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Battle of Mons
The battle began on August 23, 1914. It was the final battle of 4 called the Battles of the Frontier. It was between the Allied and the Germans. The battle ended after 9 hours with 1,200 victims. -
Battle of Tannenberg
The battle of Tannenberg was from August 26 until August 30, 1914. The Russians invaded East Prussia to separate the German forces. Russia and Great Britain joined with France to try and defeat Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. There were 150,000 men in the Russian second army and only 10,000 made it back because about 50,000 were killed and about 92,000 were taken as prisoners of war by Germany. -
Battle of Gallipopi
The battle of Gallipoli was from February 19, 1915, until January 9, 1916. It was a failed try by the Allied powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia. There were 500,000 victims and about 110,000 deaths at the end of the battle. The British, French, and Russians were involved in the battle. -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of Somme lasted around 5 months from July until November 1916. It was a very bloody battle, there were about 57,000 victims and more than 20,000 people died on the first day and at the end about 1 million people were either dead or injured. The Battle was fought mainly between the British and the French. It took place along the River Somme in France. -
Battle of Caporetto
The Battle of Caporetto started on October 1917 and ended on December 1917. The battle was against Italy and Germany. At the end of the battle about 40,000 were killed, 280,000 were captured and about 350,000 were deserted. Violent anti-war protests became more common in Italy. -
September 13, 1918
Earl M. Bill was telling the person he was sending the mail to that he was sending the letter to relieve them from any worry that they may have knowing that he would be on the high seas. So far everything has been going well for them. They made their trip there well but they don't know when they will sail. He was telling them that he may not return but if that happens then they would know that he didn't return for a sacrifice that had to be made but the chances of him not returning were low. -
October 5, 1918
When they would send letters they weren't allowed to mention the name of the ship and also the time they left the port of embarkation. Earl M. Bill got the Spanish influenza on the second day on the ship and couldn't be on duty 3 days after he got better. He was on the sick bay until the next Monday to recover. Earl M. Bill says that the battery has struggled with the influenza. -
October 10, 1918
Earl M. Bill has been spending most of his time censoring mail from the men in the battery. Earl M. Bill says that reading their mail brings out another side of the men that he didn’t know about. They censor their mail so that there isn’t any information that the enemies could use against them if they get into the wrong hands. He is careful about what he writes in his letters although he can censor them on his own. -
November 10, 1918
Thanksgiving was coming up and Earl M. Bill wanted to get a turkey for the men. He wants them to have something different that's not what they would normally eat. The French were so high on their prices that it would be too expensive to do. Earl M. Bill and the men are expecting to move into their new barracks before Thanksgiving. The new barracks have dirt flooring, but they have gotten some of the chalk which there is a layer of at least 20 feet of thickness. -
November 27, 1918
They were walked out to the worst camp he had been in on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. The camp was built in a mud hole and there was also water inside the shacks where the men and officers were to sleep. Several false alarms went off over the 2 weeks they were in Brest and they got ordered to board the U.S. transport Mongolia. Colonel Clark left them at Brest for Treves, Germany, having the job of the first selectman wished on him.