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British Army » British Expeditionary Force (World War I)

Army · United Kingdom · from August 5, 1914

The British army in France and Flanders under John French and, from December 1915, Douglas Haig; from 1915 its points are General Headquarters.

Recorded for World War I.

Sub-units 7

Engagements 18

Battle of Mons August 23, 1914
Battle of Le Cateau August 26, 1914
First Battle of the Marne September 5–12, 1914
First Battle of the Aisne September 13–28, 1914
First Battle of Ypres October 19 – November 22, 1914
Battle of Neuve Chapelle March 10–13, 1915
Second Battle of Ypres April 22 – May 25, 1915
Third Battle of Artois September 25 – November 4, 1915
Battle of the Somme July 1 – November 18, 1916
Battle of Vimy Ridge April 9–12, 1917
Battle of Arras (1917) April 9 – May 16, 1917
Battle of Messines (1917) June 7–14, 1917
Battle of Passchendaele July 31 – November 10, 1917
Battle of Cambrai (1917) November 20 – December 7, 1917
Operation Michael March 21 – April 5, 1918
Battle of the Lys (1918) April 9–29, 1918
Battle of Amiens (1918) August 8–12, 1918
Battle of the St Quentin Canal September 29 – October 2, 1918

Movements

August 23, 1914 Holds the Mons canal (Battle of Mons) · map
August 26, 1914 II Corps stands at Le Cateau (Battle of Le Cateau) · map
September 6, 1914 Advances to the Marne (First Battle of the Marne) · map
September 13, 1914 Crosses the Aisne (First Battle of the Aisne) · map
October 20, 1914 – November 22, 1914 Holds Ypres (First Battle of Ypres) · map
December 26, 1914 – March 30, 1916 General Headquarters at Saint-Omer · map
March 31, 1916 General Headquarters at Montreuil-sur-Mer · map

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