Battle of Messines (1917)

When

7 Jun 1917 – 14 Jun 1917

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.76° N, 2.90° E

Location

Messines (Mesen), West Flanders, Belgium

Outcome

British victory

Belligerents

Germany vs United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand

Part of the Western Front in World War I

The Battle of Messines was an attack by the British Second Army, on the Western Front, near the village of Messines in West Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War. The Nivelle Offensive in April and May had failed to achieve its more grandiose aims, had led to the demoralisation of French troops and confounded the Anglo-French strategy for 1917.

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• World War I28 Jul 1914 · Interstate war · Deaths 17,000,000