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As can be seen on this map, Spain was far from the main battlefields, located on the Franco-German border, northern Italy, Russia and the Ottoman Empire. Spain remained neutral throughout World War I between 28 July 1914 and 11 November 1918, and despite domestic economic difficulties, [ 1 ] it was considered "one of the most important neutral ...
Initial Muslim victory, conquering the coastal areas of Iberian Peninsula and establishing some colonies on the coast of Spain to help the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb. Areas lost soon after due to the general disorder in the Muslim empire, re-occupied by Visigoths. Byzantine incursion against Visigoth Spain (694/702/703)
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."
Serbia is invaded by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Bulgaria. October 12 Politics: Edith Cavell executed. October 14 Politics: Bulgaria declares war on Serbia [24] October 14 – November 9 Balkan, Serbian: Morava Offensive, a phase of the Central Powers Invasion of Serbia, Bulgarians break through Serbian lines. October 14 – November 15
The Russian conquest of Bukhara was a series of wars, invasions, and subsequent conquests of the Central Asian Emirate of Bukhara by the Russian Empire. [2] [3] War
Conquest of Algeria from Spain 1516 1517 Landings at Elba and Liguria 1516 Conquest of Egypt and the end of the Mameluke Empire 1517 Landings at Capo Limiti, Capo Rizzuto, Calabria 1517 Landings at Provence, Toulon and the Îles d'Hyères in France 1519 Third siege and conquest of Belgrade (Siege of Belgrade (1521)) Landings at the Balearic Islands
The history of Bukhara goes back thousands of years, ... At the beginning of the 13th century it was invaded by Muhammad II of Khwarezm (1200–1220). Mongol era
This was also in accordance with Russia's 1892 promise to attack Germany if France was invaded in order to open a second front. In 1912 the Russian chief of staff, Yakov Zhilinsky, told the French that Russia would go on the offensive against Germany fifteen days after the start of its mobilization. By this point, the improvements in Russia's ...