Battle of the Aisne
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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 AisneFirst Battle of the AisneThe First Battle of the Aisne was the Allied follow-up offensive against the right wing of the German First Army & Second Army as they retreated after the First Battle of the Marne earlier in September 1914...
(12–15 September 1914) - Anglo-French counter-offensive following the First Battle of the Marne. - Second Battle of the AisneSecond Battle of the AisneThe Second Battle of the Aisne , was the massive main assault of the French military's Nivelle Offensive or Chemin des Dames Offensive in 1917 during World War I....
(16 April–9 May 1917) - main component of the Nivelle Offensive. - Third Battle of the AisneThird Battle of the AisneThe Third Battle of the Aisne was a battle of the German Spring Offensive during World War I that focused on capturing the Chemin des Dames Ridge before the American Expeditionary Force could arrive completely in France. It was one of a series of desperate offensives, known as the Kaiserschlacht,...
(27 May–6 June 1918) - third phase (Operation Blücher) of the German Spring Offensive.