Defence of Festubert

This article is about an engagement in 1914. For the British attack in spring 1915, see Battle of Festubert.

Defence of Festubert
Part of Winter operations 1914–1915, Western Front, First World War
Defence of Festubert 23–24 November 1914
Date 23–24 November 1914 Location Festubert 50°32′39″N 02°44′15″E
Belligerents
German Empire	United Kingdom India
Commanders and leaders
	Charles Anderson Henry Keary Claud Jacob
Units involved
Infantry Regiment 112	7th (Meerut) Division
Festubert Festubert, commune in the Pas-de-Calais department and Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France

The Defence of Festubert (23–24 November 1914) was an engagement on the Western Front early in the First World War when Indian and British battalions of the 7th (Meerut) Division of the Indian Army defended the village of Festubert against a German attack. It was one of the first actions in the war in which an operation was conducted against a prepared defensive position. The British and Indian regiments that took part were awarded the battle honour Festubert 1914.