First Battle of Artois

First Battle of Artois
Part of the Western Front of the First World War
Area of operations, 1914
Date 17 December 1914 – 13 January 1915 Location Artois, France 50°30′N 02°30′E / 50.500°N 2.500°E / 50.500; 2.500 Result Indecisive
Belligerents
France  United Kingdom	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Joffre	Erich von Falkenhayn Rupprecht of Bavaria
Artois class=notpageimage| Artois, a region of northern France of around 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi) around Arras, Saint-Omer, Lens and Béthune.

The First Battle of Artois (17 December 1914 – 13 January 1915) was fought during the First World War between the French and German armies on the Western Front. The battle was the first offensive move on the Western Front by either side after the end of the First Battle of Ypres in November 1914. The French attack failed to break the stalemate.