First Battle of Champagne

December 20, 1914 – March 17, 1915 · Champagne-Ardenne

Result Inconclusive

French armies attacked German lines in Champagne in the first major Allied offensive against the trench system. They gained little ground at very high cost.

French Third Republic

German Empire

Strength and losses

Strength
163,182
Casualties
42,820
Guns
879
Casualties
46,100