The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the first deliberately planned British offensive of the First World War, began.

Battle of Neuve Chapelle

1915 battle in the First World War

The Battle of Neuve Chapelle took place in the First World War in the Artois region of France. The attack was intended to cause a rupture in the German lines, which would then be exploited with a rush to the Aubers Ridge and possibly Lille. A French assault at Vimy Ridge on the…