Battle of the Ardennes

Battle of the Ardennes
Part of the Battle of the Frontiers on the Western Front of the First World War
Battle of the Ardennes, 1914
Date 21–23 August 1914 Location Ardennes region, Belgian–French frontier 50°15′N 5°40′E / 50.250°N 5.667°E / 50.250; 5.667 Result German victory
Belligerents
France	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Pierre Ruffey Fernand de Langle de Cary	Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany
Strength
Third Army Fourth Army	4th Army 5th Army
Casualties and losses
42,557	14,940
Ardennes class=notpageimage| Ardennes: a region of forests, rolling hills and ridges in the Ardennes mountains and the basins of the rivers Moselle and Meuse, in Belgium and Luxembourg, continuing into Germany and France

The Battle of the Ardennes took place during the First World War fought on the frontiers of France, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg from 21 to 23 August 1914. The German armies defeated the French and forced their retreat. The battle was part of the larger Battle of the Frontiers, the first battle of the Western Front.