Defence of Festubert

Defence of Festubert
Part of First World War
Defence of Festubert 23–24 November 1914
Date 23–24 November 1914 Location Festubert, France 50°32′39″N 02°44′15″E / 50.54417°N 2.73750°E / 50.54417; 2.73750
Belligerents
German Empire	United Kingdom  India
Commanders and leaders
	Charles Anderson Henry Keary Claud Jacob
Units involved
Infantry Regiment 112	7th (Meerut) Division
Festubert class=notpageimage| Festubert, commune in the Pas-de-Calais department and Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France

The Defence of Festubert 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 from 23 to 24 November 1914. It was one of the first actions in the war in which an attack was made against a prepared defensive position. The British and Indian regiments that took part were awarded the battle honour Festubert 1914.