Battle of the Ardennes (1914)

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The Battle of the Ardennes (1914) was an early World War I clash in August 1914 in which French and German forces suffered heavy casualties during failed French offensives through the forested Ardennes region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Neufchâteau
belligerent France
German Empire
casualties heavy French casualties
heavy German casualties
characteristic French attacks under Plan XVII
fighting in forested terrain
heavy casualties on both sides
combatType land battle
commander Duke Albrecht of Württemberg
Fernand de Langle de Cary
Karl von Bülow
Pierre Ruffey
conflictIn World War I
countryInvolved France
German Empire
date August 1914
endDate 1914-08-23
followedBy Battle of Charleroi
Battle of Charleroi
surface form: Battle of the Sambre
front Western Front
surface form: Franco-German front
historicalPeriod early phase of World War I
involvedMilitaryUnit French Fourth Army
French 3rd Army
surface form: French Third Army

German 4th Army
German 5th Army
location Ardennes Forest
surface form: Ardennes

Belgium
France
militaryDoctrineInvolved French offensive à outrance doctrine
notableFor misjudgment of enemy strength by French command
use of dense forest and fog affecting visibility
outcome French offensive repulsed
German forces maintained positions in the Ardennes
partOf Battle of the Frontiers
partOfCampaign French offensive in Lorraine and the Ardennes
Western Front
precededBy Battle of Lorraine
result German victory
startDate 1914-08-21
strategicObjective French offensive through the Ardennes
German defense and counter-attack in the Ardennes
terrain forested hills
river valleys
theaterOfWar Western Front
surface form: Western Front of World War I
year 1914

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Ardennes Forest battleOccurredIn Battle of the Ardennes (1914)
French First Army engagement Battle of the Ardennes (1914)
this entity surface form: Battle of the Frontiers
Ardennes department knownFor Battle of the Ardennes (1914)
this entity surface form: Battle of the Ardennes (World War I operations)
Battle of Neufchâteau alsoKnownAs Battle of the Ardennes (1914)
this entity surface form: Battle of Neufchâteau (1914)