The Battle of Loos was fought between September 25 and October 15, 1915. A heavy British bombardment prior to the attack on the 13th was too light to do sufficient damage to enemy positions and wire. Immediately after leaving their trench, the 137th Brigade, while crossing open ground, was hit by heavy machine gun fire and would accomplish nothing. The 138th Brigade advanced directly towards the Hohenzollern Redoubt. For a short time, units gained the front trench, but German bombers counter attacked which was too much for the British defenders, and soon after, isolated British parties gradually made their way back to the shelter of their own trench line. Although minor fighting continued for some weeks, the Loos offensive was effectively at an end.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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| British | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | - | 2 | 1 | Move First |
The Battle of Loos was fought between September 25 and October 15, 1915. With most of the major fighting along the rest of the front coming to an end, the trenches of Hohenzollern Redoubt became a priority, as both sides send reinforcements to the area. Desperate close fighting continues for control of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, but in the following days, the Germans manage to push the British back to their initial position.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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| Germans | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Move First |
| British | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
The Battle of Loos was fought between September 25 and October 15, 1915. On September 27, the Germans launched a fierce counter attack in an attempt to regain control of “The Dump” and the Redoubt. Reinforced by various elements, the Germans succeeded in throwing back the men of the British Brigade, who were exhausted, having little food, water and sleep for 48 hours. Retaking “The Dump”, the Germans brought forward heavy machine guns, to support the attack against the Hohenzollern Redoubt trenches.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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| Germans | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Move First |
| British | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
After capturing a large area in Northern France and Belgium, German forces had remained on the defensive. The French army, commanded by Joffre, had fought a number of bloody small offensive actions during early 1915, but all failed to impact the situation. Joffre’s new plan for a major Franco-British Autumn offensive near Loos, an industrial area in north-east France, was not well received by British commander Sir Douglas Haig, but he had little choice but to comply, being that the British were still a junior partner in the ground war in France. At 6:00am, a major diversionary attack was launched by the 2nd Division, north of the La Bassee canal. The advance moved quickly into the German front trench, but as units approached the second line, they were assailed by heavy machine gun fire. A strong German counter-attack, then drove the British back to their original trench.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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| British | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Move First |
The Battle of Loos was fought between September 25 and October 15, 1915. The Hohenzollern Redoubt, considered by British planners to be one of the strongest defensive points in the German line, was a pre-war mining complex. The large slagheap, known to the British as “The Dump”, provided the Germans an excellent view of the surrounding countryside. With this objective in mind, on September 25th, the 9th Scottish Division went over-the-top against the German IR 117th Division defending the Hohenzollern Redoubt. The British lead units advanced through the cut wire and quickly took the front face of the Redoubt. The second trench was also taken, but casualties began to mount as the advance was caught in a deadly crossfire. It then became clear that failure on their left meant that the Brigade could not continue further and they took up a defensive position in the captured trenches to reorganize.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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| Germans | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| British | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | - | 2 | 1 | Move First |
