First Battle of Champagne

First Battle of Champagne
Date 20 December 1914-17 March 1915 Location Champagne-Ardenne, France Result Indecicive
Belligerents
France	Germany
Commanders
Joseph Joffre	Helmuth von Moltke
Casualties and losses
90,000	90,000

The First Battle of Champagne (French: 1ere Bataille de Champagne) was a battle early in the World War I occurring in the Champagne region of France. After minor skirmishes the battle began on 20 December 1914, was effectively the first significant attack by the Allies against the Germans since the construction of trenches following the so-called 'Race to the Sea' during the autumn of 1914.

The battle continued along a significant section of the front - from Nieuport to Verdun, and lasted until 17 March 1915.

Fighting started along the southern edge of the Sayon Salient (near Perthes), and spread to Givenchy (the Battle of Givenchy - 18 to 22 December), Perthes (20 December) and Noyon (22 December).

All up, the battle resulted in little territorial gains, at a cost of 90,000 French casulties, and a similar number of German casulties.^[1]

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