Atlas of Battles

war, 4 engagements

Battles of the Asian and Pacific theater of World War I

The atlas places 4 engagements of the Asian and Pacific theater of World War I (1914 to 1919): 1 battle, 2 sieges and 1 naval action across 3 present-day countries, most in Papua New Guinea (2), People's Republic of China (1), Guam (1). The most widely documented: Siege of Tsingtao.

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Siege of TsingtaoBattle of Bita PakaSiege of TomaScuttling of SMS CormoranSiege of TsingtaoBattle of Bita PakaSiege of TomaScuttling of SMS CormoranManilaSeoulTaipeiBangkokChengdu5000 km15.830N, 136.341E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 3 engagements3 in 19141917: 1 engagements19141917
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Tsingtao, 1914Battle of Bita Paka, 1914Siege of Toma, 1914Scuttling of SMS Cormoran, 191719141917
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
27 August 1914Siege of TsingtaoQingdao, People's Republic of ChinaAnglo–Japanese victory
11 September 1914Battle of Bita PakaBita Paka, Papua New GuineaAustralian victory
14 September 1914Siege of TomaToma, Papua New GuineaAustralian victory
1917Scuttling of SMS CormoranApra Harbor, GuamAmerican victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Asian and Pacific theater of World War I (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.