Nivelle offensive
Time: Monday Apr 16, 1917
Place: Northern France
Details: Protracted action at Verdun throughout 1916, combined with the bloodletting at the Somme, brought the exhausted French army to the brink of collapse. Futile attempts using frontal assault came at a high price for both the British and the French and led to the widespread French Army Mutinies, after the failure of the costly Nivelle Offensive of April–May 1917.
‹ Earlier in historyGarvey initially signed up to fight but was ruled physically unfit to do soApr, 1917 Later in history ›Drunk soldiersThursday May 3, 1917
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