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The War at Sea
World War One was largely fought and won on land but this could not have taken place without the movement of ships. Command of the sea enabled the Allies to bring in the vital resources and manpower required to prevail on the Western Front and elsewhere. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinland and his wife
The assassination was by the Serbian Black Hand terrorists in Sarajevo. -
The beginning of Western Front
The first invading Luxembourg and Belgium then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. -
The declaration of war was published.
It headlined in the Daily Mirror. -
The first shot.
A squadron of 120 savalrymen belonging to the fourth Dragoon Guards were sent forward to investigate the land ahead of the advancing British Expeditionary Force. -
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The battle of Tannenberg
Allied with France and Britan, Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian commander, agreed to help releave the French, under attack from Germany. -
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The battle of Marne
The first battle of Marne marked the end of German sweep into France and the beginning of trench warfare that was to charactorize world war one. -
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Battle of Gallipoli
By 1915 the Western Front was clearly deadlocked. Allied strategy was under scrutiny, with strong arguments mounted for an offensive through the Balkans or even a landing on Germany's Baltic coast, instead of more costly attacks in France and Belgium. -
The Battle of Ypres
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Battle of Verdun
One of the costliest battles of World War One, Verdun exemplified the 'war of attrition' pursued by both sides and which cost so many lives. -
The Battle of Jutland
British lose three battlecruisers, three cruisers and eight torpedo-boat destroyers. -
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Battlem of Somme
Intended to be a decisive breakthrough, the Battle of the Somme instead became a byword for futile and indiscriminate slaughter, with General Haig's tactics remaining controversial even today. The British planned to attack on a 24km (15 mile) front between Serre, north of the Ancre, and Curlu, north of the Somme. Five French divisions would attack an 13km (eight mile) front south of the Somme, -
The Battle of the Somme, Published
General Headquarters, Sunday 10.15pm: Heavy fighting has taken place today in the area between the Ancre and the Somme, especially about Fricourt and La Boisselle. Fricourt, which was captured by our troops about 2pm, remains in our hands, and some progress has been made east of the village. -
'Tank' Rams and Takes a Factory, Published
The amazing war adventures of the New British heavy armoured cars, or 'tanks' first referred to by Sir Douglas Haig in his bulletin on Friday last, are described by Mr Beach Thomas in his story of the storming of Courcelette and Martinpuich. -
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Battle of Passchendaele
Officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties, but also for the mud. -
The Hindenburg Line, Published
The surprise attack on the Hindenburg Line, delivered by General Sir Julian Byng, has been crowned with magnificent success.
