The Battle of Hulluch was a conflict in World War One, April 27-29, 1916, involving the 16th Division of the British Army's 19th Corps. World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... A military division: British 16th (Irish) Division US 16th Armored Division This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on the night of the 27th suffered a heavily-concentrated German chlorine gas attack near the German-held village of Hulluch, a mile north of Loos. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Motto: Nec Aspera Terrent (By Difficulties Undaunted) In 1688 the inhabitants of Inniskillen, Ireland, organized a town millitia to defend the area aginst James II. The millitia fought the enemy with such succes that it was later incorporated into the army of William III as the Inniskilling... There are things that have the name Loos in France: Communes Loos, in the Nord département Related Loos-en-Gohelle, in the Pas-de-Calais département Persons Adolf Loos François Loos (José Miguel García Loos) writer, book edited in 1997 Personal Marketing in Venezuela. ...

Other units of the 16th Division, including the Royal Irish Rifles were called in to stem the German attack. The Regiment of the Infantry of the Line that became to be known as The Royal Ulster Rifles dates backs to the reign of King George III. In 1793 there was some expansion of the Armed Forces to meet the commitments of the war with France. ...

On the 29th, the Germans attacked with gas again, but this time the wind blew the gas back upon their own troops, crippling a great number.

Hulluch was one of the most heavily-concentrated gas attacks of the war.