Battle of Armentières

Battle of Armentières
Part of the Race to the Sea on the Western Front (World War I)
Date October 13 – November 2, 1914 Location Armentières Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
British Empire British India	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien,	Crown Prince Rupprecht

This battle was part of the Race to the Sea campaign of World War I. During this battle the British successfully held the line in their sector, against repeated German assaults. To the south it merged into the Battle of La Bassée, to the north into the Battle of Messines.