How World War I began
The First World War had been a long time in the making. The treaty alliance system had...
Mons, 1914
The Battle of Mons was the first engagement between the British and German forces and...
Le Cateau, 1914
The Battle of Le Cateau was essentially a rear guard action fought by General...
Race to the Sea
The ‘Race to the Sea’, as it became known, was conducted from September to...
First Battle of Ypres, 1914
Ypres was strategically located along the roads leading to the Channel ports in Belgian...
Neuve Chapelle, 1915
The Battle of Neuve Chapelle was fought between 10-13 March 1915 and was originally...
Second Battle of Ypres, 1915
The Second Battle of Ypres was the only major attack launched by the Germans on the...
Battle of Loos, 1915
The Battle of Loos began on 25 September and was called off in failure on 28 September....
Battle of Verdun, 1916
Verdun was the longest battle of the First World War. The German Chief of Staff, Erich...
Battle of the Somme, 1916
The Battle of the Somme comprised the main Allied attack on the Western Front during...
Battles of the Somme – Delville Wood
The battle for Delville Wood was fought from 15 July until 3 September 1916. The wood...
Battles of the Somme – Guillemont
The attack on Guillemont was launched at midday on the 3 September under the protection...
Battles of the Somme – Pozieres Ridge
The attack on Pozieres was launched on the 23 July. The battle saw the Australians fight...
Battles of the Somme – Flers-Courcelette
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette marked the first use of tanks. The attack was launched...
Vimy Ridge, 1917
The Battle of Vimy Ridge saw the Canadian Corps sweep away firmly entrenched German...
Messines, 1917
The Battle of Messines can be regarded as the most successful local operation of the...
Third Battle of Ypres – Passchendaele, 1917
Whereas the Germans launched the first and second battles of Ypres, Third Ypres was...