Battle of the Ailette

Battle of the Ailette
Part of the Western Front of World War I
Date17–23 August 1918
Location
Result French victory
Belligerents
 German Empire  French Republic
Commanders and leaders
German Empire Johannes von Eben French Third Republic Charles Mangin
Units involved
German Empire 9th Army French Third Republic Tenth Army

The Battle of the Ailette took place during the First World War in August 1918, on the banks of the Ailette between Laon and Aisne.[1]