Battle of Armentières

Battle of Armentières
	Part of the Race to the Sea on the Western Front (World War I)
Date	October 13 – November 2, 1914
Location	Armentières
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
British Empire; British India;	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien,	Crown Prince Rupprecht

This battle was part of the Race to the Sea campaign of World War I.^[1] During this battle the British successfully held the line in their sector, against repeated German assaults.^[2] To the south it merged into the Battle of La Bassée, to the north into the Battle of Messines.^[3]

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[1] The Battles of La Bassee, Messines and Armentieres

[2] Armentieres

[3] Rickard, J (26 August 2007), Battle of Armentières, 13 October-2 November 1914,

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