"The Battle of Hill 70 was a localized battle of World War I between the Canadian Corps and five divisions of the German Sixth Army. The battle took place along the Western Front on the outskirts of Lens in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France between 15 August 1917 and 25 August 1917.The primary objective of the assault was to inflict casualties and draw German troops away from the 3rd Battle of Ypres, rather than to capture territory."@en . "Limited Allied victory" . "9,198 killed, wounded or taken prisoner" . "5 Divisions" . . "1917-08-25Z"^^ . . . . . "Battle of Hill 70"@en . "4 Canadian Divisions" . .