Historical place archive

Operation Champagne in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Operation Champagne in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records5 event labels5 people1124–1915

Historical events in Operation Champagne

1124

1124
Invasion of Champagne
Louis VI the Fat · House of Capetian

Repels an invasion of Champagne by Emperor Henry V

1284

1284
Rule of Champagne
Philip IV · House of Capetian

Gains Champagne for the French King's when he marries Marries Jean de Navarre

1435

October 1435
Rule of Champagne
Philipe the Good · Hundred Years War

Burgundy retains all land gained in alliance with England, except for Champagne & Brie

1914

December 1914
Battle of Champagne, 1st
Joseph Joffre · World War, 1st

Hopes to divert the Germans from the Eastern front

1915

1915
Battle of Champagne, 1st
Henri Philippe Petain · World War, 1st

Commander of Second Army during the Battle of Champagne

1915
Second Army
Henri Philippe Petain · World War, 1st

Commander of Second Army during the Battle of Champagne

March 1915
Battle of Champagne, 1st
Joseph Joffre · World War, 1st

By the end of the battle the French have advanced 500 yards

August 1915
Battle of Champagne, 2nd
Joseph Joffre · World War, 1st

Hopes to divert the Germans from the Eastern front

4 October 1915
Battle of Champagne, 2nd
Joseph Joffre · World War, 1st

A final French attempt to attack the Germans is halted

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match France and Operation Champagne. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.