Battle of La Bassée
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The Battle of La Bassée was a World War I engagement on the Western Front in 1914, fought between British and German forces in northern France as part of the early "Race to the Sea" operations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Hazebrouck | 1 |
| Battle of La Bassée canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | La Bassée (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Expeditionary Force
NERFINISHED
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German Empire ⓘ Imperial German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Race to the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Douglas Haig
NERFINISHED
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Edmund Allenby NERFINISHED ⓘ Maximilian von Laffert NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolf von Frommel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir James Willcocks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endDate | 1914-11-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | First Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
La Bassée Canal
NERFINISHED
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flat, industrial mining area of northern France ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
German counter-attacks
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initial British advance ⓘ stabilisation of the front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early phase of World War I ⓘ |
| involvesMilitaryUnit |
I Bavarian Reserve Corps
NERFINISHED
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IV Corps (British Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Corps (British Indian Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ XIV Reserve Corps (German Empire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | operations in Flanders and Artois in 1914 ⓘ |
| location |
La Bassée
NERFINISHED
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Nord department NERFINISHED ⓘ northern France ⓘ |
| natureOfAction |
infantry engagement
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trench warfare ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of Indian Army troops on the Western Front
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stalemate and establishment of continuous trench lines ⓘ |
| objective | control of La Bassée and surrounding canal line ⓘ |
| partOf |
Race to the Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Aisne (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry | rifles, machine guns, artillery ⓘ |
| result | inconclusive ⓘ |
| startDate | 1914-10-10 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | attempt by both sides to outflank each other to the north ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | European theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1914 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Hazebrouck