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Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg was perhaps the most complete and decisive of the German wins. The Russians won a couple skirmishes in the beginning, but he thought he saw a retreat from the German forces. He overreacted, and somehow the Germans got hold of the Russian routes and plans. The Germans changed their battle plan accordingly, and demolished Russian forces. -
Battle of Le Cateau
The Battle of Le Cateau was a attack on the run, so to speak. The British were being pursued by the German, who had won the last four battles, the so-called Battles of the Frontier. The British made a last-ditch effort to shake the Germans off their tail, by making a stand. The British had many casualties at the end of the battle, but the Germans were stalled on their advance to Paris. -
The Battle of Tsingtao
The Germans were least a colony on the coast of China by the Chinese for killing two German missionaries. They built a port and a base in that colony. The Japanese wanted the land, and declared an ultimatum for war against the Germans. War was declared, and the Japanese sieged the Germans, who, though outnumbered, lasted two months until they surrendered the base to the Japanese. -
The Battle of Sandfontein
Sandfontein was an area in Africa that had a water supply, which was crucial for the WWI campaigns in Africa. The Germans held in an attempt to cut off their allied forces in South Africa. The South Africans fought to hold this vital area. It was a long battle, but finally the Germans surrendered, with heavy losses on both sides. -
The Capture of Basra
This battle started the WWi front in Mesopotamia and kicked off the war in this part of the Middle East with and Allied victory. This battle was prefaced by an already existing feud between the Ottoman Empire and the Entente, also known as the Allied forces. Before launching the full-scale attack on the 19th, the British commander Barrett capture the front line position of the Turkish forces. The battle was difficult in the beginning, until the final British cavalry push that ended the battle. -
The Battle of Qurna
The Battle of Qurna was a battle on the banks of the Tigris River with the goal of creating a definitive British front line in Mesopotamia. The British attacked a Turkish force holed up in the town of Qurna. During the first rush, the Turkish casualties were higher than the British but the British failed to take the town due to sprays of gunfire and good positioning. On the second rush, the British decided to flank the Turkish, but the Turkish surrendered before the plan could put into action. -
Battle of Givenchy
The Battle of Givenchy was a British attack on a force of heavily entrenched Germans surrounding the village of Givenchy in France. The Germans were attacked and shortly beaten by an Indian force, but the Germans soon took the trenches back. Then the British launched a surprise attack against the German forces. The verdict of the battle was that Germans lost half as many soldiers than the British did. -
The Battle of Shaiba
The Turkish forces in Mesopotamia were reeling from their losses and failures at The Battle of Qurna, among others. However, at Shaiba, they attempted to flank the British forces who had sent the Turks 13 kilometers north up the Tigris River. They split up their army and were set to converge on the British. But then two British infantry battalions showed and dispersed the Turks. -
The Battle of Verdun
The Germans thought that the British were the biggest threats to their victory in the war. The Germans also thought that the key to the collapse of British forces was to take out Britain's most powerful ally, France. The Germans decided to attack the French-defended Verdun to wipe out most of France's forces in one foul swoop. However, this battle last a long time, and eventually degraded into several bloody skirmishes. In the end, however, German forces were called back, and the French held. -
Battle of the Somme
This was a joint French-British attack launched north of the Somme River. This attack was agreed upon by both generals of the two forces. The plan was to drain German forces from the area. In the end, the French and British gained the ground from Germany, but this battle is more famously known because of the 58,000 British and French casualities on the first day of the battle. -
The Battle of Romani
The Battle of Romani was a Turkish attempt the to take the Suez Canal, in British control at the time. The Turks and their allied forces prepared for battle, but were delayed by the delayed shipment of their artillery and heavy weaponry. By that time, the British had also prepared for battle. After the battle, the Turks claimed it a victory, although they failed to take the Suez Canal. -
The Battle of Le Hamel
The Battle of Le Hamel was a small Allied victory, but preceeded and was somewhat necesary for several huge Allied victories. The British forces attempted to take back Le Hamel by surrounding it and flanking the adjacent woods. The attack was commanded by the new Australian commander John Monash. In the end, the battle was a decisive Allied victory.
