World War 1 timeline
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Imperial Japanese Navy First Sends the Suwo to Blockade German-Controlled Kiaochow
The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) first sent ships under Vice-Admiral Sadakichi Kato, flying his flag in the pre-dreadnought Suwo, to blockade the... Read more
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Telegrams and Letters Circulated on Monday August 27 1914
Austria-Hungary. Count Szápáry, Austro-Hungarian Ambassador at St. Petersburg, telegraphed Count Berchtold, Minister for Foreign Affairs at Vienna,... Read more
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Battle of Heligoland Bight
ADMIRALTY, S. W., 22nd September, 1914 D. 25088/14/ Sir, I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you that in... Read more
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Austria-Hungary Declares War on Belgium
At the outbreak of the First World War, the German army (consisting in the West of Seven Field Armies) executed a modified version of the... Read more
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First Battle of Guise
The Battle of St. Quentin (also called the First Battle of Guise (French: 1ere Bataillede Guise)) was fought during World War I. On the night of... Read more
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Battle Of St. Quentin
The Battle of St. Quentin (also called the First Battle of Guise (French: 1ere Bataillede Guise)) was fought during World War I. On the night of... Read more
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Conquest of German East Africa
British-Boer-Belgian Forces, 350,000 General Smuts General Northey General van Dcventer General Edwards German Forces, 5000 General... Read more
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Battle of Nancy
French Forces, 100,000 Gen. de Castelnau German Forces, 350,000 Kaiser Wilhelm, in person Crown Prince Rupprecht Duke of Württemberg... Read more
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Japanese 18th Infantry Division Begins Landings at Longkou
During the course of the naval operations off Tsingtao, the British Royal Navy (RN) attached the China Station's pre-dreadnought HMS Triumph and... Read more
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Battle of the Ourcq
Allied Forces, 515,000 Sixth French Army, 175,000 General Maunoury, Commander General Pau, Chief of Staff Paris Garrison, 50,000 General... Read more
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Battle of La Fere Champenoise
French Ninth Army, 120,000 Corps of Fifth French Army, 40,000 General Ferdinand Foch, Commander General Grosetti General Humbert German... Read more
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First Battle of the Marne (the Miracle of the Marne)
The Battle of the Marne (French: 1re Bataille de la Marne) (also known as the Miracle of the Marne) was a First World War battle fought between the... Read more
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First Battle of the Masurian Lakes Begins
The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes was a German offensive in the Eastern Front during the early stages of World War I. It pushed the Russian... Read more
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German Armies Retreat to the Aisne River as Allies Thwart German Plan to Extend Their Line Across France to the Sea
Allied Forces, 1,500,000 General Joffre, Commander-in-Chief French Army Commanders: General Foch General Castelnau General D'Esperey... Read more
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Battle of Bita Paka
The Battle of Bita Paka was fought at Bita Paka (also spelled Bitapaka), south of Kabakaul, on the island of New Britain, on 11 September 1914 and... Read more
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First Battle of the Aisne
The First Battle of the Aisne (French: 1re Bataille de l'Aisne) was the Allied follow-up offensive against the right wing of the German First Army... Read more
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The Siege and Capture of the Fortress of Przemysl
Russian Army, 100,000 General Selivanoff Austrian Army, 120,000 General Kusmanek The most spectacular victory in the Eastern theater of... Read more
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Japanese Army Lands at Laoshan Bay
The 18th Infantry Division was the primary Japanese Army formation that took part in the initial landings, numbering 23,000 soldiers with support... Read more
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Battle of Flirey
The Battle of Flirey (French: 1re Bataille de Flirey) was a First World War battle fought between the 19th of September and 11th of October 1914.... Read more
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Crown Prince of Prussia Launches His First Attack on Verdun
French Forces, 160,000 General Sarrail General Dubail German Forces, 500,000 Crown Prince of Prussia General von Strautz While... Read more
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First Battle of Picardy
The first battle of Picardy, 22-26 September 1914, was part of the Race to the Sea, the series of encounter battles that decided the location of... Read more
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Battle of Albert (1914)
The Battle of Albert began on September 25, 1914 as part of the Race to the Sea during World War I. It directly followed the First Battle of the... Read more
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Battle of Augustowa
Russian Army, 250,000 General Russky German Army, 400,000 General von Schubert General von Morgen General von Hindenberg Hinenberg... Read more
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Battle of Sandfontein
South African General Sir Henry Lukin ought to have realized that the Germans wouldn't let the wells of Sandfontein be captured without a fight the... Read more
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Russians Repel Hindenberg's Two Invasions While Fighting Austrians in Galicia (Poland)
Russian Forces, 2,000,000 Grand Duke Nicholas, Generalissimo General Russky General Brusiloff General Dmitrieff General Plehve General... Read more