The name Battle of Arras refers to a number of battles which took place near the town of
Arras
Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of ...
in
Artois,
France:
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Siege of Arras (1640), a siege by the French against the Spanish during the
Thirty Years' War
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Battle of Arras (1654), a clash between the French and the Spanish
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Battle of Arras (1914), a battle during the Race to the Sea in the First World War
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Battle of Arras (1915), took place on May 9, 1915, during the First World War
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Battle of Arras (1917), a British Empire offensive during the First World War
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Battle of Arras (1918), part of the Hundred Days Offensive
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Battle of Arras (1940), a tank battle during the Battle of France in the Second World War
See also
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Arras (disambiguation)
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Arras may also refer to: People and places
* August Arras (1881–1968), Estonian politician
* Konrad Arras (1876–1930), Estonian politician
* Wim Arras (born 1964), Belg ...
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