Key battles in WW1 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryWarfareA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: Ellierose1999Created on: 03-05-17 12:30 When was the Battle of Marne? 28 August 1914 1 of 34 What role did the British play? Very little but because Germans attacked from East instead of West Germans found trenches and barbed wire. 2 of 34 When was the battle of Ypres? 19 October 1914 3 of 34 What was priority of British? Keep control of channel ports. 4 of 34 How many men were killed? 30,000 by December 5 of 34 When was Gallipolli? March 1915 6 of 34 Who were the Anzacs? British, Australian and New Zealand troops. 7 of 34 Who was in command? Ian Hamilton 8 of 34 What were problems with this battle? Hamilton poor leader and lack of accurate maps and lack of artillery. 9 of 34 What were success? Turkish able to increase number of divisions and occupy Peninsula. 10 of 34 When did British get to Neuve Chapelle? 10-13 March 11 of 34 When was second battle Ypres? April 1915 12 of 34 What was significant about this? First use of chlorine gas. 13 of 34 What happened at Aubers Ridge? Did not cut enemy barbed wire. 14 of 34 When did the Somme begin? June 1916 15 of 34 What were problems with Somme? Artillery not expert and shells would detonate in no mans land which meant rough ground. 1/3 shells did not explode. 16 of 34 What happened on first day at Somme? Rawlinson allowed freedom how to cross no mans land, attack in methodological ways. 17 of 34 What weapons were used? Mill bombs, sand bags. 18 of 34 How many deaths on first day? 19,000 19 of 34 When was battle of Arras? April 1917 20 of 34 What tactics were used? Tunnels and shortened length of bombardment and leap frogging. 21 of 34 When was battle of Passchendaele? July 1917 22 of 34 What tactics were used? Creeping barrage and Germans used pillboxes and bunkers and trench garrison and counterattack inn reward zone. 'Bite and hold'- Rawlinson and Plumber. 23 of 34 What were issues? Drain broke and waterlogged battlefield. 24 of 34 When was Cambrai? November 1917 25 of 34 What was used? False smokescreens and smokescreens 26 of 34 What was significant? First time celebrations and critics of Haig. 27 of 34 When was Lundendoff Spring offensive? March 1918 28 of 34 How did Germans change? New style of having 'Stormtroopers', 29 of 34 What else was a disadvantage to British? fog. 30 of 34 What was issue? Germans threatened railway. 31 of 34 when was Hundred Day offensive? July 1918 32 of 34 What was British tactic? Short jabs 33 of 34 How long did Haig go on for? 2 days 34 of 34
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