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September 10, 1914 (Thursday) German forces retreated from Verdun to the Aisne River in northeastern France. [91] Siege of Antwerp – Belgian cavalry reached the city of Leuven, Belgium. [92] Rebel forces captured the city of Durrës, capital of Albania, a week after Prince William abdicated the throne. [93] The units that would eventually ...
The British Expeditionary Force order of battle 1914, as originally despatched to France in August and September 1914, at the beginning of World War I.The British Army prior to World War I traced its origins to the increasing demands of imperial expansion together with inefficiencies highlighted during the Crimean War, which led to the Cardwell and Childers Reforms of the late 19th century.
The Battle of Galicia, also known as the Great Battle of Galicia, was a major battle between Russia and Austria-Hungary during the early stages of World War I in 1914. In the course of the battle, the Austro-Hungarian armies were severely defeated and forced out of Galicia, while the Russians captured Lemberg (now Lviv) and, for approximately nine months, ruled Eastern Galicia until their ...
The British conquer Palestine. ( Details ) Battle of Nablus, a phase of the Battle of Meggido. ( Details ) Third Transjordan attack, a phase of the Battle of Nablus. Battle of Sharon, a phase of the Battle of Megiddo. Battle of Tulkarm, a phase of the Battle of Sharon. Battle of Arara, a phase of the Battle of Sharon.
The Infantry of the Fourth Sub-Legion was organized on 4 September 1792, and fought at Miami Rapids in 1794. In 1796, it was re-designated the Fourth Regiment of the Infantry. After ten years, due to a reduction of the army, the regiment was disbanded in 1802. This Fourth Infantry was a temporary unit with no lineal connection to either the ...
World War I destruction in Ypres, Winter 1917. The Battle of Ypres was a series of engagements during the First World War, near the Belgian city of Ypres, between the German and the Allied armies (Belgian, French, British Expeditionary Force and Canadian Expeditionary Force). During the five engagements, casualties may have surpassed one million.
September 22 – World War I : Action of 22 September 1914: German submarine U-9 torpedoes three British Royal Navy armoured cruisers, HMS Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue, with the death of more than 1,400 men, in the North Sea. Bombardment of Papeete: German naval forces bombard Papeete, French Polynesia.
Victory in Europe Day. Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.