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Battles generally refer to short periods of intense combat localized to a specific area and over a specific period of time. However, use of the terms in naming such events is not consistent. For example, the First Battle of the Atlantic was more or less an entire theatre of war, and the so-called battle lasted for the duration of the entire war ...
Austro-Hungarian defeat at the Battle of Rawa, a phase of the Battle of Lemberg. September 5 Naval, Atlantic: British scout cruiser HMS Pathfinder is sunk by U-boat SM U-21 off Scotland. September 5–12 Western: First Battle of the Marne. The German advance on Paris is halted, marking the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. [34] Western
The year the United States entered World War I was marked by near disaster for the Allies on all the European fronts. A French offensive in April, with which the British cooperated, was a failure, and was followed by widespread mutinies in the French armies.
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the First World War (1914–1918). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles of World War I .
[5] 5 August 1914 The Aliens Registration Act 1914 was introduced, compelling German immigrants in the United Kingdom to register with the police and making provision for the deportation or internment of those deemed to be a particular risk. A poster supporting Lord Kitchener's "call to arms", August 1914.
This list includes major operations and prolonged battles or operations fought over a large area or for a long time. The durations of some operations, like the Battle of Moscow, are disputed; so casualty numbers may differ for that reason alone.
World War I – major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers , [ 1 ] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred on the Triple Entente of Britain , France and Russia ) and the Central Powers (originally centred on the Triple Alliance of ...