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Early Battles of WW1
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Battle of the Frontiers
1,000,000 men, in five French and seven German armies fought in sweden and belgium. the Germans invaded Belgium and Luxembourg the french marched though almost unopposed while the germans waited to counterattack. the battle lasted 4 days August 20-24 there were several battles in this period but all happened in the same area the french armies were forced to retreat at 11:00 pm on August 23.
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The Battle of Mulhouse
was the first trench warfare the french split up in towns as the germans marched in to mulhouse they were attacked. the next day as the germans scourned the towns at mulhouse the germans counterattacked on August 9 after a full day of fighting the germans
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The Battle of Haelen
aka The Battle of the Silver Helmets took place on August 12th in was fought at the river beds of haelen in Belgium this was a major setback for the germans. the germans were over aggressive and just ran in and where dismounted from their horses and the french.
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Invasion of Lorraine
August 14th the french army marched into Lorraine. they walked in to a bloodbath the machine guns mowed them down along with heavy artillery. this was a majore defeat for the french they had to retreat in only a few hours but the next day they were back and were forced to retreat once again two days later.
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The Battle of Stalluponen
This battle marked the start of Russia’s invasion of East Prussia in the First World War. General Pavel K. Rennenkampf lead the Russian First Army. The German’s corp of men at the Battle of Stalluponen was lead by General Hermann von Francois.
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The Battle of Gumbinnen
The Battle of Gumbinnen and the Battle of Stalluponen are tied together through the decisions of the German General Francois. He was the reason that the Russians were alerted to the Germans about their proximity to Gumbinnen. General Rennenkampf of Russia was defeated in Stalluponen but beat back the Germans in Gumbinnen. Though he didn’t follow
them during their retreat because he still saw Francois as a threat.
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The Battle of Ardennes
This was a battle between The French 3rd and 4th army and the German 4th and 5th army. The french were greatly outnumbered by the Germans and also the Germans had much better tactical positioning for the battle. The Battle of Ardennes was started on August 21, 1914 and ended August 23, 1914. This battle was essential because the French lost
their access to iron.
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The Battle of Charleroi
Also known as the battle of Sambre. General Joffre was warned by General Lanrezac to go to the north to protect from being flanked by the Germans. Although he listened, he had waited to make the decision and two full German Armies had already started flanking them and another one was coming at them head on. The french were backed up by a small professional group of British Soldiers, but in the end they had
to retreat.
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Siege of Namur
The city of Namur had been fortified between 1888 and 1892 under the direction of military engineer Brialmont. At its best Namur with approximately 37,000 men was out number against at least 107,000 German troops. The Germans decided to repeat their earlier success at Liege by bombing the forts. Namur was close to collapse on 23 August, after 2
days of battle. That day they evacuated Namur.
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The Battle of Mons
The British attacked the Germans and signified the first engagement of the two.
At the start of the battle the British found themselves heavily outnumbered by their German opposition: 70,000 troops as opposed to 160,000, and 300 guns against 600 German. Ultimately however he inflicted almost 8,000 casualties upon the attack of Von Kluck.
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The Capture of Dinant
On 23 August 1914, on the Meuse River 674 inhabitants of Dinant were summarily executed by German troops. The town fell to von Hausen's. The town was subsequently pillaged and many of its buildings destroyed by the rampant German force.
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The Destruction of Louvain
Lasted 5 days, Belgium attacked the Germans and met them in the city of Louvain. The Germans fought from August 19-August 25 but failed and had to retreat. After the houses were burnt down and destroyed. Many died and although Belgium let them go they made sure their city was burned.
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The Battle of Tannenberg
Happened between the Russian Empire and the German Empire in the first days of War World I. It was fought between August 26 through 30 in 1914.It almost destroyed the Russians second army and several follow-up battles destroyed the first army as well. The battles kept Russians off until Spring of 1915.
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The Battle of Heligoland Bight
August 28, 1914 the battles went from land to sea between British and German ships in North Sea near Germany. It occurred in a body of water known as Heligoland Bight. The Battle of Heligoland was the first naval battle of World War I. The German suffered 712 sailors killed, 530 injured and 336 taken prisoner. The British only suffered 35 killed and 40 wounded.
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The Battle of Guise
The Battle of Guise is also known as Battle of St. Quentin. It was between the French and German on the 29th and 30th of August in 1914 during Great War. The forces were intimidated by the German Forces. 6,000 Germans were killed and the Germans lost the battle.
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The Siege of Tsingtao
Tsingtao was the was the most important Chinese possession. At the end of the nineteenth century Germany had gained control of shandong. The attack began on 18 September 1914 when 23,000 Japanese landed above the city. The Japanese were joined by 1500 british troops as well as British warships.
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The First Battle of Marne
The First Battle of the Marne was fought in September 1914. On September 6th, 150,000 French soldiers of the Sixth Army attacked the right flank of the German army. Von Moltke ordered his armies to retreat and they withdrew to an area near the River Aisne. Here the Germans dug in and dug trenches. Little would they have guessed that these trenches were to dominate the war for several years to come.
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The First Battle of The Masurian Lakes
Also known as the Winter Battle of the Masurian Lakes - because it opened during a severe blizzard. Conducted between 9-14 September 1914, the First Battle of the Masurian Lakes was the second victory of the war by the Germans over the Russian army. Russian casualties during the battle were high: 125,000 compared to the German figure of at most 40,000.
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The Battle of Bita Paka
Bita Paka was a small radio station established shortly after the start of the war. The radio station became increasingly important to Admiral Spee as he fled across the Pacific looking for coal which became increasingly scarce as the war progressed. When the reinforcements arrived the Australians opened up with the 12 pounder gun and the native soldiers scattered with fear.
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The First Battle of Aisne
The First Battle of the Aisne marked the end of mobile warfare on the Western Front and the start of the period of static trench warfare that would last until 1918. The battle continued until the end of September, but it quickly became a side issue. Both sides attempted to use the fighting on the Aisne to pin their opponents in place, while their remaining mobile armies took part in the Race to the Sea.
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