Changes: Battle of La Bassée

Battle of La Bassée
	Part of the Race to the Sea on the Western Front (World War I)
Date	10 October – 2 November 1914
Location	La Bassée
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British India;	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sir John French, ; Horace Smith-Dorrien; James Willcocks	Crown Prince Rupprecht
Strength
2nd Cavalry Brigade; Lahore Division	The German Fourth and Sixth Armies

Latest revision as of 20:54, 7 December 2019

The Battle of La Bassée was a battle between British and German forces in northern France in October 1914, and was part of the Race to the Sea.

The German 6th Army took Lille before the British force could secure the town, while the 4th Army arrived and attacked the exposed British flank at Ypres. The British were driven back; the German Army occupied La Bassée and Neuve Chapelle. Around 15 October, the British took over the initiative and recaptured Givenchy. However, they failed to reach La Bassée. Meanwhile, the German troops got reinforcements, and retook the initiative. Thanks to the arrival of the Lahore Division of the Indian Corps, the British held off the further German attacks until early November, when both sides focused their interest on the battle of Ypres, so the battle around La Bassée died out and the line stabilised.

External links

Rickard, J (25 August 2007), Battle of La Bassée, 10 October-2 November 1914

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 The '''Battle of La Bassée''' was a battle between British and German forces in northern France in October 1914, and was part of the [[Race to the Sea]].
-The [[6th Army (German Empire)|German 6th Army]] took [[Lille]] before the British force could secure the town, while the [[4th Army (German Empire)|4th Army]] arrived and attacked the exposed British flank at [[Ypres]]. The British were driven back; the German Army occupied [[La Bassée]] and [[Neuve Chapelle]]. Around 15 October, the British took over the initiative and recaptured [[Givenchy]]. However, they failed to reach La Bassée. Meanwhile, the German troops got reinforcements, and retook the initiative. Thanks to the arrival of the [[3rd (Lahore) Division|Lahore Division]] of the [[Indian Corps]], the British held off the further German attacks until early November, when both sides focused their interest on the [[First battle of Ypres|battle of Ypres]], so the battle around La Bassée died out and the line stabilised.
+The [[6th Army (German Empire)|German 6th Army]] took Lille before the British force could secure the town, while the [[4th Army (German Empire)|4th Army]] arrived and attacked the exposed British flank at [[Ypres]]. The British were driven back; the German Army occupied [[La Bassée]] and Neuve Chapelle. Around 15 October, the British took over the initiative and recaptured Givenchy. However, they failed to reach La Bassée. Meanwhile, the German troops got reinforcements, and retook the initiative. Thanks to the arrival of the [[3rd (Lahore) Division|Lahore Division]] of the [[Indian Corps]], the British held off the further German attacks until early November, when both sides focused their interest on the [[First battle of Ypres|battle of Ypres]], so the battle around La Bassée died out and the line stabilised.
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