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Battles - The Western Front

Fort Vaux moat at Verdun, June 1916This section contains summaries of the actions, battles and offensives conducted along the Western Front from 1914-18.

Included are the tremendous offensives at Verdun and the Somme, along with the three French-led Aisne offensives along the Chemin des Dames.  Lesser-known actions at Lorraine, Charleroi and Antwerp are also detailed, as are the two climactic Battles of the Marne.

All battles and actions listed here can also be found in one of the other battlefront categories, e.g. The Battle of the Somme in 'The Western Front, The Capture of Baghdad in 'The Mesopotamian Front', etc.

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

'Strafing' is attacking ground troops by machine guns fired from low-flying aircraft.

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