WWI- 2nd Period

WWI

Period: Jan 1, 1914 to Dec 31, 1919

Invasion of Lorraine

Aug 14, 1914

Lauren Zarazee Invasion of Lorraine
Armies Involved- French and German
Location- Imperial territory of Alsace- Lorraine
Date- 14th of August 1914
Strategy- The French were going to take Sarrebourg, and Morhange.
Outcome- First went well, but the Germans soon became increasingly strong, and fired back. It became a German Victory.

First Battle of Ypres

Oct 19, 1914

Justin Lockett The Battle of Ypres Armies Involved: France and German Location: Ypres Date: October 19- November 22 1914 Strategy: On the roads of Ypres Outcome: German one.

Battle of Champagne

Dec 1, 1914

Alexi Nelson
Armies Involved: French and German Empire
Location: in the reigon of france; Champagne- Ardenne, France
Date: December 1914- March 1915
Outcome: The battle resulted in little territorial gain, at a cost of 90,000 French casualties, and a similar number of German causilties, resulting in Indecisive differences.
Stragety: The french commander planned a major offensive streching through the Artois and Champagne regons of frane from Nieuport in the north to Verdun in the south.

Battle of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

Vanessa Haskins
Armies involved- Germany and France.
Location- Verdun-sur-Meuse, France
Date- February 21,1916 to December 18,1916
Strategy- The strategy was for Germany to "Bleed France White"
Outcome- French won. 698,000 battlefield deaths. (362,000 French, 336,000 German.)

Battle of the Boot

Mar 13, 1917

Aaron Roberts
Armies – British and turkish
Location – North of Baghdad in Mesopotamia, mordern-day Iraq
Date – March 13th 1917
Strategy – Naval Battle
Outcome – British failed to overtake Turkey

Battle of Gaza

Mar 26, 1917

Ryan Koestring
Location- Town of Gaza, Southern Palestine
Date- 26 March 1917
Outcome- Ottoman Victory
Strategy- Cut off supplies and out flank the enemy
Armies involved- British, Ottoman, Germany