Arras: All Data
Arras is a city in France and Monaco. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Arras: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1640 AD
Mentioned in Event: Low Countries Front (France)
1654 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Arras (1654), part of Franco-Spanish War (1648-1659)
1789 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Artois, part of Kingdom of France
1803 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Pas-de-Calais, part of First French Republic
1812 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Pas-de-Calais, part of First French Empire
1870 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Invasion (Franco-Prussian War)
1871 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Withdrawal (Treaty of Frankfurt of 1871)
1871 AD
Mentioned in Event: War of the Government of National Defence
1914 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Offensive in Flanders (World War I)
1917 AD
Mentioned in Event: World War I western Front
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: Overall Frontline (Belgium and France)
1940 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Arras (1940), part of World War II
1944 AD
Mentioned in Event: Operation Dragoon