Atlas of Battles

war, 138 engagements

Battles of World War I

The atlas places 138 engagements of World War I (1914 to 1918): 100 battles, 2 sieges and 36 naval actions across 35 present-day countries, most in France (39), United Republic of Tanzania (9), Turkey (9). The most widely documented: Battle of Jutland, Battle of Tannenberg, Battle of Caporetto, Battle of the Falkland Islands, Battle of Galicia.

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Battle of ArrasSkirmish at JonchereyBattle of the MeuseBattle of Lake NyasaBattle of CerBattle of AntivariBattle of Mörchingen and DieuzeBattle of DornachBattle of DononBattle of Río de OroBattle of MulhouseBattle of the Trouée de CharmesBattle of OdensholmBattle of Heligoland BightAction at NéryBattle of DrinaBattle of VitryFirst Battle of the Masurian LakesSiege of PrzemyślBattle of ZanzibarAction of 22 September 1914Battle of SandfonteinBattle of Rufiji DeltaBattle of Monchy-au-BoisBattle off TexelBattle of PenangBattle of CoronelBergmann OffensiveBattle of TangaBattle of CocosMyth of LangemarckBattle of KolubaraDefence of FestubertRaid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and WhitbyBattle of GivenchyBattle of ŁowczówekBattle of JassinBattle of RafajlowaBattle of Dogger BankSiege of MbombweSecond Battle of the Masurian LakesBattle of VauquoisBattle of Más a TierraBattle of Les ÉpargesLanding at Anzac CoveFirst Battle of KrithiaBattle off Noordhinder BankSecond Battle of KrithiaBattle of ArrasBombardment of AnconaBattle of FestubertThird Battle of KrithiaBattle of BukobaBattle of BitlisBattle of Åland IslandsBattle of Chunuk BairBattle of the Gulf of RigaFall of Belgrade (1915)Battle of LingeBattle of Niš (1915)Battle of KrivolakBattle of DurazzoBattle of AsiagoBattle of KostiuchnówkaActions of the Bluff, 1916Recapture of Fort VauxBattle of LovćenTrebizond CampaignBattle of Dogger BankBattle of Salaita HillBombardment of Yarmouth and LowestoftGas attack at HulluchNight action at the Battle of JutlandBattle of ErzincanAction of 19 August 1916Battle of MlaliBattle of PozièresBattle of KisakiBattle of GinchyRomanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916Battle of Dover StraitBattle of MagdhabaBattle of Drocourt-Quéant LineBattle of RafaAction of 10 March 1917Action of 16 March 1917Battle of Vimy RidgeSecond Battle of Dover StraitAction of 4 May 1917Battle of the Strait of OtrantoBattle of Mount OrtigaraBattle of Hill 70Eleventh Battle of the IsonzoSecond Battle of VerdunOperation AlbionBattle of MahiwaAction off LerwickBattle of JerusalemSecond Battle of Heligoland BightAction of 17 November 1917Battle of NgomanoAction of 11–12 December 1917Battle of KarakilisaSecond Battle of CambraiBattle of St. Quentin CanalBattle of San MatteoAction of 15 February 1918Ice Cruise of the Baltic FleetBattle of Moreuil WoodBattle of the AvreBattle of MarkemZeebrugge RaidAction of 8 May 1918Second Battle of MorlancourtBattle of SardarabadBattle of CantignyBattle of Skra-di-LegenBattle of Belleau WoodThird Battle of MorlancourtBattle of VorontsovkaBattle of the Piave RiverBattle of Château-ThierryBattle of BakuAction of 5 September 1918Battle of Saint-MihielBattle of Dobro PoleBattle of Jisr Benat YakubLiberation of KrakowBattle of Vittorio VenetoScuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa FlowBattle of JaroslawiceBattle of TannenbergBattle of GaliciaBattle of the Falkland IslandsBattle of SarikamishBattle of JutlandBattle of CaporettoBattle of GaliciaBattle of SarikamishBattle of JutlandBattle of CaporettoBuenos AiresChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridBaghdad5000 km15.095N, 5.683W
138 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 41 engagements41 in 19141915: 26 engagements1916: 21 engagements1917: 21 engagements1918: 27 engagements1919: 1 engagements19141919
137 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Arras, 1914Skirmish at Joncherey, 1914Battle of the Meuse, 1914Battle of Lake Nyasa, 1914Battle of Cer, 1914Battle of Antivari, 1914Battle of Mörchingen and Dieuze, 1914Battle of Dornach, 1914Battle of Donon, 1914Battle of Río de Oro, 1914Battle of Tannenberg, 1914Battle of Galicia, 1914Battle of Mulhouse, 1914Battle of the Trouée de Charmes, 1914Battle of Odensholm, 1914Battle of Heligoland Bight, 1914Action at Néry, 1914Battle of Drina, 1914Battle of Vitry, 1914First Battle of the Masurian Lakes, 1914Siege of Przemyśl, 1914Battle of Zanzibar, 1914Action of 22 September 1914, 1914Bombardment of Papeete, 1914Battle of Sandfontein, 1914Battle of Rufiji Delta, 1914Battle of Monchy-au-Bois, 1914Battle off Texel, 1914Battle of Penang, 1914Battle of Coronel, 1914Bergmann Offensive, 1914Battle of Tanga, 1914Battle of Cocos, 1914Myth of Langemarck, 1914Battle of Kolubara, 1914Defence of Festubert, 1914Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, 1914Battle of Sarikamish, 1914Battle of Givenchy, 1914Battle of Łowczówek, 1914Battle of Jassin, 1915Battle of Rafajlowa, 1915Battle of Dogger Bank, 1915Siege of Mbombwe, 1915Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes, 1915Battle of Vauquois, 1915Battle of Más a Tierra, 1915Battle of Les Éparges, 1915Landing at Anzac Cove, 1915First Battle of Krithia, 1915Battle off Noordhinder Bank, 1915Second Battle of Krithia, 1915Battle of Arras, 1915Bombardment of Ancona, 1915Battle of Festubert, 1915Third Battle of Krithia, 1915Battle of Bukoba, 1915Battle of Bitlis, 1915Battle of Åland Islands, 1915Battle of Chunuk Bair, 1915Battle of the Gulf of Riga, 1915Fall of Belgrade (1915), 1915Battle of Linge, 1915Battle of Niš (1915), 1915Battle of Krivolak, 1915Battle of Durazzo, 1915Battle of Asiago, 1916Battle of Kostiuchnówka, 1916Actions of the Bluff, 1916, 1916Recapture of Fort Vaux, 1916Battle of Lovćen, 1916Trebizond Campaign, 1916Battle of Dogger Bank, 1916Battle of Salaita Hill, 1916Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft, 1916Gas attack at Hulluch, 1916Battle of Jutland, 1916Night action at the Battle of Jutland, 1916Battle of Erzincan, 1916Action of 19 August 1916, 1916Battle of Mlali, 1916Battle of Pozières, 1916Battle of Kisaki, 1916Battle of Ginchy, 1916Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916, 1916Battle of Dover Strait, 1916Battle of Magdhaba, 1916Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line, 1917Battle of Rafa, 1917Action of 10 March 1917, 1917Action of 16 March 1917, 1917Battle of Vimy Ridge, 1917Second Battle of Dover Strait, 1917Action of 4 May 1917, 1917Battle of the Strait of Otranto, 1917Battle of Mount Ortigara, 1917Battle of Hill 70, 1917Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo, 1917Second Battle of Verdun, 1917Operation Albion, 1917Battle of Mahiwa, 1917Action off Lerwick, 1917Battle of Caporetto, 1917Battle of Jerusalem, 1917Second Battle of Heligoland Bight, 1917Action of 17 November 1917, 1917Battle of Ngomano, 1917Action of 11–12 December 1917, 1917Battle of Karakilisa, 1918Second Battle of Cambrai, 1918Battle of St. Quentin Canal, 1918Battle of San Matteo, 1918Action of 15 February 1918, 1918Ice Cruise of the Baltic Fleet, 1918Battle of Moreuil Wood, 1918Battle of the Avre, 1918Battle of Markem, 1918Zeebrugge Raid, 1918Action of 8 May 1918, 1918Second Battle of Morlancourt, 1918Battle of Sardarabad, 1918Battle of Cantigny, 1918Battle of Skra-di-Legen, 1918Battle of Belleau Wood, 1918Third Battle of Morlancourt, 1918Battle of Vorontsovka, 1918Battle of the Piave River, 1918Battle of Château-Thierry, 1918Battle of Baku, 1918Action of 5 September 1918, 1918Battle of Saint-Mihiel, 1918Battle of Dobro Pole, 1918Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub, 1918Liberation of Krakow, 1918Battle of Vittorio Veneto, 1918Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa Flow, 191919141919
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1914Battle of ArrasArras, FranceIndecisive
2 August 1914Skirmish at JonchereyJoncherey, FranceFrench victory
2 August 1914Battle of the MeuseFrance
14 August 1914Battle of Lake NyasaGerman East Africa, United Republic of TanzaniaBritish victory
15 August 1914Battle of CerCer, Serbia
16 August 1914Battle of AntivariBar, MontenegroAnglo-French victory
19 August 1914Battle of Mörchingen and DieuzeMorhange, FranceGerman victory
19 August 1914Battle of DornachMulhouse, FranceFrench victory
20 August 1914Battle of DononLe Petit Donon, France
22 August 1914Battle of Río de OroRío de Oro, MoroccoBritish victory
23 August 1914Battle of TannenbergOlsztyn, PolandGerman victory
23 August 1914Battle of GaliciaLviv, UkraineRussian victory 45%-50% of all Austrian manpower on the Eastern Front...
26 August 1914Battle of MulhouseMulhouse, FranceGerman victory
26 August 1914Battle of the Trouée de CharmesCharmes, FranceFrench victory
26 August 1914Battle of OdensholmOsmussaar, Estonia
28 August 1914Battle of Heligoland BightHeligoland, GermanyBritish victory
1 September 1914Action at NéryNéry, FranceBritish victory
6 September 1914Battle of DrinaMačkov Kamen, Republic of SerbiaInconclusive; (See Aftermath)
6 September 1914Battle of VitryVitry-le-François, France
7 September 1914First Battle of the Masurian LakesMasurian Lake District, RussiaGerman victory
16 September 1914Siege of PrzemyślPrzemyśl, PolandRussian victoryFirst Siege: Austro-Hungarian victory; Second siege...
20 September 1914Battle of ZanzibarUnited Republic of TanzaniaGerman victory
22 September 1914Action of 22 September 1914Broad FourteensGerman victory
22 September 1914Bombardment of PapeetePapeete, FranceGerman victory; French ships sunk; Coal piles not captured, destroyed...
26 September 1914Battle of SandfonteinNamibiaGerman victory
October 1914Battle of Rufiji DeltaRufiji River, United Republic of TanzaniaBritish victory
5 October 1914Battle of Monchy-au-BoisFrance
17 October 1914Battle off TexelNorth Sea
28 October 1914Battle of PenangStrait of Malacca, MalaysiaGerman victory
1 November 1914Battle of CoronelPacific Ocean, ChileGerman victory
2 November 1914Bergmann OffensiveErzurum vilayet, GeorgiaOttoman victory
3 November 1914Battle of TangaTanga, TanzaniaGerman victory
9 November 1914Battle of CocosCocos (Keeling) Islands, AustraliaAustralian victory
10 November 1914Myth of LangemarckLangemark, Belgium
16 November 1914Battle of KolubaraKolubara, SerbiaSerbian victory; Liberation of Belgrade; Withdrawal of Austrian...
24 November 1914Defence of FestubertFestubert, France
8 December 1914Battle of the Falkland IslandsFalkland Islands, ArgentinaBritish victory; Destruction of the East Asia Squadron
16 December 1914Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and WhitbyHartlepool, United KingdomGerman victory
22 December 1914Battle of SarikamishSarıkamış, TurkeyRussian victory
22 December 1914Battle of GivenchyNeuve-Chapelle, FranceInconclusive
22 December 1914Battle of ŁowczówekŁowczówek, PolandInconclusive
18 January 1915Battle of JassinJassin, TanzaniaGerman victory
23 January 1915Battle of RafajlowaBistritsia, UkraineAustro-Hungarian victory
24 January 1915Battle of Dogger BankNorth SeaBritish victory
25 January 1915Siege of MbombweNyasaland, MalawiBritish victory; Chilembwe revolt ended
7 February 1915Second Battle of the Masurian LakesMasurian Lake District, RussiaGerman victory
15 February 1915Battle of VauquoisButte de Vauquois, France
14 March 1915Battle of Más a TierraRobinson Crusoe Island, ChileBritish victory
5 April 1915Battle of Les ÉpargesLes Éparges, FranceFrench tactical victory
25 April 1915Landing at Anzac CoveANZAC Cove, TurkeySee aftermath
28 April 1915First Battle of KrithiaAlçıtepe, TurkeyOttoman victory
1 May 1915Battle off Noordhinder Bank
6 May 1915Second Battle of KrithiaAlçıtepe, TurkeyOttoman victory
9 May 1915Battle of ArrasVimy, FranceSee Aftermath section
23 May 1915Bombardment of AnconaAdriatic Sea, ItalyAustro-Hungarian victory
27 May 1915Battle of FestubertFestubert, FranceGerman victory
4 June 1915Third Battle of KrithiaGallipoli, TurkeyOttoman victory
21 June 1915Battle of BukobaBukoba, TanzaniaBritish victory; British capture Bukoba
July 1915Battle of BitlisBitlis, TurkeyRussian victory
2 July 1915Battle of Åland IslandsÅland, SwedenAnglo-Russian victory
7 August 1915Battle of Chunuk BairANZAC Cove, TurkeyOttoman victory
20 August 1915Battle of the Gulf of RigaGulf of Riga, EstoniaEntente victory
5 October 1915Fall of Belgrade (1915)Belgrade, SerbiaCentral Powers victory
15 October 1915Battle of LingeChamp de bataille du Linge, France
4 November 1915Battle of Niš (1915)Niš, SerbiaDecisive Bulgarian victory
22 November 1915Battle of KrivolakKrivolak, North MacedoniaBulgarian victory
29 December 1915Battle of DurazzoAdriatic Sea, AlbaniaAllied victory
1916Battle of AsiagoFederation of the Seven Communities, ItalyInconclusive
1916Battle of KostiuchnówkaKostiukhnivka, UkraineInconclusive
1916Actions of the Bluff, 1916BelgiumBritish victory
1916Recapture of Fort VauxFrance
7 January 1916Battle of LovćenLovćen, MontenegroAustro-Hungarian victory
5 February 1916Trebizond CampaignOttoman Empire, TurkeyRussian victory
10 February 1916Battle of Dogger BankDogger Bank
12 February 1916Battle of Salaita HillKenyaGerman victory
24 April 1916Bombardment of Yarmouth and LowestoftNorth Sea, United KingdomInconclusive
27 April 1916Gas attack at HulluchHulluch, FranceBritish victory
31 May 1916Battle of JutlandNorth SeaInconclusive, see Outcome
1 June 1916Night action at the Battle of JutlandNorth SeaBritish victory
2 July 1916Battle of ErzincanErzincan, TurkeyRussian victory
19 August 1916Action of 19 August 1916North SeaIndecisive
24 August 1916Battle of MlaliMlali, United Republic of Tanzania
3 September 1916Battle of PozièresPozières, FranceAllied victory
7 September 1916Battle of KisakiKisaki, TanzaniaGerman victory
9 September 1916Battle of GinchyGinchy, FranceBritish victory
16 October 1916Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916Transylvania, RomaniaCentral Powers victory Romanian invasion repulsed; Successful...
26 October 1916Battle of Dover StraitStrait of Dover, France
23 December 1916Battle of MagdhabaSinai Peninsula, EgyptBritish victory
1917Battle of Drocourt-Quéant LineFranceCanadian and British victory
9 January 1917Battle of RafaSinai Peninsula, PalestineBritish victory
10 March 1917Action of 10 March 1917Atlantic OceanGerman victory
16 March 1917Action of 16 March 1917British victory
9 April 1917Battle of Vimy RidgeVimy, FranceBritish Empire victory
20 April 1917Second Battle of Dover StraitStrait of Dover, United KingdomBritish victory
4 May 1917Action of 4 May 1917North SeaIndecisive
14 May 1917Battle of the Strait of OtrantoStrait of Otranto, ItalyTactical Austro-Hungarian victory; Strategically indecisive
10 June 1917Battle of Mount OrtigaraAsiago, ItalyAustro-Hungarian victory
15 August 1917Battle of Hill 70Lens, FranceAllied victory
17 August 1917Eleventh Battle of the IsonzoSoča, Italy
18 September 1917Second Battle of VerdunVerdun, France
29 September 1917Operation AlbionBaltic Sea, EstoniaGerman victory
15 October 1917Battle of MahiwaMahiwa, United Republic of TanzaniaIndecisive
17 October 1917Action off LerwickLerwick, United KingdomGerman victory
24 October 1917Battle of CaporettoKobarid, ItalyCentral Powers victory
17 November 1917Battle of JerusalemJerusalem, IsraelAllied victoryEnd of the Ottoman rule in Jerusalem and Palestine
17 November 1917Second Battle of Heligoland BightHeligoland, GermanyIndecisive
17 November 1917Action of 17 November 1917North Atlantic Ocean, United KingdomAmerican victory
25 November 1917Battle of NgomanoNegomano, MozambiqueGerman victory
12 December 1917Action of 11–12 December 1917North SeaGerman victory
1918Battle of KarakilisaVanadzor, ArmeniaTactical Ottoman victory; Strategic Armenian victory as Ottoman...
1918Second Battle of CambraiCambrai, FranceAllied victory
1918Battle of St. Quentin CanalLens, FranceAllied victory
1918Battle of San MatteoPunta San Matteo, ItalyItalian victory (13 August); Austro-Hungarian victory (3 September)...
15 February 1918Action of 15 February 1918Strait of Dover, FranceGerman victory
March 1918Ice Cruise of the Baltic FleetBaltic SeaTransfer of the Baltic Fleet to Soviet-controlled harbours.
30 March 1918Battle of Moreuil WoodArve, FranceSee Aftermath section
5 April 1918Battle of the AvreAvre, FranceBritish victory
17 April 1918Battle of MarkemMerkem, Belgium
23 April 1918Zeebrugge RaidZeebrugge, BelgiumGerman victory
8 May 1918Action of 8 May 1918Algeria
14 May 1918Second Battle of MorlancourtMorlancourt, FranceAllied victory
22 May 1918Battle of SardarabadSardarapat, ArmeniaArmenian victory
28 May 1918Battle of CantignyCantigny, FranceAllied victory
29 May 1918Battle of Skra-di-LegenSkra, GreeceAllied victory
1 June 1918Battle of Belleau WoodBois de Belleau, FranceAllied victory
10 June 1918Third Battle of MorlancourtMorlancourt, FranceAllied victory
10 June 1918Battle of VorontsovkaTashir, Armenia
23 June 1918Battle of the Piave RiverPiave, ItalyItalian victory
18 July 1918Battle of Château-ThierryChâteau-Thierry, FranceAllied victory
26 August 1918Battle of BakuBaku, AzerbaijanCentral Powers victory
5 September 1918Action of 5 September 1918
12 September 1918Battle of Saint-MihielSaint-Mihiel, FranceAllied victory
15 September 1918Battle of Dobro PoleNovaci Municipality, North MacedoniaAllied victory
27 September 1918Battle of Jisr Benat YakubJordan River, JordanAllied victory
31 October 1918Liberation of KrakowKraków, Poland
4 November 1918Battle of Vittorio VenetoVittorio Veneto, ItalyItalian victory; Collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
21 June 1919Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa FlowScapa Flow, United KingdomMajority of German fleet scuttled
date unknownBattle of JaroslawiceUkraine

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