Battle of Arras (1917)

Battle of Arras
	Part of the Western Front of the First World War
	; The Battle of Arras, April 1917
Date	9 April – 16 May 1917
Location	Arras, France; 50°17′23″N 2°46′51″E / 50.28972°N 2.78083°E
Result	See Analysis section
Belligerents
British Empire United Kingdom; Canada; Australia; Newfoundland; New Zealand; South Africa;	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Douglas Haig; Edmund Allenby; Hubert Gough; Henry Horne	Erich Ludendorff; Ludwig von Falkenhausen
Strength
first day: ; 14 divisions in the assault; 9 divisions in reserve	first day: ; 12 divisions in the line; 5 divisions in reserve
Casualties and losses
158,000	120,000–130,000

The Battle of Arras was a battle of the First World War. The battle was a British attack on the German defences near the French city of Arras on the Western Front. The battle started on 9 April 1917. The British Empire troops went quite far forward but they did not achieve a breakthrough. For the amount of ground gained, the British also lost many soldiers. The battle ended on 16 May 1917 and there was a stalemate.