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Battle of Heligoland Bight
WebsiteThe First Battle of Heligoland Bight was the Frist naval battle of the World War 1, fought on august 28, 1914, after the British planned to attack Germany patrols off of the Northwest German coast. Three germans light cruises, and one destroyer were sunk. Three more light cruisers were damged, 712 sailors killed, 530 injured and 336 taken prisoner. The Battle was regarded as a great victory in Britain. -
Battle of Mons
WebsiteThe Battle of Mons, the earliest battles fought by the British Expeditionary Force. Having landed in France on August 14, 1914, The British troops made an attempt to hold off an overwhelming German First Army at the Mons-Conde Canal. The British riflemen caused trouble, but soon the French Fifth Army retreated leaving the British troops unsupported. General von Kluck’s men beat back the British troops and causing over 8,000 casualties. A withdrawal of the British troops. -
Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes
websiteThe Battle of Tannenberg took place in August 1914 and The Battle of the Masurian Lakes took place in September, soon after Tannenberg. Both battles were decisive victories for Germany's Eighth Army and left the Russians off balance until Spring 1915. By the end of the battles, Russia lost over 250000 men and was pushed fully out of German soil. By the end September, the Russians were no longer a threat to Germany. The German Eighth Army had won one of the most historic battles in history. -
The Battles of the Marne
WebsiteIn the early days of World War I, German troops had won a number of victories and invaded France through Belgium. This was part of the Schlieffen Plan. The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and the French Fifth and Sixth Armies had retreated to the bamks of Seine River, south if the Marne. By Sepember 3, 1914, paris had been ecacuated and the fovernment and cicilians had moved. -
First Battle of Albert
WebsiteThe Battle of Albert began on Sept. 35th, 1914 as part of the "Race to the Sea." The French Tenth Army De Casteinan under the command of Joffre launched a frontal attack on the German LInes near Albert after attempts to stretch the line northward failed. Neithere side was able to make decisive ground and the battle around Albert ended Sept. 29th. This Confrontation was a draw and settled into a prolonged warfare. -
First Battle of Ypres
WebsiteThe first, in 1914 was an attempt by the BEF to halt the rapid advances made by the Germans. This so called race ended at the North Sea coast after each army attempted to outflank the other by moving north and west. Fighting continued, with heavy losses on both sides, until November 22, when the arrival of winter weather forced the battle to a halt. -
The Battle of Verdun
WebsiteWar videoA major battle when Germany tried to invade France. Both the French and German armies suffered incredibly with an estimated 540,000 French and 430,000 German casualties and no strategic advantages were gained for either side. Before the war, Germany had become the leading industrial power in Europe and France was threatened. It set up sunken forts around France but Germany pushed right through. Eventually the French air force pushed German forces back. -
The Battle of the Somme
WebsiteThe Battle of the Somme was designed to relieve the pressure on the French suffering at Verdun.. The British army at the Somme consisted mainly of Kitchener recruits. Most had received only minimal training and many had still to grasp the skill of shooting accurately. -
Battle of Jutland
websiteBackground videoThe Battle of Jutland was fought with no fewer than 64 ships mounting guns of 11 inches or larger against each other. The Germans and British both tried to lure a small detachment of the enemy fleet into the jaws of its main force. But when the traps were sprung, the German fleet wisely chose to break away as they were outnumbered. The British lost more ships than the Germans in the battle, but overall the battle is usually seen as a Britisish victory! -
Battles of gaza
WebsiteGaza, located in south Palestine, was the Ottoman Empire’s defense strong grounds. The Allied Powers waged three battles in Gaza in 1917. The importance of Gaza lay in its position on the coast of Palestine. An occupation of Gaza would open the Mediterranean to the British navy. While the First and Second Battles of Gaza ended in a clear victory for the Ottoman Empire, the Third Battle of Gaza was an Allied victory. -
The battle of Cambrai
WebsiteWar video The Allied army had launched the tanks initially at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. Tanks had also been used subsequently at the battle of the Somme and at the Third Battle of Ypres. Despite the initial surprise that they caused, the tanks failed to provide the Allied troops any significant advantage. The unnavigable terrain and the mechanical failures of the initial designs made the Allies skeptical of the effectiveness of tanks. The Central troops did not invest much in developing tanks. -
Battle of Messines
WebsiteThe battle of Messomes was an offensive conducted by the British second Army under the command of General Herbert Plumer, on the Western Front near the village of Messines in Belgian West Flanders June 7th-14th. This battle forced the German Army to move reserves to Flanders from the aisne Fronts, which relieved pressure on the French army. -
Third Battle of Ypres
WebsiteThe Third Battle of Ypres was the major British offensive in Flanders in 1917. It was planned to break through the strongly fortified and in-depth German defences enclosing the Ypres salient, a protruding bulge in the British front line, with the intention of sweeping through to the German submarine bases on the Belgian coast. The battle was of a series of limited and costly offensives, often undertaken in the most difficult of waterlogged conditions. -
Battle of Caporetto
WebsiteThe Battle of Caporetto, known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo, was a team of Germany and Austria-Hungary against the Italians to the north of the Isonzo River. General Luigi Cadorna, the Chief of Italian Staff, had led the Italian troops through a series of battles along the Isonzo River. Though Italy had suffered huge losses in these battles, the Austro-Hungarian camp was also worn out by these successive offensives. -
Battle of Argonne Forest
WebsiteThe battle of Argonne Forest was part of the Meuse- Argonne offensive planned by General Ferdinand Foch, wehre the allied troops took the offensive on Sept 26, 1918. Thanks to the presence of a million american soliders in France, the allies made slow but steady progress. The German high command warned it could no longer ensure victory and sued for peace. -
Hundred Days Offensive
WebsiteThe Hundred Days Offensive was the final period of the First world war, during which the allies launched a series of offensive strikes against the Central Powers from August 8th to November 11, 1918 beginning with thte Battle of Amiens. The offensive forced the German Armies to retreat beyond the hindenbung line and was followed by the amristice.
