘ
partOf	Race to the Sea aftermath ⓘ Western Front ⓘ
precededBy	First Battle of Ypres ⓘ
primaryOpposingForces	British and Indian forces vs German forces ⓘ
region	Hauts-de-France ⓘ surface form: Nord–Pas-de-Calais
result	inconclusive ⓘ strategic stalemate ⓘ tactical British success ⓘ
startDate	1915-03-10 ⓘ
territorialChange	British capture of Neuve-Chapelle village ⓘ
theatre	European theatre of World War I ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	offensive operation ⓘ
usedTactic	limited-objective attack ⓘ short, intense artillery bombardment ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Berkshire Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ

Henry Rawlinson → notableBattle → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ

II Corps (British Army) → notableEvent → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ

Battle of Neuve Chapelle → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Neuve Chapelle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Neuve-Chapelle