SUBJECT

DATE

INFORMATION

FRONT

MENU

Namur, The fortified city of

August 1914

Battle of the Frontiers. Captured by Germans.

WF

M

Nancy, The Battle for

Sep 1914

Major battle in the French invasion of Lorraine.

WF

M

Napier, Lt. Joseph – British artist

1917

Painted the Arch of Ctesiphon while a POW

EF

M

Nasiriya, The Battle of

July 1915

Mesopotamia: British capture Turkish supply base.

EF

M

Nations at War, The

Aug  1914 Nov  1918

The major participants – Allies and Central Powers

~

M

Naval Blockades

Jan – Feb 1915

Both sides try to defeat their enemy by starvation.

SEA

M

Neuilly, The Treaty of

Nov 1919

Bulgaria. Much land lost to neighbouring states.

Versailles

M

Neuve Chapelle, The Battle of

Mar 1915

First all-British offensive. The village is captured.

WF

M

New Guinea, The invasion of

Sep 1914

Australians seize the German colony in the Pacific

~

M

New Zealand invades Samoa

Sep 1914

Seizure of the German colony of Western Samoa

~

M

Ngaundéré, The Battle of

June 1915

Kamerun: decisive Allied victory in the north

AF

M

Nicholas, Grand Duke

Sep 1915

Replaced by Czar as commander of Russian army

EF

M

Nicholas II, Czar of Russia

Sep 1915

Takes command of an army in danger of defeat.

EF

M

Nieuport II – French fighter aircraft

1916

Credited with ending the supremacy of the Fokker.

AIR

M

Nieuwpoort, The flooding of

Oct 1914

Germans – 3 Divs – forced to make a hasty retreat.

WF

M

Nivelle Offensive, The

Apr-May 1917

Ambitious French assault that ends in total failure.

WF

M

Nivelle, General Robert

Apr-May 1917

Replaced after failure of his ambitious offensive.

WF

M

Notre Dame de Lorette Cemetery

June 1922

Developed following the Second Battle of Artois

WF

M

Noyon Salient, The

Feb-Mar 1917

Replaced by the well-fortified Hindenburg Line.

WF

M

Nsanakong, The Battle of

Aug 1914

Kamerun: British forces are decisively defeated.

AF

M

Nureddin, Lt. General

Nov 1915

Ctesiphon: Successful Turkish commander.

EF

M