Third Battle of the Scarpe

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The Third Battle of the Scarpe was a World War I British offensive in April 1917, forming part of the larger Battle of Arras on the Western Front.

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Third Battle of the Scarpe canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Scarpe (23–24 April 1917)
associatedWith artillery bombardment
infantry assault
trench warfare
belligerent British Empire
German Empire
campaign 1917 Allied spring offensives
commander British Third Army command
Edmund Allenby
conflict World War I
countryInvolved German Empire
United Kingdom
countryOfBattlefield France
date 1917-04-23
endDate 1917-04-24
follows Second Battle of the Scarpe
front Western Front
hasPhase continuation of attacks begun in the First and Second Battles of the Scarpe
historicalPeriod early 20th century
involves British Third Army
German Sixth Army
linked to: German 6th Army
location Western Front
near Arras
militaryBranchInvolved British Army
German Army
near Arras, France
linked to: Arras
notableFor heavy casualties for limited territorial gains
objective to capture German positions along the Scarpe River
to continue the British offensive east of Arras
opposingCommander German Sixth Army command
partOf Allied offensives of 1917
Arras Offensive
Battle of Arras
precededBy Second Battle of the Scarpe
relatedEvent Battle of Vimy Ridge
First Battle of the Scarpe
Second Battle of the Scarpe
result inconclusive
limited British gains
river Scarpe River NERFINISHED
scale corps-level attack
startDate 1917-04-23
strategicContext to support French Nivelle Offensive further south
theatre European theatre of World War I
typeOfEngagement offensive operation
year 1917

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Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) alsoKnownAs Third Battle of the Scarpe
Second Battle of the Scarpe followedBy Third Battle of the Scarpe