| Battle of Lorraine (First World War) |
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| 14 August 1914 to 25 August 1914 | ||
| Lorraine, France | ||
| Belligerents | German Empire | France |
| Leaders | Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen Rupprecht of Bavaria Josias von Heeringen |
Auguste Dubail Noel de Castelnau Ferdinand Foch |
| Strength | 345,000 men |
590,000 men |
| Losses | 66,500 |
unknown |
| Result | German victory |
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| Battle of Lorraine (First World War) |
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| 14 August 1914 to 25 August 1914 | ||
| Lorraine, France | ||
| Belligerents | German Empire | France |
| Leaders | Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen Rupprecht of Bavaria Josias von Heeringen |
Auguste Dubail Noel de Castelnau Ferdinand Foch |
| Strength | 345,000 men |
590,000 men |
| Losses | 66,500 |
unknown |
| Result | German victory |
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| Battle of Mulhouse a.k.a Battle of Mulhausen, Battle of Alsace (First World War) |
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| 7 - 10 August 1914 | ||
| Mulhouse, France | ||
| Belligerents | France | German Empire |
| Leaders | Auguste Dubail Louis Bonneau Paul Pau |
Josias von Heeringen |
| Strength | French first army 45,000 soldiers |
German seventh army 30,000 soldiers |
| Losses | 4,000 |
3,000 |
| Result | German victory |
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| Battle of Krasnik (First World War) |
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| August 23 - 25, 1914 | ||
| Krasnik, Russian Empire (present-day Poland) |
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| Belligerents | Russian Empire | Austria-Hungary |
| Leaders | Nikolai Judovich Ivanov Baron Salza |
Conrad von Hotzendorf Viktor Dankl |
| Strength | Russian fourth army 104 infantry battalions 100 cavalary squadrons 350 guns |
Austro-Hungarian first army 144 infantry battalions 71 cavalry squadrons 354 guns |
| Losses | 20,000 (6,000 POW and 28 guns) |
15,000 |
| Result | Austro-Hungarian victory |
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| Battle of Stalluponen (First World War) |
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| 17th August, 1914 | ||
| Stalluponen, East Prussia (Now part of Russia) | ||
| Belligerents | Russian Empire |
German Empire |
| Objectives | Invasion of East Prussia | Defense of East Prussia |
| Leaders | Paul von Rennenkampf |
Hermann von Francois |
| Strength | 84,000 (Infantry div no. 25th, 27th, 29th and 40th) |
16,000 men (1 infanrty div) |
| Losses | 619 killed 2,382 wounded 4,466 captured |
1,297 casualties |
| Result | German victory |
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| Battle of Gumbinnen (First World War) |
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| August 20, 1914 | ||
| Gumbinnen, East Prussia (Now part of Russia) |
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| Belligerents | Russian Empire | German Empire |
| Objectives | Invasion of German East Prussia | Defense of German East Prussia |
| Leaders | Paul von Rennenkampf Alexander Samsonov |
Maximilian von Prittwitz August von Mackensen |
| Strength | 192,000 ( Russian First Army) |
148,800 (German Eighth Army) |
| Losses | 18,839 killed and wounded |
1,250 killed 6,414 wounded 6,943 taken prisoners |
| Result | Russian victory German concede territory |
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| Siege of Namur (First World War) |
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| 20 - 25 August 1914 | ||
| Namur, Belgium |
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| Belligerents | German Empire Austria-Hungary |
Belgium France |
| Objectives | Capture Belgian territory | Defense of Belgium |
| Leaders | Karl von Bülow Max von Hausen |
Edouard Michel |
| Strength | 107,000 |
35,000 |
| Losses | 300 killed 600 wounded or missing |
15,000 (including 6,700 taken prisoner) |
| Result | German victory |
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| Siege of Antwerp (First World War) |
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| 28 September 1914 - 10 October 1914 | ||
| Antwerp, Belgium |
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| Belligerents | German Empire Austria-Hungary |
Belgium British Empire |
| Objectives | Capture the city | Defend the city |
| Leaders | Hans von Beseler |
Albert I (Belgium) Victor Deguise (Belgium) (POW) Archibald Paris (British Empire) |
| Strength | 66,000 |
87,300 field troops 63,000 garrison troops |
| Losses | Unknown |
Belgium: Unknown killed 33,000 interned in the Netherlands 30,000 captured Britain: 57 killed 1,480 interned 900 captured |
| Result | German victory City captured and garrison surrender Belgian army withdraws to Yser river |
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| Battle of Mons (First World War) |
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| 23rd August 1914 | ||
| Mons, Belgium | ||
| Belligerents | British Empire | German Empire |
| Objectives | Defense of Belgium and France | Capture Belgium and move forward into France |
| Leaders | Sir John French Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien |
Alexander von Kluck |
| Strength | 80,000 (2 corps 1 cavalry division 1 cavalry brigade) 300 guns |
160,000 (4 corps 3 cavalry divisions) 600 guns |
| Losses | 1,638 |
2,000 - 5,000 |
| Result | German victory |
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| Battle of the Yser (First World War) |
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| 16 October 1914 - 31 October 1914 | ||
| River Yser, Belgium |
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| Belligerents | Belgium France British Empire |
German Empire |
| Objectives | Halt German advance | Capture rest of Belgium (Race to the sea) |
| Leaders | King Albert I (Belgium) Belgium Émile Dossin (Belgium) Augustin Michel (Belgium) Alphonse Jacques (Belgium) Pierre Ronarc'h (France) Paul Grossetti (France) Horace Hood (British Empire) |
Albrecht of Wurttemberg Hans von Beseler |
| Strength | 110,000 |
6 Corps (12 divisions) |
| Losses | Belgium: 40,000 France: 15,000 |
76,250 |
| Result | Victory for Allies German advance halted |
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| Battle of Dinant (First World War) |
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| 15 - 24 August 1914 | ||
| Dinant, Belgium |
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| Belligerents | France | German Empire |
| Objectives | Defense of Belgium | Capture Belgian territory |
| Leaders | Henry Victor Deligny |
Max von Hausen |
| Strength | French fifth army |
German third army |
| Losses | 1,100 - 1,200 killed and wounded |
4,275 killed and wounded |
| Result | German victory Civilian casualties |
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| Battle of Charleroi (First World War) |
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| 21 - 23 August 1914 | ||
| Near Charleroi, Belgium |
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| Belligerents | German Empire | France |
| Objectives | Capture Belgian territory | Defense of Belgium |
| Leaders | Karl von Bülow Max von Hausen |
Charles Lanrezac Joseph Joffre |
| Strength | German second army German third army |
Frence fifth army |
| Losses | 11,000 |
30,000 |
| Result | German victory |
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| Battle of Grand Couronne (First World War) |
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| 4th September 1914 to 13th September 1914 | ||
| Grand Couronne, France | ||
| Belligerents | France | German Empire |
| Objectives | objective | objective |
| Leaders | Noel de Castelnau |
Crown Prince Rupprecht |
| Strength | 225,000 soldiers (French second army) |
350,000 soldiers (German sixth army) |
| Losses | unknown |
unknown |
| Result | French victory |
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| Battle of the Frontiers (First World War) |
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| 7 August 1914 - 13 September 1914 | ||
| Lorraine, the Ardennes and Belgium |
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| Belligerents | France British Empire Belgium |
German Empire |
| Objectives | Defense of Belgium | Occupation of Belgium |
| Leaders | King Albert I (Belgium) Joseph Joffre (France) John French (British Empire) |
Helmuth von Moltke |
| Strength | France 1,250,000 British Empire 70,000 Belgium 117,000 |
1,300,000 |
| Losses | France 329,000 British Empire 29,597 Belgium 4,500 |
307,000 |
| Result | German victory German territorial gains on the western front |
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| First Battle of Ypres (First World War) |
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| 19 October 1914 - 22 November 1914 | ||
| Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Belligerents | France British Empire Belgium |
German Empire |
| Objectives | Defend Belgium | Occupy what's left of Belgium |
| Leaders | Joseph Joffre (France) Ferdinand Foch (France) Albert I (Belgium) John French (British Empire) |
Erich von Falkenhayn Albrecht of Wurttemberg Rupprecht of Bavaria Max von Fabeck Alexander von Linsingen |
| Strength | France 4,000,000 soldiers British Empire 163,900 soldiers Belgium 247,000 soldiers |
5,400,000 soldiers |
| Losses | Belgian: 21,562 French: 50,000 - 85,000 British: 58,155 |
46,765 |
| Result | Indecisive |
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| Battle of Haelen (First World War) |
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| 12 August 1914 | ||
| Halen, Limburg, Belgium |
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| Belligerents | German Empire |
Belgium |
| Objectives | Occupy Belgium and storm into France | Defend home territory or at least delay it |
| Leaders | Georg von der Marwitz |
Leon de Witte |
| Strength | 4,000 cavalry 2,000 infantry |
2,400 cavalry 450 infantry |
| Losses | 150 killed 600 wounded 300 captured |
160 killed 320 wounded |
| Result | Belgian victory |
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| Second battle of the Marne (First World War) |
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| 15 July 1918 - 6 August 1918 | ||
| Marne river, Paris |
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| Belligerents | France
Britain 
United States 
Italy 
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German Empire
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| Objectives | Defense of Paris | Throw back allies and enter into Paris |
| Leaders | Ferdinand Foch (Commander in-chief) Paul Andre Maistre Antoine de Mitry Marie Emile Fayolle Alexander Godley (Britain) Alberico Albricci (Italy) |
Erich Ludendorff (Commander in-chief) Karl von Einem Bruno von Mudra Max von Boehn |
| Strength | France 44 divisions US 8 divisions Britian 4 divisions Italy 2 divisions 408 heavy guns 360 field batteries 346 tanks |
52 divisions 609 heavy guns 1047 field batteries |
| Losses | 140,000 dead or wounded |
139,000 dead or wounded 30,000 captured 793 guns |
| Result | Decisive allied victory |
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| First battle of the Marne (First World War) |
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| 5 - 12 September 1914 | ||
| Marne river near Paris, France | ||
| Belligerents | France Britain |
German Empire |
| Objectives | Defense of Paris | Break through the enemy lines and take Paris |
| Leaders | Joseph Joffre (French) Michel-Joseph Maunoury (French) Joseph Gallieni (French) Ferdinand Foch (French) Sir John French (British) |
Helmuth von Moltke Karl von Bülow Alexander von Kluck Duke of Württemberg |
| Strength | 39 French divisions 6 British divisions Total of 1,071,000 soldiers |
750,000 soldiers |
| Losses | 263,000 killed and wounded |
256,000 killed and wounded |
| Result | Allied victory |
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| Battle of Galicia a.k.a Battle of Lemberg (First World War) |
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| 23 August - 11 September 1914 | ||
| Lemberg, Galicia (Today part of Ukraine) |
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| Belligerents | Russian Empire |
Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Objectives | To capture Galicia | Defense of Galicia |
| Leaders | Nikolai Ivanov Baron Salza Alexei Evert Pavel Plehve Nikolai Ruzsky Aleksei Brusilov |
Archduke Friedrich Conrad von Hötzendorf Viktor Dankl Moritz von Auffenberg Rudolf Brudermann Eduard von Böhm Herrmann von Kövess |
| Strength | 1,200,000 soldiers | 950,000 soldiers |
| Losses | 225,000 | 324,000 |
| Result | Russian victory | |
| First Battle of the Masurian Lakes (First World War) |
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| 7 - 14 September 1914 AD | ||
| East Prussia, Germany (Today part of Poland) | ||
| Belligerents | German Empire |
Russian Empire |
| Objectives | Expel Russian army from the German territory | Hold on to the gained German terrirory during the start of war |
| Leaders | Paul von Hindenburg |
Paul von Rennenkampf |
| Strength | 215,000 soldiers (German eighth army) |
490,000 soldiers (Russian first & tenth army) |
| Losses | 10,000 killed, wounded and missing |
80,000 killed and wounded 45,000 prisoners |
| Result | German victory |
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| Battle of Verdun (First World War) |
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| 21 February 1916 - 20 December 1916 | ||
Fought at Verdun-sur-Meuse, France
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| Combatants | German Empire |
France |
| Objectives | Seize Verdun | Defense of Verdun |
| Leaders | Erich von Falkenhayn Crown Prince Wilhelm Schmidt von Knobelsdorf Ewald von Lochow Max von Gallwitz Georg von der Marwitz |
Joseph Joffre Noel de Castelnau Fernand de Langle de Cary Frederick Georges Herr Philippe Petain Robert Nivelle Adolphe Guillaumat Auguste Hirschauer Charles Mangin |
| Strength | 1,250,000 soldiers |
1,140,000 soldiers |
| Losses | 315,000 - 542,000 |
281,000 - 434,000 |
| Result | French victory |
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| Siege of Tsingtao (First World War) |
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| 27 August 1914 - 7 November 1914 | ||
| Tsingtao, China (Today known as Qingdao) | ||
| Combatants | Japanese Empire British Empire |
German-Empire Austro Hungarian Empire |
| Objectives | Expel Germans and annex Tsingtao with Japanese Empire | Defense of Tsingtao |
| Leaders | Sadakichi Kato Kamio Mitsuomi Nathaniel Walter Barnardiston |
Alfred Meyer-Waldeck Richard Makovicz |
| Strength | 24,000 Japanese soldiers 4500 British soldiers 142 Artillery pieces |
3,650 infantry |
| Losses | 727 killed 1,335 wounded |
199 killed 504 wounded 3,400 captured |
| Result | Victory for Japanese and British Empire Japanese take Tsingtao |
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| Battle of Liege (First World War) |
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| 5 – 16 August 1914 | ||
| Liege, Belgium | ||
| Combatants | German Empire |
Belgium |
| Objectives | Capture Belgian land to use it against France | Defense of Belgium if possible Delay the fall of Belgium to give allies much needed time in France |
| Leaders | Otto von Emmich Erich Ludendorff Max Hoffmann |
Gérard Leman (POW) |
| Strength | 59,800 troops & 100 guns |
36,000 troops & 252 guns |
| Losses | 5,500+ |
6,000–20,000 4,000 captured |
| Result | German victory Belgium occupied by German army |
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| Battle of Tannenberg (First World War) |
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| 26 - 30 August 1914 | ||
| Fought near Allenstein, East Prussia (Today part of Poland) | ||
| Combatants | German Empire |
Russia |
| Objectives | Defense of German territory | Invade Germany in the east to relieve pressure on allies in the western front |
| Leaders | Paul von Hindenburg Erich Ludendorff Max Hoffmann |
Alexander Samsonov Paul von Rennenkampf |
| Strength | 150,000 | 230,000 |
| Losses | 10,000 - 15,000 killed or wounded | 78,000 killed or wounded 92,000 POW 350 guns captured |
| Result | Decisive German victory | |
| Battle of Cer (First World War) |
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| 15th August 1914 to 24th August 1914 | ||
| Fought near Cer Mountain, Serbia | ||
| Belligerents | Austro-Hungarian Empire |
Kingdom of Serbia |
| Leaders | Oskar Potiorek |
Crown Prince Alexander Radomir Putnik Petar Bojovic Stepa Stepanovic Pavle Jurisic Sturm |
| Strength | 200,000 soldiers (2nd Army & 5th Army) |
180,000 soldiers (1st Army, 2nd Army & 3rd Army) |
| Losses | 6,000 - 10,000 killed 30,000 wounded 4,500 captured |
3,000 - 5,000 killed 15,000 wounded |
| Result | Decisive Serbian victory |
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