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The British Army during the First World War fought the largest and most costly war in its long history. [ 1] Unlike the French and German Armies, the British Army was made up exclusively of volunteers—as opposed to conscripts —at the beginning of the conflict. [ 2] Furthermore, the British Army was considerably smaller than its French and ...
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 British Expeditionary Force ( BEF) was the six divisions the British Army sent to the Western Front during the First World War. Planning for a British Expeditionary Force began with the 1906–1912 Haldane Reforms of the British Army carried out by the Secretary of State for War Richard Haldane following the Second Boer War (1899–1902). [ 2]
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.
Historiography of the causes of World War I. Historians writing about the origins of World War I have differed over the relative emphasis they place upon the factors involved. Changes in historical arguments over time are in part related to the delayed availability of classified historical archives. The deepest distinction among historians ...
List of military divisions — List of British divisions in the First World War. This page is a list of British divisions that existed in the First World War. Divisions were either infantry or cavalry. Divisions were categorised as being 'Regular Army' (professional), 'Territorial Force' (part-time) or 'New Army' (wartime).
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.