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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 ...
The harbor of Pensacola, Florida in 1861. Map of Santa Rosa Island Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program. The Battle of Santa Rosa Island (October 9, 1861) was an unsuccessful Confederate attempt to take Union-held Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island, Florida.
The next major German attack was on the 27th of May in the thinly held but formidable terrain along the Aisne River known as the Chemin des Dames. The original objective of this new offensive was to draw southward the Allied reserves accumulated back of the British sector, in preparation for a final German attempt to destroy the British Army in ...
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 .
Pages in category "Battles of World War I involving the United States" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
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: Battle of the Ourcq, a phase of the First Battle of the Marne. Western: Battle of the Two Morins September 6 African, Kamerun: Battle of Nsanakong: September 6–12 Western
The Battle of Olustee was the only major Civil War battle fought in Florida. Following Abraham Lincoln 's election in 1860 , Florida joined other Southern states in seceding from the Union . Secession took place January 10, 1861, and after less than a month as an independent republic, Florida became one of the founding seven states of the ...
Dade Monument, St. Augustine National Cemetery The Dade battle (often called the Dade massacre) was an 1835 military defeat for the United States Army.. Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830 the U.S. was attempting to force the Seminoles to move away from their land in Florida provided by the Treaty of Moultrie Creek (following the American annexation of Spanish Florida see the Adams-Onis ...