World War I Timeline

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie were both assassinated in Sarajevo and unfortunately died.

Battle of Liege

Aug 5, 1914

This was the first battle of World War I. It was an attack on the actual city of Liege.

Battle of Mulhouse

Aug 7, 1914

Also known as the Battle of Alsace. This was the opening attack of World War I by the French Army against Germany.

Battle of the Ardennes

Aug 21, 1914

This battle was part of the Battle of the Frontiers. It was also one of the opening battles for World War I.

Battle of Charleroi

Aug 21, 1914

This was another battle that was part of the Battle of the Frontiers. It was fought by the French Fifth Army and Germany's 2nd and 3rd armies. This was also named the Battle of Sambre.

Siege of Maubeuge

Aug 24, 1914

A siege of the city Maubeuge by an Austrian force of 60,000 men.

Battle of Tannenberg

Aug 26, 1914

This battle was fought between Russia and Germany.

Battle of Neuve Chapelle

Mar 10, 1915

This was the first large attack by the British Army during World War I.

Gallipoli

Apr 25, 1915

Also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, it was a campaign that look place on the Gallipoli peninsula.

Battle of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

This was the largest and longest battle of World War I. It was between German and French armies.

Jutland

May 31, 1916

This battle was between the British and the German. It took place on Jutland's peninsula.

Battle of the Somme

Jul 1, 1916

Fought by British and French empires.

Battle of Delville Wood

Jul 15, 1916

This war was against the German and British.

Battle of Arras

Apr 9, 1917

British troops attacked the German.

Third Ypres Campaign

Jul 31, 1917

Fought by the allies of the German empire, fought on the Western Front.

Battle of Passchendaele

Jul 31, 1917

This battle took place on the Western Front. This battle was mainly a symbol of mud.

German Spring Offensives

Mar 21, 1918

A series of German attacks.

Battle of Amiens

Aug 8, 1918

Also known as the Third Battle of Picardie, this battle involved warfare.

Battle of Megiddo

Sep 19, 1918

A battle between British Empire forces and the Ottoman Empire.

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

This treaty was signed exactly five years aft Archduke Ferdinand was murdered. This treaty also ended war between Germany and the Allied Powers.