HISTORY. Battle of Neuve-Chapelle: One of the Most Futile Attacks of WWI

This week marks exactly 110 years since one of the most futile attacks of the First World War stained the muddy fields near the French-Flemish village of Neuve-Chapelle (Nieuwkapel(le)) red with blood. The attack on the German positions at Neuve-Chapelle was the first large-scale offensive action to be carried out autonomously by British troops since the beginning of the war.   It was also the first attack to be thoroughly planned in advance wit…