World War I Timeline

  • Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie were both assassinated in Sarajevo and unfortunately died.
  • Battle of Liege

    Battle of Liege

    This was the first battle of World War I. It was an attack on the actual city of Liege.
  • Battle of Mulhouse

    Battle of Mulhouse

    Also known as the Battle of Alsace. This was the opening attack of World War I by the French Army against Germany.
  • Battle of the Ardennes

    Battle of the Ardennes

    This battle was part of the Battle of the Frontiers. It was also one of the opening battles for World War I.
  • Battle of Charleroi

    Battle of Charleroi

    This was another battle that was part of the Battle of the Frontiers. It was fought by the French Fifth Army and Germany's 2nd and 3rd armies. This was also named the Battle of Sambre.
  • Siege of Maubeuge

    Siege of Maubeuge

    A siege of the city Maubeuge by an Austrian force of 60,000 men.
  • Battle of Tannenberg

    Battle of Tannenberg

    This battle was fought between Russia and Germany.
  • Battle of Neuve Chapelle

    Battle of Neuve Chapelle

    This was the first large attack by the British Army during World War I.
  • Gallipoli

    Gallipoli

    Also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, it was a campaign that look place on the Gallipoli peninsula.
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun

    This was the largest and longest battle of World War I. It was between German and French armies.
  • Jutland

    Jutland

    This battle was between the British and the German. It took place on Jutland's peninsula.
  • Battle of the Somme

    Battle of the Somme

    Fought by British and French empires.
  • Battle of Delville Wood

    Battle of Delville Wood

    This war was against the German and British.
  • Battle of Arras

    Battle of Arras

    British troops attacked the German.
  • Third Ypres Campaign

    Third Ypres Campaign

    Fought by the allies of the German empire, fought on the Western Front.
  • Battle of Passchendaele

    Battle of Passchendaele

    This battle took place on the Western Front. This battle was mainly a symbol of mud.
  • German Spring Offensives

    German Spring Offensives

    A series of German attacks.
  • Battle of Amiens

    Battle of Amiens

    Also known as the Third Battle of Picardie, this battle involved warfare.
  • Battle of Megiddo

    Battle of Megiddo

    A battle between British Empire forces and the Ottoman Empire.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    This treaty was signed exactly five years aft Archduke Ferdinand was murdered. This treaty also ended war between Germany and the Allied Powers.