SUBJECT

DATE

INFORMATION

FRONT

MENU

Baghdad, The Capture of

Mar 1917

Mesopotamia: but Ottoman resistance continues.

ME

M

Bagnio, The Battle of

July 1915

Kamerun: German resistance begins to weaken.

AF

M

Bainsizza, The Battle of

Aug – Sep 1917

Italians take large parts of the Bainsizza Plateau.

IF

M

Baku, The Capture of

Sep 1918

Russia defeated, Ottomans expand to the Caspian.

ME

M

Balfour Declaration, The

Nov 1917

Re. a national home for the Jews in Palestine.

ME

M

Balfour, Arthur James

Nov 1917

Declaration:  British Foreign Secretary 1916-1919.

ME

M

Balkan Wars, The

1912 and 1913

Prelude to the rise of Bulgaria and fall of Serbia.

EF

M

Baltic Islands, The Battle of the

Oct – Nov 1917

German navy takes control of the Gulf of Riga.

SEA

M

Baltic Naval Battles, Two

July – Aug 1915

The Battles of Gotland and the Gulf of Riga.

SEA

M

Baltic States – The Invasion of the

May – Dec 1915

Germans take most of Lithuania and part of Latvia.

EF

M

Battle of the Hills, The

April 1917

Diversionary action to support Nivelle Offensive.

WF

M

Battle Songs on the march

1914-1918

British songs included Pack Up Your Troubles …

WF

M

Battles on the Western Front

1914 -1918

Major Battles including Ypres and The Somme.

WF

M

Bauer, Commander Hermann

Feb 1915

Waters around British Isles become a “War Zone”.

SEA

M

Beatty, Admiral Sir David

May – Jun 1916

Jutland: Commander of battle cruiser squadron.

SEA

M

Belgium, The Invasion of

Aug 1914

Germany invades Belgium via the Schlieffen Plan.

WF

M

Belgium, The Rape of

Aug 1914

Schlieffen Plan: following the German invasion.

WF

M

Bell, Gertrude – British archaeologist

1915-1921

Arab Revolt: dedicated to Arab independence.

EF

M

Belleau Wood, The Battle of

June 1918

An American victory despite strong opposition.

WF

M

Bellewaard, The Battle of

May 1915

Germans seize more land in the Ypres Salient.

WF

M

Bergmann Offensive, The

Nov 1914

Launched by Russia after Ottoman surprise attack.

ME

M

Berseba and Gibeon, Towns of

May 1915

Taken by General Smuts in conquest of SW Africa.

AF

M

Bertoua, The Battle of

July 1915

Kamerun: French victory advancing from south.

AF

M

Binyon, Lawrence – English Poet

Sep-24

His poem For the Fallen is particularly well known.

WF

M

Bita Paka, The Battle of

Aug 1914

Australians seize German colony of New Guinea.

FAR EAST

M

Black Sea Raid, The

Oct-24

A surprise Ottoman attack upon Russian bases.

ME

M

Black Sea, Conflict in the

1914 -1918

Inc: The Black Sea Raid & Battle of Cape Sarych.

SEA

M

Blood-Miller of Verdun, The

Feb-Dec 1916

General Falkenhayn – a campaign of rigid attrition.

WF

M

Bloody April –  during Battle of Arras

April 1917

Royal Flying Corps hit by heavy loses at this time.

AIR

M

Blue Graveyard, The

1916

On Corfu, many Serbian refugees are buried at sea

EF

M

Boer Rebellion, The

Sep 1914

Breaks out in South Africa but is quickly put down.

AF

M

Bojić, Milutin – Serbian poet

1916

Writes The Blue Sea Tomb re. Corfu burials at sea.

EF

M

Bolimov, The Battle of

Jan 1915

Eastern Front: gas used for first time in the war.

EF

M

Bolimów, The Battle of

Jan 1915

First use of gas in the war (on the Eastern Front).

EF

M

Bolshevik Party, The

1903

Formed and named at a Congress in London.

~

M

Bolshevism Outlawed

July 1917

Leaders imprisoned and Lenin flees to Finland.

EF

M

Botha, Louis

1899-1919

Outstanding South African statesman and soldier.

AF

M

Brazil declares war on Germany

Oct 1917

Following the loss of 4 vessels to German U-boats.

SEA

M

Bread Rationing in Britain

Dec 1917

And early in 1918 other food items were added.

~

M

Brest-Litovsk, The Treaty of

Mar 1918

Lenin: dismemberment, enslavement, humiliation.

~

M

British Legion, The

May 1921

Formed to give lifelong support for war veterans.

~

M

Brooke, Rupert – English war poet

April 1915

Dies on way to Gallipoli. Famous poem The Soldier

GC

M

Brusilov Offensive, The

Jun – Sep 1916

Russians take most of Galicia, but are then routed.

EF

M

Brusilov, General Aleksai

Jun – Sep 1916

His highly successful offensive ends in disaster.

EF

M

Brussels, The capital city of

Aug 1914

Germans invade Belgium and seize the capital.

WF

M

Buchan, John – Scottish novelist

1916

His novel Greenmantle includes Battle of Erzerum.

ME

M

Buea, capital city of Kamerun

Sep 1914

Seized by French and British in Gulf of Guinea.

AF

M

Bulgaria enters the war

Oct 1915

Supports Central Powers in order to attack Serbia.

EF

M

Bulgaria: The Peace Settlement

Nov 1919

Treaty of Neuilly. Land lost to neighbouring states.

Versailles

M