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1914
British Expeditionary Force first encounter the German army at the Battle of Mons
1914
French halt the German advance at the Battle of the Marne
1914
‘Race to the Sea’ ends with the British capturing the city of Ypres (1st Battle of Ypres)
1915
2nd Battle of Ypres - first use of poison gas
1915
Gallipoli landings fail
1916
Battle of Verdun
1916
UK introduces conscription
1916
Battle of the Somme. British lost 57,000 men either killed or injured on the first day.
1916
Herbert Asquith resigns as Prime Minister, replaced by David Lloyd George
1917
USA declares war on Germany
1917
3rd Battle of Ypres aka the Battle of Passchendaele
1918
Battle of Amiens
1918 11 November
Armistice agreed
1919
Treaty of Versailles signed
