Battle of Argonne Forest

Battle Of Argonne Forest

• when-September 26-November 11,1918
• Where- Argonne forest,France western front
• who-allied powers-France,Associated powers
• German Empire

The battle of Argonne Forest was part of the Meuse-Argonne of Offensive General Ferdinand Foch.The offensive called at the Western Front.While the BEF and French Army,were to fight the German Troops at the Argonne Forest.

General John Pershing led the AEF at the Battle of the Argonne Forest General Henri Gouraud led the French fourth army.The attack was launched on September 26,1918.

The Combined attack was a success,with the french fourth army capturing over 5 miles of enemy territory and the Americans Moving a head by two miles.By October the relatively inexperienced American troops needed reinforcement and hence the battle was halted temporarily.

the casualties recorded by the Americans at the Battle of Argonne Forest totaled 117,000 while the french lost 70,000 men and the German 100,000 soldiers.The battle was known for the lost Battalion- 500 soldiers of the seventy-seventh division,who fought a brave battle between Bois d'Apremont and Charlevaux against impossible odds.Only about 200 of them survived the battle.It comes out to be the french men had won the battle.