Haig and WW1

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