The Battle of the Aisne is the name of three battles fought along the Aisne River in northern France during the First World War. Aisne is a river in France, tributary of the river Oise. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...
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The First Battle of the Aisne was the Allied follow-up offensive against the right wing of the German First Army (led by Alexander von Kluck) and Second Army (led by Karl von Bülow) as they retreated after the First Battle of the Marne earlier in September of 1914.
When the two German armies arrived at the Aisne, they were reinforced by the 7th army (led by Josias von Heeringen), and commenced setting up defensive positions in trenches along the Aisne's northern banks, with their main defences based on the Chemin des Dames ridge.
There were two later battles on the Aisne; The Second Battle of the Aisne (April-May 1917) and the Third Battle of the Aisne (May-June 1918).
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