Timeline of World War I

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    World War I

  • Duntroon Military College founded

    Duntroon Military College founded

  • Franz Ferdinand and his wife assasinated at Sarajevo

    Franz Ferdinand and his wife assasinated at Sarajevo

  • Britain declares war on Germany

    Britain declares war on Germany

  • Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force lands in New Guinea

    Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force lands in New Guinea

  • AIF sails from Australia to Europe

    AIF sails from Australia to Europe

  • HMAS Sydney sinks German cruiser SMS Emden

    HMAS Sydney sinks German cruiser SMS Emden

  • Britian commences bombardment of Turkish forts in the Dardanelles

    Britian commences bombardment of Turkish forts in the Dardanelles

  • Allied troops, including Australians, land on Gallipoli peninsula

    Allied troops, including Australians, land on Gallipoli peninsula

  • Allies begin evacuation of Gallipoli

    Allies begin evacuation of Gallipoli

  • Battle of Fromelles

    Battle of Fromelles

  • Battle of Fromelles

    Battle of Fromelles

  • Australians begin attack on Pozieres ridge

    Australians begin attack on Pozieres ridge

  • First conscription referendum in Australia is defeated

    First conscription referendum in Australia is defeated

  • Battle of Magdhaba

    Battle of Magdhaba

  • First Battle of Bullecourt

    First Battle of Bullecourt

  • Second Battle of Bullecourt begins

    Second Battle of Bullecourt begins

  • Start of the Third Battle at Ypres

    Start of the Third Battle at Ypres

  • Second conscription referendum in Australia is defeated

    Second conscription referendum in Australia is defeated

  • Australian troops recapture Villers-Bretonneux

    Australian troops recapture Villers-Bretonneux

  • John Monash takes command of the Australian Corps

    John Monash takes command of the Australian Corps

  • Australians capture the town of Hamel

    Australians capture the town of Hamel

  • German army suffers significant defeat at the Somme

    German army suffers significant defeat at the Somme

  • Mont St Quentin is captured

    Mont St Quentin is captured

  • Australian Light Horse enters Damascus

    Australian Light Horse enters Damascus

  • Armistice with Germany

    Armistice with Germany

  • Paris Peace Conference begins

    Paris Peace Conference begins

  • The Treaty of Versailles signed with Germany

    The Treaty of Versailles signed with Germany