First Battle of the Marne

April 2016 The First Battle of Bull Run The first major land battle of the American Civil War, the battle of Bull Run, commenced on July 21, 1861. If the Union won, the war would most likely be over having only fought two battles. Because the Confederate won though, the war continued for almost five more years and was the cause of death for over 600,000 more men, around 2% of the population. At this point in history, The Battle of Bull Run was the bloodiest battle in American…

Battles of WWI World War 1 consisted of 36 battles and all of these happened between 1914-1918. Soldiers died in World War 1 to keep the world safe. The four most important battles of WW1 were Verdun, Cambrai, Marne, and Mons. The Battle of Verdun happened in 1916, and took place in the Western Front. 714,231 soldiers fought in this battle. By the end 262,308 were missing or wounded. This was one of the biggest and bloodiest battles of World War 1. The battle lasted for over 10 months. The…

a. The First Battle of the Marne: The First Battle of the Marne was very important for the Allied Powers. The French Army was retreating back to the south of the Marne River. Since a German Army was quickly approaching, the French commander made the brave decision to make a counter-attack. France sent more reinforcements including infantryman sent on 600 taxi cabs which was the first time auto-mobiles were involved in warfare. France pushed the Germans back with a surprise attack within the…

War. A conflict involving combat, bloodshed, hatred, struggle, and sorrow. The World War One was a war of attrition involving the Allied Powers whom consisted of France, Russia, Great Britain and the United States of America and the Central Powers whom consisted of the German Empire, Austrian-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Turk Empire. It began in July 28th, 1914 and ended in November 11th, 1918. Four prolonged years which caused over 38 million deaths. World War One started because Serbia…

World War 1 was one of the most important wars.You will be reading about causes,battles,problems that happened around the world.Why was it important or facts.World war 1 was from 1914-1918. Marne,Verdun and Gallipoli were one of the important battles in the first world war. All mostly occurred on the western front.They did have a good amount of combatants to worry about in their battles. First,Marne was fought by the Marne river near Paris France.By Germany had attacked both battles.Fought…

The Second Battle of Marne is important because it was the first Allied offensive victory of 1918, and became the first of many battles won by the Allied forces. The battle began on July 15th, and ended on August 6, 1918. The Germans began the battle with 3 ½ armies, and the Allied armies were comprised of mostly French, Italian and American military. The Marne between the Chalons and Epernay had been the German’s first objective. The Germans had been advised by prisoners that the attack…

The Battles of WW1 July 1, 1916: the bloodiest battle in the entirety of WW1 was fought. The Battle of the Somme managed to take out 60,000 British soldiers in one day. It became the most horrific fight to be fought of its time until the next world war. This battle, and many more eventually led to WW1 becoming the 2nd most casualties in American History, trailing behind the Civil War. Every single one of these battles had an important role in shaping the war and paved the way to the victory of…

The book, The Guns of August, is a story of the first days of World War 1. It was written by Barbara W. Tuchman; it is also a winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The book The Guns of August starts out at the funeral procession of King Edward VII of England in 1910. Kings and Nobles from around the world attended the funeral procession. The funeral had many mourners but not everyone there was sad to see the king go. There was one man that was happy to say good bye to the king that man was none other…

While World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and lasted four years, ending in 1918, tension had been stirring long before throughout Europe; specifically, in the southeast Balkan region known as the “powder keg.” European powers such as the Ottoman Empire, the Russians and other parties had a number of alliances that were threatened by political instability. The murder of the heir to the Austro Hungarian…

The Schlieffen Plan was created by the German Chief Staff Alfred von Schlieffen in 1903. His plan was to sweep around Paris and surround them so they can capture them. The plan paused it’s actions at the First Battle of the Marne which was a small distance away from Paris. French military leaders gathered two thousand taxicabs with troops to where they would stand at the front line. The Germany against France war was now an impasse due to neither of them moving to the trenches. For shelter they…