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The Battle of the Yser (French: Bataille de l'Yser, Dutch: Slag om de IJzer) was a battle of the First World War that took place in October 1914 between the towns of Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide, along a 35 km (22 mi) stretch of the Yser River and the Yperlee Canal, in Belgium. [4]
The First Battle of the Marne or known in France as the Miracle on the Marne (French: miracle de la Marne) was a battle of the First World War fought from the 5th to the 12th September 1914. [4] The German army invaded France with a plan for winning the war in 40 days by occupying Paris and destroying the French and British armies (Allies/Entente).
Battle of the Frontiers – 1914 – World War I; First Battle of the Marne – 1914 – World War I; First Battle of the Aisne – 1914 – World War I; Battle of La Bassée – 1914 – World War I; First Battle of Champagne – 1914–1915 – World War I; First Battle of Artois – 1915-1915 – World War I; Battle of Neuve Chapelle ...
The Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army was formed in August 1914 and deployed on the Eastern Front. It suffered heavy casualties during the Brusilov Offensive. [1] The 4th Army was disbanded in March 1918. The Fourth Army participated in numerous battles during the war including: Battle of Komarów (August 1914) Battle of Rawa (September 1914)
The Battle of Lorette Hill was a series of military engagements between the armies of Germany and France on the Western front of World War I, lasting from October 1915 to September 1915. The fighting took place neat the Notre Dame de Lorette chapel on the Coquaine Hill, Pas-de-Calais in north-western France .
The Battle of Canal du Nord was part of the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War by the Allies against German positions on the Western Front. The battle took place in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France , along an incomplete portion of the Canal du Nord and on the outskirts of Cambrai between 27 September and 1 October 1918.
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 ...
This found and destroyed Spee's force at the Battle of the Falkland Islands. Glasgow, having escaped the battle, steamed south for three days at 20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h), passing through the Straits of Magellan. Canopus—warned by Glasgow ' s messages—turned about and headed back at the best speed she could manage, 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h). On ...