Battles

Battles Updated - Saturday, 27 May, 2006

This section contains details of the significant battles and action fought during the First World War. Given the number of actions involved, each has been categorised by its theatre of operation: thus the Somme offensive is listed within the 'Western Front', whereas Tannenberg can be found within 'Eastern Front'. Categories currently available are: The Western Front (click here) Includes struggles at Verdun, Ypres and the Somme The Eastern Front (click here) Includes the Russian calamity at Tannenberg The Gallipoli Front (click here) Failed Allied campaign for the peninsular The Italian Front (click here) The many and varied battles of the Isonzo The Palestine Front (click here) The Suez and the Allied march on Jerusalem The Mesopotamian Front (click here) Includes the innumerable struggles around Kut The African Wars (click here) How Lettow-Vorbeck evaded the Allies for four years The War at Sea (click here) Including the biggest naval battle of all, Jutland All Battles by Date (click here) Complete listing of all battles and actions Within each category the battles are listed in date order, and include some of the landmark offensives of the war, such as the disastrous British attack at the Somme, and the monumental French defence at Verdun. Over time additional battle entries will be added, and will include details of all of the signature offensives; however many lesser known actions will similarly be documented. Principal Actions of World War One (click here) List of primary events, actions and offensives Who Declared War and When (click here) Rundown of war declarations by nation Military Casualties (click here) Numbers of dead, wounded and missing by country The Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918 (click here) Overview of U.S. involvement at Meuse-Argonne

Battles - The Western Front Updated - Saturday, 27 March, 2004

This section contains summaries of the actions, battles and offensives conducted along the Western Front from 1914-18. Included are the tremendous offensives at Verdun and the Somme, along with the three Aisne offensives along the Chemin des Dames. Lesser-known actions at Lorraine, Charleroi and Antwerp are also detailed, as are the two climactic Battles of the Marne. Click here to view a map of pre-war Europe. Battle of Liege, Opened 5 August 1914 Battle of the Frontiers, Opened 5 August 1914 Battle of Mulhouse, Opened 7 August 1914 Battle of Haelen, Opened 12 August 1914 Invasion of Lorraine, Opened 14 August 1914 Battle of the Ardennes, Opened 21 August 1914 Battle of Charleroi, Opened 21 August 1914 Siege of Namur, Opened 21 August 1914 Battle of Mons, Opened 23 August 1914 Capture of Dinant, Opened 23 August 1914 Siege of Maubeuge, Opened 25 August 1914 Destruction of Louvain, Opened 25 August 1914 Battle of Le Cateau, Opened 26 August 1914 Battle of Guise, Opened 29 August 1914 First Battle of the Marne, Opened 6 September 1914 First Battle of the Aisne, Opened 12 September 1914 First Battle of Albert, Opened 25 September 1914 Siege of of Antwerp, Opened 28 September 1914 First Battle of Arras, Opened 1 October 1914 First Battle of Ypres, Opened 14 October 1914 First Battle of Ypres (Second Account), Opened 14 October 1914 Battle of the Yser, Opened 18 October 1914 Raid on Scarborough and Hartlepool, Opened 16 Dec 1914 Battle of Givenchy, Opened 18 December 1914 First Battle of Champagne, Opened 20 December 1914 Battle of Neuve-Chapelle, Opened 10 March 1915 Second Battle of Ypres, Opened 22 April 1915 Battle of Festubert, Opened 15 May 1915 Battle of Loos, Opened 25 September 1915 Battle of Verdun, Opened 21 February 1916 Battle of the Somme, Opened 1 July 1916 Battle of Bazentin Ridge, Opened 14 July 1916 Battle of Delville Wood, Opened 15 July 1916 Battle of Pozieres Ridge, Opened 23 July 1916 Battle of Guillemont, Opened 3 September 1916 Battle of Flers-Courcelette, Opened 15 September 1916 Battle of Vimy Ridge, Opened 9 April 1917 Second Battle of the Aisne, Opened 16 April 1917 Battle of Messines, Opened 7 June 1917 Third Battle of Ypres, Opened 31 July 1917 Third Battle of Ypres (2), Opened 31 July 1917 Battle of Passchendaele, Opened 31 July 1917

Battle of Cambrai, Opened 20 November 1917 Third Battle of the Aisne, Opened 27 May 1918 Battle of Cantigny, Opened 28 May 1918 Battle of Chateau-Thierry, Opened 3 June 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood, Opened 6 June 1918 Battle of Le Hamel, Opened 4 July 1918 Second Battle of the Marne, Opened 15 July 1918 Battle of Havrincourt, Opened 12 September 1918 Battle of Epehy, Opened 18 September 1918

Battles - The Eastern Front Updated - Saturday, 27 March, 2004

This section contains details of the significant battles and actions fought on the Eastern Front during the First World War. Included is perhaps the war's most sweepingly successful victory at Tannenberg in August 1914, which ended with the Russian commander Samsonov committing suicide. Also included are critical encounters at Stalluponen and at Masurian Lakes. Additional entries will be added periodically. Click here to view a map of pre-war Europe. Battle of Stalluponen, Opened 17 August 1914 Battle of Gumbinnen, Opened 20 August 1914 Battle of Tannenberg, Opened 26 August 1914 First Battle of the Masurian Lakes, Opened 9 Sept. 1914 Battle of Bolimov, Opened 31 January 1915 Second Battle of the Masurian lakes, Opened 7 Feb. 1915 Battle of Lake Naroch, Opened 18 March 1916 Battle of Lutsk, Opened 4 June 1916

Battles - The Gallipoli Front Updated - Saturday, 3 April, 2004

This section contains details of the battles and actions fought on the Gallipoli Front during the First World War. Thus the Entente Powers' initial attempts at storming the Dardanelles solely via naval means alone is documented, as are subsequent attempts at winning control of the region by land means - ultimately without success. The scope of operations in Gallipoli encompassed a twelve-month period from February 1915 through to the Allied evacuation in December 1915 and January 1916. Click here to view a map of pre-war Europe. Gallipoli Front - An Overview, Primer to events in Gallipoli Initial Dardanelles Bombardment, Opened 19 Feb. 1915 Attempt to Force the Narrows, Opened 18 March 1915 Landings at Helles & Anzac Cove, Opened 25 April 1915 First Battle of Krithia, Opened 28 April 1915 Counter-attack at Eski Hissarlik, Opened 1 May 1915

Second Battle of Krithia, Opened 6 May 1915 Turkish attack at Anzac Cove, Opened 19 May 1915 Third Battle of Krithia, Opened 4 June 1915 Battle of Gully Ravine, Opened 28 June 1915 Attack on Achi Baba, Opened 12 July 1915 Landings at Suvla Bay, Opened 6 August 1915 Battle of Lone Pine, Opened 6 August 1915 Battle of Sari Bair, Opened 6 August 1915 Battle of the Nek, Opened 6 August 1915 Battle of Hill 60, Opened 21 August 1915 Battle of Scimitar Hill, Opened 21 August 1915 Evacuation of Gallipoli, Opened 18 December 1915

Battles - The Italian Front Updated - Saturday, 27 March, 2004

This section contains details of the major actions fought on the Italian Front during the First World War and includes one of the most sweepingly successful battles of the war, the Austro-Hungarian/German success at Caporetto. Also included are the seemingly battles of the Isonzo and the Austro-Hungarian attack at Asiago. Additional entries will be added periodically. Click here to view a map of pre-war Europe. Battles of the Isonzo, Opened June 1915-October 1915 First Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 23 June 1915 Second Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 18 July 1915 Third Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 18 October 1915 Fourth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 10 November 1915 Fifth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 9 March 1916 Battle of Asiago, Opened 15 May 1916 Trentino Offensive, Opened 15 May 1916 Sixth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 6 August 1916 Battle of Gorizia, Opened 6 August 1916 Seventh Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 14 September 1916 Eighth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 10 October 1916 Ninth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 1 November 1916 Tenth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 12 May 1917 Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 19 August 1917 Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 24 October 1917 Battle of Caporetto, Opened 24 October 1917 Battle of the Piave River, Opened 15 June 1918 Battle of Vittorio Veneto, Opened 23 October 1918

Battles - The Palestine Front Updated - Saturday, 27 March, 2004

This section contains details of the major actions fought on the Palestine Front during the First World War.

Aside from the three Gaza battles the list also includes British General Allenby's timely implementation of Prime Minister Lloyd George's directive to capture Jerusalem by Christmas 1917. He did so, with two weeks to spare. Additional entries will be added periodically. Suggestions for battle summaries can be sent to the e-mail address at the foot of the page. Click here to view a map of pre-war Palestine and Mesopotamia. Defence of the Suez Canal, Opened 3 February 1915 Battle of Romani, Opened 3 August 1916 First Battle of Gaza, Opened 26 March 1917 Second Battle of Gaza, Opened 17 April 1917 Third Battle of Gaza, Opened 31 October 1917 Battle of Beersheba, Opened 31 October 1917 Battle of Mughar Ridge, Opened 13 November 1917 Fall of Jerusalem, Opened 8 December 1917

Battles - The Mesopotamian Front Updated - Saturday, 3 April, 2004

This section contains details of the major actions fought on the Mesopotamian Front present-day Iraq - during the First World War. These include the many epic struggles fought along the banks of the River Tigris; from the seemingly unstoppable advance of the British throughout 1915 to the resurgence of their Turk opposition in 1916 culminating in the British humiliation at Kut-al-Amara in April 1916. British fortunes revived however with the appointment of Sir Frederick Stanley Maude as regional Commander-in-Chief, as success after success finally led to complete British victory in the region in October 1918. Click here to view a map of pre-war Palestine and Mesopotamia. Capture of Basra, Opened 5 November 1914 Battle of Qurna, Opened 3 December 1914 Battle of Shaiba, Opened 11 April 1915 Capture of Amara, Opened 31 May 1915 Battle of Nasiriyeh, Opened 27 June 1915 Capture of Kut-al-Amara, Opened 28 September 1915 Battle of Es Sinn, Opened 28 September 1915 Battle of Ctesiphon, Opened 2 November 1915 Siege of Kut-al-Amara, Opened 7 December 1915 Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, Opened 6 January 1916 Battle of the Wadi, Opened 13 January 1916 Battle of Hanna, Opened 21 January 1916 Battle of Dujaila, Opened 8 March 1916 First Battle of Kut, Opened 5 April 1916 Battle of Khanaqin, Opened June 1916 Second Battle of Kut, Opened 13 December 1916

Battle of Khadairi Bend, Opened 9 January 1917 Battle of Nahr-al-Kalek, Opened 26 February 1917 Capture of Baghdad, Opened 11 March 1917 Samarrah Offensive, Opened 13 March 1917 Seizure of Falluja, Opened 19 March 1917 Battle of Jebel Hamlin, Opened 25 March 1917 Battle of Shiala, Opened 11 April 1917 Battle of Istabulat, Opened 21 April 1917 Battle of the Boot, Opened 30 April 1917 Battle of Ramadi, Opened 28 September 1917 Capture of Tikrit, Opened 5 November 1917 Battle of Sharqat, Opened 29 October 1918

Battles - The African Wars Updated - Saturday, 27 May, 2006

This section of the site at present contains details of a single battle fought on the African Front, which also happens to be the first in that theatre of the war: Tanga, in November 1914. It was at Tanga that the burgeoning reputation of German commander Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck was first established. Lettow-Vorbeck went through the entire war with the unusual distinction of never being on the losing end of a battle. Additional entries will be added periodically. Battle of Sandfontein, Opened 26 September 1914 Battle of Tanga, Opened 3 November 1914

Battles - The War at Sea Updated - Saturday, 27 March, 2004

This section contains details of the major actions fought at sea during the First World War and includes possibly the greatest naval action of them all, at Jutland in 1916 an inconclusive battle that continues to generate debate today (Germany won the tactical victory but the British claimed the more-important strategical success). Also included are details of critical encounters at the Falkland Islands and at Dogger Bank. Additional entries will be added periodically. Click here to view a map of pre-war Europe.

<>Battle of Heligoland Bight, Opened 28 August 1914 <>Battle of Coronel, Opened 1 November 1914 <>Battle of the Falkland Islands, Opened 8 December 1914 Raid on Scarborough and Hartlepool, Opened 16 Dec 1914 <>Battle of Dogger Bank, Opened 24 January 1915

<>Battle of Jutland, Opened 31 May 1916 <>Battle of Otranto Straits, Opened 14 May 1917 <>Raid on Zeebrugge, Opened 23 April 1918

Battles - All by Date Updated - Saturday, 27 May, 2006

This section contains details of actions, battles and offensives fought during World War One on all fronts. These include landmark battles fought at Tannenberg (on the east), Aisne, Verdun and the Somme (on the west), along the Isonzo (Italy) and at Jutland (at sea). The sidebar to the right allows you to view actions by theatre; currently you can choose to sort battles fought on the Eastern, Western, Gallipoli, Italian, Palestine and Mesopotamian fronts; plus the African Wars and encounters fought at sea. Additional entries are added periodically. Battle of Liege, Opened 5 August 1914 Battle of the Frontiers, Opened 5 August 1914 Battle of Mulhouse, Opened 7 August 1914 Battle of Haelen, Opened 12 August 1914 Invasion of Lorraine, Opened 14 August 1914 Battle of Stalluponen, Opened 17 August 1914 Battle of Gumbinnen, Opened 20 August 1914 Battle of the Ardennes, Opened 21 August 1914 Battle of Charleroi, Opened 21 August 1914 Siege of Namur, Opened 21 August 1914 Battle of Mons, Opened 23 August 1914 Capture of Dinant, Opened 23 August 1914 Siege of Maubeuge, Opened 25 August 1914 Destruction of Louvain, Opened 25 August 1914 Battle of Le Cateau, Opened 26 August 1914 Battle of Tannenberg, Opened 26 August 1914 Battle of Heligoland Bight, Opened 28 August 1914 Battle of Guise, Opened 29 August 1914 Siege of Tsingtao, Opened 2 September 1914 First Battle of the Marne, Opened 6 September 1914 First Battle of the Masurian Lakes, Opened 9 Sept. 1914 Battle of Bita Paka, Opened 12 September 1914 First Battle of the Aisne, Opened 12 September 1914 First Battle of Albert, Opened 25 September 1914 Battle of Sandfontein, Opened 25 September 1914 Siege of Antwerp, Opened 28 September 1914 First Battle of Arras, Opened 1 October 1914 First Battle of Ypres, Opened 14 October 1914 First Battle of Ypres (Second Account), Opened 14 October 1914 Battle of the Yser, Opened 18 October 1914 Battle of Coronel, Opened 1 November 1914 Battle of Tanga, Opened 3 November 1914

Capture of Basra, Opened 5 November 1914 Battle of Qurna, Opened 3 December 1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands, Opened 8 December 1914 Raid on Scarborough and Hartlepool, Opened 16 Dec 1914 Battle of Givenchy, Opened 18 December 1914 First Battle of Champagne, Opened 20 December 1914 Battle of Dogger Bank, Opened 24 January 1915 Battle of Bolimov, Opened 31 January 1915 Defence of the Suez Canal, Opened 3 February 1915 Second Battle of the Masurian lakes, Opened 7 Feb. 1915 Initial Dardanelles Bombardment, Opened 19 Feb. 1915 Battle of Neuve-Chapelle, Opened 10 March 1915 Attempt to Force the Narrows, Opened 18 March 1915 Battle of Shaiba, Opened 11 April 1915 Second Battle of Ypres, Opened 22 April 1915 Landings at Helles & Anzac Cove, Opened 25 April 1915 First Battle of Krithia, Opened 28 April 1915 Counter-attack at Eski Hissarlik, Opened 1 May 1915 Second Battle of Krithia, Opened 6 May 1915 Battle of Festubert, Opened 15 May 1915 Turkish attack at Anzac Cove, Opened 19 May 1915 Capture of Amara, Opened 31 May 1915 Third Battle of Krithia, Opened 4 June 1915 Battles of the Isonzo, Opened June 1915-October 1915 First Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 23 June 1915 Battle of Nasiriyeh, Opened 27 June 1915 Battle of Gully Ravine, Opened 28 June 1915 Attack on Achi Baba, Opened 12 July 1915 Second Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 18 July 1915 Landings at Suvla Bay, Opened 6 August 1915 Battle of Lone Pine, Opened 6 August 1915 Battle of Sari Bair, Opened 6 August 1915 Battle of the Nek, Opened 6 August 1915 Battle of Hill 60, Opened 21 August 1915 Battle of Scimitar Hill, Opened 21 August 1915 Battle of Loos, Opened 25 September 1915 Capture of Kut-al-Amara, Opened 28 September 1915 Battle of Es Sinn, Opened 28 September 1915 Third Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 18 October 1915 Fourth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 10 November 1915 Battle of Ctesiphon, Opened 2 November 1915 Siege of Kut-al-Amara, Opened 7 December 1915 Evacuation of Gallipoli, Opened 18 December 1915 Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, Opened 6 January 1916 Battle of the Wadi, Opened 13 January 1916 Battle of Hanna, Opened 21 January 1916 Battle of Verdun, Opened 21 February 1916 Battle of Dujaila, Opened 8 March 1916 Fifth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 9 March 1916 Battle of Lake Naroch, Opened 18 March 1916 First Battle of Kut, Opened 5 April 1916 Battle of Asiago, Opened 15 May 1916 Trentino Offensive, Opened 15 May 1916

Battle of Jutland, Opened 31 May 1916 Battle of Lutsk, Opened 4 June 1916 Battle of Khanaqin, Opened June 1916 Battle of the Somme, Opened 1 July 1916 Battle of Bazentin Ridge, Opened 14 July 1916 Battle of Delville Wood, Opened 15 July 1916 Battle of Pozieres Ridge, Opened 23 July 1916 Battle of Romani, Opened 3 August 1916 Sixth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 6 August 1916 Battle of Gorizia, Opened 6 August 1916 Battle of Guillemont, Opened 3 September 1916 Seventh Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 14 September 1916 Battle of Flers-Courcelette, Opened 15 September 1916 Eighth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 10 October 1916 Ninth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 1 November 1916 Second Battle of Kut, Opened 13 December 1916 Battle of Khadairi Bend, Opened 9 January 1917 Battle of Nahr-al-Kalek, Opened 26 February 1917 Capture of Baghdad, Opened 11 March 1917 Samarrah Offensive, Opened 13 March 1917 Seizure of Falluja, Opened 19 March 1917 First Battle of Gaza, Opened 26 March 1917 Battle of Jebel Hamlin, Opened 25 March 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge, Opened 9 April 1917 Battle of Shiala, Opened 11 April 1917 Second Battle of the Aisne, Opened 16 April 1917 Second Battle of Gaza, Opened 17 April 1917 Battle of Istabulat, Opened 21 April 1917 Battle of the Boot, Opened 30 April 1917 Tenth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 12 May 1917 Battle of Otranto Straits, Opened 14 May 1917 Battle of Messines, Opened 7 June 1917 Third Battle of Ypres, Opened 31 July 1917 Third Battle of Ypres (2), Opened 31 July 1917 Battle of Passchendaele, Opened 31 July 1917 Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 19 August 1917 Battle of Ramadi, Opened 28 September 1917 Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo, Opened 24 October 1917 Battle of Caporetto, Opened 24 October 1917 Third Battle of Gaza, Opened 31 October 1917 Battle of Beersheba, Opened 31 October 1917 Capture of Tikrit, Opened 5 November 1917 Battle of Mughar Ridge, Opened 13 November 1917 Battle of Cambrai, Opened 20 November 1917 Fall of Jerusalem, Opened 8 December 1917 Raid on Zeebrugge, Opened 23 April 1918 Third Battle of the Aisne, Opened 27 May 1918 Battle of Cantigny, Opened 28 May 1918 Battle of Chateau-Thierry, Opened 3 June 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood, Opened 6 June 1918 Battle of the Piave River, Opened 15 June 1918 Battle of Le Hamel, Opened 4 July 1918 Second Battle of the Marne, Opened 15 July 1918

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Havrincourt, Opened 12 September 1918 Epehy, Opened 18 September 1918 Vittorio Veneto, Opened 23 October 1918 Sharqat, Opened 29 October 1918