British First Army

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British Army formation field army

The British First Army was a major field formation of the British Army that played a key role on the Western Front during World War I, participating in several major offensives in France and Flanders.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
British First Army canonical	5
First Army (British)	1

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army formation ⓘ field army ⓘ
alliance	Entente Powers ⓘ
armedForce	British Armed Forces in World War I ⓘ surface form: British Army in World War I
belligerent	Allied Powers of World War I ⓘ surface form: Allies of World War I
branch	British Army ⓘ
commandStructure	British Expeditionary Force ⓘ surface form: British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front
conflict	World War I ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
engagement	battles in Flanders ⓘ battles in France ⓘ
era	20th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod	World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War
historicalStatus	disbanded formation ⓘ
location	Flanders ⓘ France ⓘ
militaryBranchType	land forces ⓘ
militaryFunction	defensive operations ⓘ offensive operations ⓘ
notableFor	major offensives on the Western Front ⓘ operations in Belgian Flanders ⓘ operations in northern France ⓘ
opponent	German Empire ⓘ
partOf	British Army ⓘ
role	field army ⓘ
service	British Expeditionary Force ⓘ
size	multiple army corps ⓘ
theatre	Western Front ⓘ
type	army-level formation ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Battle of Arras (1917) → involvedUnit → British First Army ⓘ

Battle of Canal du Nord → notableUnit → British First Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Army (British)

Second Battle of the Scarpe (1917) → attackingForce → British First Army ⓘ

Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) → primaryAttacker → British First Army ⓘ

Nivelle Offensive → involvedUnit → British First Army ⓘ

Operation Georgette → involvedUnit → British First Army ⓘ