The Battle of the Aisne is the name of three battles fought along the Aisne River in northern France during the First World War.
- First Battle of the Aisne (12–15 September 1914) - Anglo-French counter-offensive following the First Battle of the Marne.
- Second Battle of the Aisne (16 April–9 May 1917) - main component of the Nivelle Offensive.
- Third Battle of the Aisne (27 May–6 June 1918) - third phase (Operation Blücher) of the German Spring Offensive.
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