They started just after the conclusion of the disastrous Second Battle of the Aisne, the main action in the Nivelle Offensive and involved, to various degrees, nearly half of the French infantry divisions stationed on the western front.
They started just after the conclusion of the disastrous Second Battle of the Aisne, the main action in the Nivelle Offensive in April 1917. They involved, to various degrees, nearly half of the French infantry divisions stationed on the western front.