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June 28 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
The event that started World War 1 which is one of the most bloodiest wars out there. -
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World War 1
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Battle of Cer
THe battle of Cer was one of the first battles in WW1 where the siberian forces were victorious against the Hungarian forces. THe battle of Cer was not only one of the greatest ones for the Siberian army, but it was also a first WW1 victory for the allied forces which helped boost moral. -
Battle of Mons
The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the First World War. It was a subsidiary action of the Battle of the Frontiers, in which the Allies clashed with Germany on the French borders. -
Battle of Ardahan
Ardahan was the Ottoman military operation commanded by German Lt. Col. Stange to capture the city of Ardahan and cut the Russian support link to Sarıkamış-Kars line in supporting the Battle of Sarikamish. The Sarikamish outcome was a Russian victory. The Ottoman troops ill-prepared for winter conditions and suffered major casualties -
Battle of Shaiba
first major Turkish offensive of the Mesopotamia Campaign. The ultimate objective was the re-capture of Basra from the Anglo-Indian Expeditonary Force, but Shaiba Fort and the British positive around it had to be overcome first.The battle establishing Anglo-Indian control over Southern Mesopotamia, cooled Arab support for the Turks, and made possible the series of stunning British victories that led up to the Battle of Ctesipohon outside Baghdad in November 1915. -
London pact
A secret pact between the tripple Entente and Italy. The terms of the pact that Italy was to declare war on Germany and Austria Hungary within a months time; asuming victory against its allies and Germany the Tripple Entente promised Italy territory gains. -
Battle of Salaita Hill
The first large-scale engagement of the East African Campaign of the First World War to involve British, Indian, Rhodesian and South African troops. -
Battle of Bitles
a series of engagements in the summer of 1916 for the city of Bitlis and to a lesser extent nearby Moush, between the Russian Imperial forces and their Ottoman counterparts. -
Battle of Rarancza
Fought between Polish Legionnaires, and Austria-Hungary, The Legionnaires won the battle, but estimates of their losses vary: according to historian Jerzy Lerski they suffered "great losses" but Gawlik states there were only 16 casualties, while over 900 soldiers of the Auxiliary Corps and other Polish soldiers from other formations - about 4,000 total - were arrested). -
Treaty of Versies
Ends world war 1 after about five years
