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The Battle of Marne
Germany failed to occupy Belgium and France and the Allies kept France in the war -
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French Flanders
German Armies vs. Allied French and British attempted to outflank one another during “The Race to the Sea”, fighting of the first world war arrived in French Flanders and Artois. “Several battles” -
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First Battle of Ypres
Allied and German forces fought for control of the Belgian city due to its strategical positioning on the north coast of Belgium. Germans opened their Flanders to the Allies who resisted with both sides losing large amounts of troops and halted by the winter weather. -
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Gallipoli Campaign
British and French campaign to take Constantinople by way of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Ottoman victory after 8 month campaign
Many Australian and New Zealanders died in the campaign (highest casualty battle for the two countries). Inspired Turkish, Australian, and New Zealand independence movements -
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Second Battle of Ypres
Fought to control the town of Flemish in Belgium and the first mass use by Germany of poison gas on the Western Front. As well as the first time a former colonial force (1st Canadian Division) defeated a European power (German Empire) on European soil. -
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The Battle of Verdun
The largest and longest battle of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies, resulting in Germany losing military power. -
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The Battle of Somme
The first great offense for the British when attacking the Somme and the French attacked Somme with far fewer casualties and gained more land. The artillery was unable to take more territory than the Germans could dig and created a stalemate. -
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Vimy Ridge
Series of battles through belgium and Northern France, which delayed German forces allowing for French reinforcements to move west to protect Paris
German forces fought French forces and British expeditionary forces
Germans kinda won, but led to different battle -
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Battle of Passchendaele
Allies and German fought for control of the ridges S and E of Ypres in W Flanders. 5 miles away from a railway junction that was a vital supply for the German 4th Army. -
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Battle of Cambrai
British were able to force success by surprise attacks and combination of new methods and equipment (tanks). German counterattack confirmed the effectiveness of artillery, trench mortar, and storm trooper tactics. -
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Battle of the Lys
Germans forcing the British forces back to the channel ports and out of the war but with Allied reinforcement, German forces had to retreat. -
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Firth Battle of Ypres
The Allied attacks quickly penetrated the German defences and advanced up to 6 miles in multiple locations forcing the German forces to retreat. The advance continued until 2 October, when German reinforcements arrived and the offensive outran its supplies.