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WW1 Begins and Canada Joins the War
On July 28, 1914, World War 1 was officially declared by Austria-Hungary against Serbia (First World War Timeline). By August 4, 1914 many countries also decided to join and fight in the war, including Canada, Great Britain, France, Belgium, Russia and Germany (Introduction - Key Canadian Events). -
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2nd Battle of Ypres
The 2nd Battle of Ypres in Belgium started on April 22, 1915 between the Allies; Great Britain, Russia and France with Canada against Germany (Land Battles - Second Ypres). In only 4 days, there were 6000 Canadian casualties (Introduction - Key Canadian Events). -
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Battle of Mount Sorrel
From June 2-14, 1916, British and Canadian troops took on the Germans in the Battle of Mount Sorrel, Belgium (Greenhous, Brereton., and Tattrie, John). There were almost 8,500 Canadian casualties with almost 5,800 German casualties ending with an inconclusive result (Battle of Mont Sorrel). -
Battle of Beaumont-Hamel
On July 1, 1916, the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel in France, which was fought by the British, including Newfoundland troops, and French against the Germans (Introduction - Key Canadian Events). The total casualties in the battle were almost 58,000, and this battle started a long period of future battles such as, The Battle of the Somme (Beaumont Hamel: July 1, 1916). -
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Battle of the Somme
July-November 1916 was the Battle of the Somme, it included many battles fought by the Germans against the Allies, with Canada, in Calais, France (History.com Editors). More than 1 million people died in the battle with 24,000 of the deaths being Canadians (Foot, Richard., and Roy, R.H). -
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Battle of Vimy Ridge
From April 9-12, 1917, the Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought in Northern France between Germany and the Allies, with Canada (Introduction - Key Canadian Events). Although 10000 Canadians ended up wounded or dying, Canadian troops won this battle and it was a historic moment that brought together Canadians as a nation (First World War Timeline). -
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Battle of Passchendaele
Starting October 1917 in Belgium, The Battle of Passchendaele took place between the Germans and Britain with Canada (Battle of Passchendaele). Canadians and British won the battle but it killed almost 16,000 Canadians and it was a horrible battlefield with muddy conditions and less than ideal weather (Foot, Richard., and Roy, R.H.). -
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Battle of Hill 70
From August 15-25 1917, Canada fought against Germany in Lens, France to overtake Hill 70 (Defence, National). This battle happened to take German attention away from Passchendaele so that it could also be taken over by other troops and worked, but this battle ended up killing 9,000 Canadians in doing so (Greenhous, Brereton., and Tattrie, John). -
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Canada’s Hundred Days
August 8-November 11, 1918 were the last 100 days of war action and included many battles that eventually caused Germany to agree to end the war (Canada's Hundred Days). This included The Battle of Amiens and The Battle of Canal du Nord, ending in 45,000 Canadian and almost 1.2 million German casualties (The Hundred Days Offensive: The Gre -
Germany Ends the War
On November 11, 1918, Germany signed an armistice to officially end all battles of the war after 4 years of fighting (Introduction - Key Canadian Events). Millions of lives were lost in the war and Germany decided to sign an armistice, an agreement, instead of a surrender to save the remaining soldiers' lives in the war (Kiger, Patrick J).