| There
are three distinct battles around Notre Dame de Lorette
that may be identified as the Battles of Artois though
accounts of their precise dates and results differ
between the French and British versions.
The
First which began on 26 October 1914 was a series
of German attacks and French counter-attacks which
left Notre Dame in German hands. The Second, an attack
by the French which opened on 9 May 1915, lasted until
24 June and re-took the heights of Notre Dame. The
Third, again an attack by the French (in concert with
the British attack at Loos) began on 25 September
1915 aiming to take Vimy Ridge. It failed. Not until
the Canadian attack of April 1917 would the Ridge
be re-gained.
The
Notre Dame de Lorette battlefield tour is combined
with the Artois battlefield tour and takes 5 hours.
Among the many places visited are the memorial to
Gen Maistre, the Notre Dame de Lorette museum, memorials
to Gen Barbot, Cabaret Rouge British cemetery, the
Czech and Polish memorials, the Canadian Memorial
Park at Vimy Ridge and the city of Arras with its
tunnels (boves). |
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