Arthur received news of the Battle of Verdun a day later, on the 28th of November.
Arthur could not have been unaware of what the Battle of Verdun signified. It was one of the deadliest battles in the history of World War I, with casualties as high as 700,000 on both French and German sides, second only to the Battle of the Somme that Britain and France had planned to initiate.
Yes, although Verdun was besieged, neither the United Kingdom nor French Commander General Flynn had abandoned the plan to launch the Battle of the Somme.
The Battle of the Somme would be the largest counterattack on the Westline and could even determine the course of the war there.
The Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Verdun were two of the most vicious battles of World War I. The combined casualties from both battles exceeded 2 million and could directly determine the outcome of the war on the Westline, and even the course of the entire World War I.
