Corps to assist the British attacks at Loos but this action also yielded little of strategic value. Foch was also ordered by Joffre to conserve infantry and ammunition to reinforce the simultaneous offensive in Champagne; ammunition expenditure in Artois had been so vast that the offensive was to be reduced but without giving the British the impression that they were being left in the lurch. In very wet weather, the Tenth Army captured Vimy Ridge, except for the highest point, where German counter-attacks retook the ground from XXXIII Corps. Foch took over ground on the British right flank but it became impossible to co-ordinate attacks for the same day. The Battle continued until 13 October but ended amidst the autumn rains, mutual exhaustion and inter-Allied recriminations. Aftermath Analysis The two French 1915 offensives in Artois had advanced the front line by on a front. After advancing in their previous offensive in May, the French advanced an additional by the end of their September offensive. Fayolle reported that the Third Battle of Artois had been a failure, because of uncut wire and the firepower of German machine-guns and artillery. The success of infantry attacks was dependent on the ability of the artillery to cut the wire, destroy German field fortifications and prevent the German artillery bombarding French infantry by using counter-battery fire; the simultaneous Second Battle of Champagne continued into October. Casualties The official historians of the recorded casualties to the end of October. In 2008, Jack Sheldon used figures taken from the French Official History to record fewer than half of the French casualties suffered in the spring offensive from April to June. James Edmonds, the British official historian, recorded and casualties at the Battle of Loos. Elizabeth Greenhalgh wrote that of the casualties, had been killed or listed as missing, against the capture of and many trench mortars and items of equipment. Notes Footnotes References External links Chtimiste.com: Third Battle of Artois (French) Battles of the Western Front (World War I) Conflicts in 1915 History of the Pas-de-Calais Battles of World War I involving France Battles of World War I involving Germany Artois 1 Battles of World War I involving British India 1915 in France September 1915 events October 1915 events November 1915 events