When:
September 25 – September 29, 1914
Where:
Albert, France – Western Front
Who:
Allies – France
Allies – Britain
Central Powers – Germany
Summary:
The Battle of Albert was one of the ongoing battles fought in the Race to the Sea. The lack of a decisive victory at the Battle of the Aisne led the Allied and Central troops to move north in an attempt to outflank each other and gain access to enemy territory. The French Tenth Army under the command of General de Castelnau attacked the German troops at Albert on September 25, 1914. The German troops offered stiff resistance and the battle remained indecisive. The German Sixth Army moved north to Bapaume. Fighting went on until September 28 and succeeded in firmly etching the trench line along the way.
Major Battles of World War I |
| Battle of Tannenberg – 1914 | Battles of Gaza – 1917 |
| Battle of Heligoland Bight – 1914 | Second Battle of Aisne – 1917 |
| First Battle of Marne – 1914 | Second Battle of Arras – 1917 |
| First Battle of the Masurian Lakes – 1914 | Battle of Messines – 1917 |
| First Battle of Aisne – 1914 | Battle of Passchendaele – 1917 |
| First Battle of Albert – 1914 | Battle of Caporetto – 1917 |
| First Battle of Arras – 1914 | Battle of Cambrai – 1917 |
| First Battle of Ypres – 1914 | German Spring Offensive – 1918 |
| Gallipoli Campaign – 1915 | Hundred Days Offensive – 1918 |
| Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes – 1915 | Battle of Mons – 1914 |
| Battles of Isonzo – 1915 | Second Battle of Somme – 1918 |
| Loos-Artois Offensive – 1915 | Second Battle of Marne – 1918 |
| Battle of Verdun – 1916 | Battle of St Mihiel – 1918 |
| Battle of Messines – 1917 | |
| First Battle of Somme – 1916 | Battle of Vittori Veneto – 1918 |