21 September 1482
Treaty of Arras
Signed between Louis XI & Maximilian of Austria. Louis XIs successor will marry Maximilians daughter bringing Burgundy to France. Louis XIs successor will marry Maximilians daughter bringing Artois to France
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Arras in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Signed between Louis XI & Maximilian of Austria. Louis XIs successor will marry Maximilians daughter bringing Burgundy to France. Louis XIs successor will marry Maximilians daughter bringing Artois to France
The British begin the Nivelle offensive against the German 6th under von Falkenhausen. A British tactical victory
Commands German Sixth Army defending the Arras sector against British and Canadian attacks.
The British begin the Nivelle offensive against the German 6th under von Falkenhausen
1st day of the Mars offensive on Arras
Rommel engages the British with 88-mm anti-tank guns. 5 British Brigades stop the SS Totenkopf & manage to create a retreat to Dunkirk
An Allied counter-attack briefly stops the Germans
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