Atlas of Battles

war, 121 engagements

Battles of the Western Front

The atlas places 121 engagements of the Western Front (1914 to 1918): 116 battles, 3 sieges and 2 naval actions across 2 present-day countries, most in France (83), Belgium (38). The most widely documented: Battle of Verdun, Battle of the Somme, First Battle of the Marne, Third Battle of Ypres, Battle of Cambrai.

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Siege of AntwerpBattle of St. QuentinBattle of MangiennesBattle of HaelenBattle of LorraineBattle of SarrebourgSiege of NamurBattle of CharleroiBattle of the ArdennesBattle of RossignolBattle of MonsSiege of MaubeugeBurning of LouvainBattle of Le CateauBattle of Le Grand FaytBattle of ÉtreuxOvillers-la-Boisselle in World War IBattle of Grand CouronnéBattle of the Two MorinsBattle of MultienBattle of the FrontiersBattle of FlireyBattle of AlbertBattle of BuggenhoutFirst Battle of PicardyFirst Battle of the AisneBattle of La BasséeBattle of MessinesBattle of ArmentièresBattle of the YserFirst Battle of YpresFirst Battle of ArtoisFirst Battle of ChampagneBattle of Neuve ChapelleSecond Battle of YpresBattle of Kitcheners' WoodBattle of Hill 60Second Battle of ArtoisBattle of Aubers RidgeBattle of HébuterneThird Battle of ArtoisSecond Battle of ChampagneBattle of LoosAction of the Hohenzollern RedoubtBattle of Flers–CourceletteBattle of AlbertBattle of Caures WoodsHohenzollern RedoubtStorming of Fort VauxBattle of Mont SorrelBattle of the Boar's HeadFirst day on the SommeLeipzig salientCapture of La BoisselleBattle of Mametz WoodBattle of Mametz WoodBattle of Bazentin RidgeCapture of OvillersBattle of FromellesBattle of Delville WoodBattle of GuillemontCapture of MartinpuichBattle of Thiepval RidgeBattle of MorvalBattle of Mouquet FarmCapture of ComblesBattle of the Ancre HeightsBattle of Le TransloyCapture of Regina TrenchBattle of the AncreOperations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917Battle of LangemarckBattle of ArrasSecond Battle of the AisneBattle of the HillsBattle of MessinesBattle of Pilckem RidgeCapture of WesthoekAction of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917Action of 22 August 1917Battle of the Menin Road RidgeCapture of Wurst FarmBattle of Polygon WoodBattle of BroodseindeBattle of PoelcappelleFirst Battle of PasschendaeleBattle of La MalmaisonSecond Battle of PasschendaeleNight action of 1/2 December 1917Attack on the Polderhoek SpurSecond Battle of the SommeBattle of SoissonsOperation MichaelFirst Battle of Villers-BretonneuxBattle of the LysBattle of SeichepreySecond Battle of Villers-BretonneuxSecond Battle of the MarneThird Battle of the AisneBattle of HamelBattle of AmiensBattle of the AiletteBattle of the ScarpeBattle of Mont Saint-QuentinSecond Battle of BapaumeBattle of HavrincourtBattle of ÉpehyBattle of the Canal du NordFifth Battle of YpresBattle of Blanc Mont RidgeBattle of CourtraiBattle of the Lys and the EscautBattle of the SelleBattle of LiègeFirst Battle of the MarneBattle of VerdunBattle of the SommeThird Battle of YpresBattle of CambraiBattle of LiègeFirst Battle of the MarneBattle of VerdunBattle of the SommeThird Battle of YpresBattle of CambraiBrusselsLilleCologneAntwerpenStrasbourgLuxembourgDüsseldorfSaarbrückenBonnMetz100 km49.868N, 4.608E
121 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 35 engagements35 in 19141915: 12 engagements1916: 28 engagements1917: 22 engagements1918: 24 engagements19141918
121 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Antwerp, 1914Battle of St. Quentin, 1914Battle of Liège, 1914Battle of Mangiennes, 1914Battle of Haelen, 1914Battle of Lorraine, 1914Battle of Sarrebourg, 1914Siege of Namur, 1914Battle of Charleroi, 1914Battle of the Ardennes, 1914Battle of Rossignol, 1914Battle of Mons, 1914Siege of Maubeuge, 1914Burning of Louvain, 1914Battle of Le Cateau, 1914Battle of Le Grand Fayt, 1914Battle of Étreux, 1914Ovillers-la-Boisselle in World War I, 1914Battle of Grand Couronné, 1914Battle of the Two Morins, 1914Battle of Multien, 1914Battle of the Frontiers, 1914First Battle of the Marne, 1914Battle of Flirey, 1914Battle of Albert, 1914Battle of Buggenhout, 1914First Battle of Picardy, 1914First Battle of the Aisne, 1914Battle of La Bassée, 1914Battle of Messines, 1914Battle of Armentières, 1914Battle of the Yser, 1914First Battle of Ypres, 1914First Battle of Artois, 1914First Battle of Champagne, 1914Battle of Hartmannswillerkopf, 1915Battle of Neuve Chapelle, 1915Second Battle of Ypres, 1915Battle of Kitcheners' Wood, 1915Battle of Hill 60, 1915Second Battle of Artois, 1915Battle of Aubers Ridge, 1915Battle of Hébuterne, 1915Third Battle of Artois, 1915Second Battle of Champagne, 1915Battle of Loos, 1915Action of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, 1915Battle of Flers–Courcelette, 1916Battle of Albert, 1916Battle of Verdun, 1916Battle of Caures Woods, 1916Hohenzollern Redoubt, 1916Storming of Fort Vaux, 1916Battle of Mont Sorrel, 1916Battle of the Boar's Head, 1916Battle of the Somme, 1916First day on the Somme, 1916Leipzig salient, 1916Capture of La Boisselle, 1916Battle of Mametz Wood, 1916Battle of Mametz Wood, 1916Battle of Bazentin Ridge, 1916Capture of Ovillers, 1916Battle of Fromelles, 1916Battle of Delville Wood, 1916Battle of Guillemont, 1916Capture of Martinpuich, 1916Battle of Thiepval Ridge, 1916Battle of Morval, 1916Battle of Mouquet Farm, 1916Capture of Combles, 1916Battle of the Ancre Heights, 1916Battle of Le Transloy, 1916Capture of Regina Trench, 1916Battle of the Ancre, 1916Operations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917, 1917Battle of Langemarck, 1917Battle of Arras, 1917Second Battle of the Aisne, 1917Battle of the Hills, 1917Battle of Messines, 1917Third Battle of Ypres, 1917Battle of Pilckem Ridge, 1917Capture of Westhoek, 1917Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917, 1917Action of 22 August 1917, 1917Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, 1917Capture of Wurst Farm, 1917Battle of Polygon Wood, 1917Battle of Broodseinde, 1917Battle of Poelcappelle, 1917First Battle of Passchendaele, 1917Battle of La Malmaison, 1917Second Battle of Passchendaele, 1917Battle of Cambrai, 1917Night action of 1/2 December 1917, 1917Attack on the Polderhoek Spur, 1917Second Battle of the Somme, 1918Battle of Soissons, 1918Operation Michael, 1918First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, 1918Battle of the Lys, 1918Battle of Seicheprey, 1918Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, 1918Second Battle of the Marne, 1918Third Battle of the Aisne, 1918Combats of Michelbach, 1918Battle of Hamel, 1918Battle of Amiens, 1918Battle of the Ailette, 1918Battle of the Scarpe, 1918Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, 1918Second Battle of Bapaume, 1918Battle of Havrincourt, 1918Battle of Épehy, 1918Battle of the Canal du Nord, 1918Fifth Battle of Ypres, 1918Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge, 1918Battle of Courtrai, 1918Battle of the Lys and the Escaut, 1918Battle of the Selle, 191819141918
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1914Siege of AntwerpAntwerp, BelgiumGerman victory
1914Battle of St. QuentinGuise, FranceFrench victory
4 August 1914Battle of LiègeLiège, BelgiumSee Aftermath section
1914Battle of MangiennesMangiennes, France
12 August 1914Battle of HaelenHalen, BelgiumBelgian victory
14 August 1914Battle of LorraineLorraine, FranceGerman victory
18 August 1914Battle of SarrebourgSarrebourg, FranceGerman victory
20 August 1914Siege of NamurNamur, BelgiumGerman victory
21 August 1914Battle of CharleroiQ81046, BelgiumGerman victory
21 August 1914Battle of the ArdennesArdennes, FranceGerman victory
22 August 1914Battle of RossignolRossignol, BelgiumGerman victory
23 August 1914Battle of MonsMons, BelgiumSee Analysis section
24 August 1914Siege of MaubeugeMaubeuge, FranceGerman victory
1914Burning of LouvainLeuven, Belgium
26 August 1914Battle of Le CateauLe Cateau-Cambrésis, FranceGerman victory
26 August 1914Battle of Le Grand FaytGrand-Fayt, FranceGerman victory
27 August 1914Battle of ÉtreuxÉtreux, FranceGerman victory
1914Ovillers-la-Boisselle in World War IFrance
4 September 1914Battle of Grand CouronnéMeurthe-et-Moselle, FranceFrench victory
5 September 1914Battle of the Two MorinsSeine-et-Marne, France
5 September 1914Battle of MultienSeine-et-Marne, France
6 September 1914Battle of the FrontiersLorraine, BelgiumGerman victory
8 September 1914First Battle of the MarneAulnois, FranceEntente victory; Failure of Schlieffen Plan
19 September 1914Battle of FlireyFlirey, FranceGerman victory
25 September 1914Battle of AlbertSomme, FranceInconclusive
25 September 1914Battle of BuggenhoutBuggenhout, Belgium
26 September 1914First Battle of PicardyPicardy, FranceInconclusive
28 September 1914First Battle of the AisneAisne, FranceIndecisive
10 October 1914Battle of La BasséeLa Bassée, FranceInconclusive
12 October 1914Battle of MessinesBikschote, BelgiumInconclusive
13 October 1914Battle of ArmentièresArmentières, FranceInconclusive
16 October 1914Battle of the YserYser, BelgiumAllied victory
19 October 1914First Battle of YpresYpres, BelgiumIndecisive
17 December 1914First Battle of ArtoisArtois, FranceIndecisive
20 December 1914First Battle of ChampagneChampagne-Ardenne, FranceInconclusive
19 January 1915Battle of HartmannswillerkopfHartmannswillerkopf, FranceIndecisive
10 March 1915Battle of Neuve ChapelleNeuve-Chapelle, FranceSee Analysis section
21 April 1915Second Battle of YpresYpres, BelgiumSee Analysis section
22 April 1915Battle of Kitcheners' WoodSaint Julien, BelgiumCanadian victory
7 May 1915Battle of Hill 60Hill 60, BelgiumGerman victory
9 May 1915Second Battle of ArtoisArtois, FranceSee Aftermath section
9 May 1915Battle of Aubers RidgeArmentières, FranceGerman victory
13 June 1915Battle of HébuterneFranceIndecisive
15 September 1915Third Battle of ArtoisArtois, FranceSee Analysis section
25 September 1915Second Battle of ChampagneChampagne, FranceGerman victory
8 October 1915Battle of LoosLoos-en-Gohelle, FranceGerman victory
13 October 1915Action of the Hohenzollern RedoubtHohenzollern Redoubt, FranceGerman victory
1916Battle of Flers–CourceletteFlers, FranceBritish victory
1916Battle of AlbertSomme, FranceSee the Aftermath section
21 February 1916Battle of VerdunVerdun, FranceFrench victory
21 February 1916Battle of Caures WoodsVerdun, FranceGerman defeat
2 March 1916Hohenzollern RedoubtLoos-en-Gohelle, FranceBritish victory
1 June 1916Storming of Fort VauxFort Vaux, France
13 June 1916Battle of Mont SorrelYpres Salient, BelgiumInconclusive
30 June 1916Battle of the Boar's HeadArtois, FranceSee Aftermath section
1 July 1916Battle of the SommeRiver Somme, FranceInconclusive
1 July 1916First day on the SommeSomme, FranceSee the Aftermath section
July 1916Leipzig salientPicardy, FranceBritish victory
6 July 1916Capture of La BoissellePicardy, FranceBritish victory
7 July 1916Battle of Mametz WoodMametz, France
7 July 1916Battle of Mametz WoodMametz, France
14 July 1916Battle of Bazentin RidgeSomme, FranceBritish victory
16 July 1916Capture of OvillersPicardy, FranceBritish victory
19 July 1916Battle of FromellesFromelles, FranceGerman victory
3 September 1916Battle of Delville WoodLongueval, FranceBritish victory
3 September 1916Battle of GuillemontGuillemont, FranceBritish victory
15 September 1916Capture of MartinpuichPicardy, FranceBritish victory
25 September 1916Battle of Thiepval RidgeThiepval, FranceBritish victory
25 September 1916Battle of MorvalMorval, FranceAnglo–French victory
26 September 1916Battle of Mouquet FarmPozières, FranceBritish victory
26 September 1916Capture of ComblesPicardy, FranceBritish–French victory
1 October 1916Battle of the Ancre HeightsAncre, FranceBritish victory
1 October 1916Battle of Le TransloyLe Transloy, FranceIndecisive
1 October 1916Capture of Regina TrenchPicardy, FranceBritish victory
13 November 1916Battle of the AncreAncre, FranceBritish victory
1917Operations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917West Flanders, BelgiumGerman victory
1917Battle of LangemarckYpres Salient, BelgiumIndecisive
9 April 1917Battle of ArrasArras, FranceSee Analysis
16 April 1917Second Battle of the AisneSoissons, FranceInconclusive
17 April 1917Battle of the HillsChampagne, FranceInconclusive
7 June 1917Battle of MessinesWest Flanders, BelgiumBritish victory
31 July 1917Third Battle of YpresYpres Salient, BelgiumSee Analysis section
31 July 1917Battle of Pilckem RidgeYpres Salient, BelgiumAnglo-French victory
10 August 1917Capture of WesthoekWest Flanders, BelgiumGerman victory
1917Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917West Flanders, BelgiumBritish victory
22 August 1917Action of 22 August 1917West Flanders, BelgiumGerman victory
20 September 1917Battle of the Menin Road RidgeBelgiumBritish victory
20 September 1917Capture of Wurst FarmYpres, BelgiumBritish victory
3 October 1917Battle of Polygon WoodPolygon Wood, Zonnebeke, BelgiumBritish victory
4 October 1917Battle of BroodseindeZonnebeke, BelgiumBritish victory
9 October 1917Battle of PoelcappelleFlanders, BelgiumInconclusive
12 October 1917First Battle of PasschendaelePassendale, BelgiumGerman victory
23 October 1917Battle of La MalmaisonFranceFrench victory
26 October 1917Second Battle of PasschendaelePassendale, BelgiumAllied victory
20 November 1917Battle of CambraiCambrai, FranceSee Aftermath section
2 December 1917Night action of 1/2 December 1917BelgiumGerman victory
3 December 1917Attack on the Polderhoek SpurBelgiumGerman victory
1918Second Battle of the SommeRiver Somme, FranceAllied victory
1918Battle of SoissonsFranceAllied victory
21 March 1918Operation MichaelHauts-de-France, FranceSee Aftermath section
30 March 1918First Battle of Villers-BretonneuxVillers-Bretonneux, FranceBritish Empire victory
7 April 1918Battle of the LysYpres, BelgiumSee Analysis
1918Battle of SeichepreyFranceIndecisive; Germans accomplished their tactical goal, Americans later...
25 April 1918Second Battle of Villers-BretonneuxVillers-Bretonneux, FranceAllied victory
27 May 1918Second Battle of the MarneMarne basin, FranceEntente victory
27 May 1918Third Battle of the AisneAisne, FranceSee Aftermath section
1918Combats of MichelbachFrance
4 July 1918Battle of HamelLe Hamel, FranceAllied victory
8 August 1918Battle of AmiensAmiens, FranceAllied victory
1918Battle of the AiletteFranceFrench victory
26 August 1918Battle of the ScarpeMonchy-le-Preux, France
31 August 1918Battle of Mont Saint-QuentinMont Saint-Quentin, FranceAustralian Corps victory
1918Second Battle of BapaumeBapaume, FranceAllied victory
12 September 1918Battle of HavrincourtHavrincourt, FranceBritish victory
18 September 1918Battle of ÉpehyÉpehy, FranceAllied victory
27 September 1918Battle of the Canal du NordCanal du Nord, FranceAllied victory
28 September 1918Fifth Battle of YpresBelgiumAllied victory
3 October 1918Battle of Blanc Mont RidgeChampagne-Ardenne, FranceAllied victory
14 October 1918Battle of CourtraiYpres, BelgiumAllied victory
20 October 1918Battle of the Lys and the EscautEast Flanders, BelgiumAllied victory
1918Battle of the SelleSelle, FranceAllied victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Western Front (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.