Battle of the Aisne

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
  Synonyms: Soissons, battle of Soissons-Reims, battle of the Chemin-des-Dames

The Battle of the Aisne is the name of three battles fought along the Aisne River in northern France during the First World War.

• First Battle of the Aisne (12–15 September 1914) - Anglo-French counter-offensive following the First Battle of the Marne.
• Second Battle of the Aisne (16 April–9 May 1917) - main component of the Nivelle Offensive.
• Third Battle of the Aisne (27 May–6 June 1918) - third phase (Operation Blücher) of the German Spring Offensive.

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