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The Western Front

All The western Battles

Battle of Liege, Opened 5 August 1914

Battle of the Frontiers, Opened 5 August 1914
Battle of Mulhouse, Opened 7 August 1914
Battle of Haelen, Opened 12 August 1914
Invasion of Lorraine, Opened 14 August 1914
Battle of the Ardennes, Opened 21 August 1914
Battle of Charleroi, Opened 21 August 1914
Siege of Namur, Opened 21 August 1914
Battle of Mons, Opened 23 August 1914
Capture of Dinant, Opened 23 August 1914
Siege of Maubeuge, Opened 25 August 1914
Destruction of Louvain, Opened 25 August 1914
Battle of Le Cateau, Opened 26 August 1914
Battle of Guise, Opened 29 August 1914
First Battle of the Marne, Opened 6 September 1914
First Battle of the Aisne, Opened 12 September 1914
First Battle of Albert, Opened 25 September 1914
Siege of of Antwerp, Opened 28 September 1914
First Battle of Arras, Opened 1 October 1914
First Battle of Ypres, Opened 14 October 1914
First Battle of Ypres (Second Account), Opened 14 October 1914
Battle of the Yser, Opened 18 October 1914
Raid on Scarborough and Hartlepool, Opened 16 Dec 1914
Battle of Givenchy, Opened 18 December 1914
First Battle of Champagne, Opened 20 December 1914
Battle of Neuve-Chapelle, Opened 10 March 1915
Second Battle of Ypres, Opened 22 April 1915
Battle of Festubert, Opened 15 May 1915
Battle of Loos, Opened 25 September 1915
Battle of Verdun, Opened 21 February 1916
Battle of the Somme, Opened 1 July 1916
Battle of Bazentin Ridge, Opened 14 July 1916
Battle of Delville Wood, Opened 15 July 1916
Battle of Pozieres Ridge, Opened 23 July 1916
Battle of Guillemont, Opened 3 September 1916
Battle of Flers-Courcelette, Opened 15 September 1916
Battle of Vimy Ridge, Opened 9 April 1917
Second Battle of the Aisne, Opened 16 April 1917
Battle of Messines, Opened 7 June 1917
Third Battle of Ypres, Opened 31 July 1917
Third Battle of Ypres (2), Opened 31 July 1917
Battle of Passchendaele, Opened 31 July 1917
Battle of Cambrai, Opened 20 November 1917
Third Battle of the Aisne, Opened 27 May 1918
Battle of Cantigny, Opened 28 May 1918
Battle of Chateau-Thierry, Opened 3 June 1918
Battle of Belleau Wood, Opened 6 June 1918
Battle of Le Hamel, Opened 4 July 1918
Second Battle of the Marne, Opened 15 July 1918
Battle of Havrincourt, Opened 12 September 1918
Battle of Epehy, Opened 18 September 1918

Ten Major Battles                    
 
Battle of Liege-Something of a moral victory for the Allies as represented by Belgium, the Battle of Liege ran for twelve days from 5-16 August 1914, and resulted in surprisingly heavy losses upon the German invasion force by the numerically heavily outnumbered Belgians. 30,000 men died that night.
 
Battle of the Frontiers-French and German.
 
Battle of Mulhouse-French and Germany.
 
Battle of Haelen- In all the Germans suffering 150 dead, 600 wounded and some 200-300 prisoners; the number of dead horses was placed at around 400.  Belgian losses totalled approximately 500.
 
Invasion of Lorraine-invasion of Lorraine, an area that had previous been under the control of the French. Belgian neutrality was guaranteed by britian under a treaty signed in 1839. By 22nd August the French troops had left Germany and was back in the fortress zones of Belfort, Epinal and Toul.
 
Battle Of the Ardennes- French and German invasion forces in the lower Ardennes forests.
 
Battle of Charleroi- The battle comprised a major action fought between the French Fifth Army, advancing north to the River Sambre, and the German Second and Third Armies, moving southwest through Belgium.With Germany winning the battle.

Siege of Namur- At its best Namur was garrisoned with approximately 37,000 men, against which was arrayed at least 107,000 German troops. Germany took over Namur on August 28th.

Battle of Mons-The Mons battle signified the first engagement between British and German forces on the Western Front.At the start of the battle the British found themselves heavily outnumbered by their German opposition: 70,000 troops as opposed to 160,000, and 300 guns against 600 German.

Capture of Dinant- Sited on the Meuse River and some 50km south of the German seige, the town of Dinant in Belgium fell to the German Third Army on 23 August 1914.  It was the latest step in the German strategy of overrunning Belgium during the month of August 1914.

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