Timeline: War Horse Real Events | Timetoast

Apr 20, 1913

Joey is bought at horse sale
May 24, 1914

Albert teaches Joey how to pull
Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

World War I
Aug 1, 1914

Germany declares war on Russia
Aug 3, 1914

Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium
Aug 4, 1914

Great Britain declares war on Germany
Aug 28, 1914

Joey is sold to British army in "Horse Draft"
Oct 18, 1914

Joey is sent to France on a boat with topthorn
May 28, 1915

Joey's first battle
Aug 21, 1915

Joey pulls medical wagon for germans with topthorn
Apr 5, 1916

Joey is left at a farm that can take care of him
Sep 15, 1916

Britain and France use tanks for the first time
Sep 19, 1916

Joey is inducted into german army to pull artillary
Dec 16, 1916

Topthorn dies
Dec 24, 1916

Joey is found in ¨No Man's Land¨ By British and German

The german and British troops stop firing to save Joey from dieing. The troops decide who gets the horse by flipping a coin
Jan 2, 1917

Joey is found by albert
Feb 1, 1917

Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare

Unrestricted submarine warfare is a type of naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels such as freighters and tankers without warning, as opposed to planned attacks.
Apr 6, 1917

The USA declares war on Germany
Jun 19, 1917

Albert finds out that joey has tetanus
Aug 9, 1917

Joey recovers from tetanus
Oct 4, 1918

Germany asks the Allies for an armistice
Nov 11, 1918

Germany signs an armistice ending World War I
Apr 14, 1919

Joey is bought in horse sale by old german man