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The Battle of the Aisne is the name of three battles fought along the Aisne River in northern France during the First World War. *
First Battle of the Aisne The First Battle of the Aisne (french: 1re Bataille de l'Aisne) was the Allied follow-up offensive against the right wing of the German First Army (led by Alexander von Kluck) and the Second Army (led by Karl von Bülow) as they retreated aft ...
(12–15 September 1914), Anglo-French counter-offensive following the First Battle of the Marne *
Second Battle of the Aisne The Second Battle of the Aisne (french: Bataille du Chemin des Dames or french: Seconde bataille de l'Aisne, 16 April – mid-May 1917) was the main part of the Nivelle Offensive, a Franco-British attempt to inflict a decisive defeat on the Germa ...
(16 April–9 May 1917), main component of the Nivelle Offensive *
Third Battle of the Aisne The Third Battle of the Aisne (french: 3e Bataille de l'Aisne) was a battle of the German spring offensive during World War I that focused on capturing the Chemin des Dames Ridge before the American Expeditionary Forces arrived completely in ...
(27 May–6 June 1918), third phase (Operation ''Blücher'') of the German Spring Offensive {{SIA