COUNTRY WHEN OTHER

BATTLE COMMANDERS CASUALTIES VICTOR

FOUGHT IN OPENED
Launched by
59,000 Germany
VON FALKENHAYN
British; mainly to test
(Germany)
Second Battle April 22, 10,000 No Clear its new
Belgium SMITH-DORRIEN
of Ypres 1915 French; Victor weapon,
(Britain)
35,000 chlorine gas,
FOCH (France)
German which was
very effective
SCHEER 15 British The largest
(Germany) ships, and only full-
Battle of May 31, No Clear scale naval
Britain BEATTY 11 German
Jutland 1916 Victor battle of the
(Britain) ships
war
Taking almost
VON FALKENHAYN 550,000 an entire year
Battle of February 21, (Germany) French; to play out,
France Allies
Verdun 1916 PÉTAIN 434,000 this was the
(France) German longest battle
of the war
Was started by
420,000
VON FALKENHAYN the British to
British;
(Germany) take pressure
Battle of July 1, 200,000
France JOFFRE Allies off France
the Somme 1916 French;
(France) HAIG during the
500,000
(Britain) Battle of
German
Verdun
 Almost the
entire Russian
PRITTWITZ
125,000 Second Army
(Germany)
Battle of August 26, Russian; Central was wiped out;
East Prussia SAMSONOV and
Tannenberg 1914 20,000 Powers Germany’s
RENNENKAMPF
German biggest
(Russia)
complete
victory