Battles and Engagements France and Flanders 1914

The dates given for the battles listed below are the dates of the duration of the battle. Units would not have fought in the larger battles for the whole of the time, but they may have been engaged several times. To get back to this page from the Divisions page use your Back Button.

No
Battle
Date
Army
Corps
Division/Brigades

001
Battle of Mons.
23 - 24 Aug
BEF
N/K
Cavalry Division
1st
1st Div, 2nd Div
   
2nd
3rd Div, 5th Div
   
N/K
5th Cavalry Bde,
19th Bde

002
Action of Élouges.
24 Aug
BEF
N/K
1st Cavalry Bde,
3rd Cavalry Bde
   
2nd
1st Bn Norfolk Regt, 1st Bn Cheshire Regt (both 5th Div)

003
Rearguard Action of Solesmes.
25 Aug
BEF
N/K
Cavalry Div
   
2nd
7th Bde (3rd Div)
   
N/K
19th Bde

No
Battle
Date
Army
Corps
Division/Brigades

004
Affair of Landrecies.
25 Aug
BEF
1st
4th (Guards) Bde (2nd Div)

005
Battle of Le Cateau.
26 Aug
BEF
2nd
Cavalry Div
   
2nd
3rd Div, 5th Div
   
N/K
4th Div, 19th Bde

006
Rearguard Affair of Le Grand Fayt.
26 Aug
BEF
1st
2nd Bn Connaught Rangers (2nd Div)

007
Rearguard Affair of Étreux.
27 Aug
BEF
1st
15th Hussars,
1st (Guards) Bde,
2nd Bn Welsh Regt (all 1st Div)

008
Affair of Cérizy.
28 Aug
BEF
N/K
5th Cavalry Bde

009
Affair of Néry.
01 Sep
BEF
N/K
1st Cavalry Bde,
4th Cavalry Bde,
4th Division
, 19th Bde,

010
Rearguard Action of Crépy en Valois.
01 Sep
BEF
2nd
13th Bde (5th Div)

No
Battle
Date
Army
Corps
Division/Brigades

011
Rearguard Actions of Villers Cottérêts.
01 Sep
BEF
N/K
3rd Cavalry Bde
   
1st
4th (Guards) Bde,
6th Bde (both 2nd div)

Battles 001 - 011 are also know as the Retreat From Mons

012

Battle of the Marne.

Including the Passage of the Petit Morin and the Passage of the Marne.

07 - 10 Sep
BEF
N/K
Cavalry Div,
Gough's Command
   
1st
1st Div, 2nd Div
   
2nd
3rd Div, 5th Div
   
3rd
4th Div, 19th Bde

013

Battle of the Aisne.

Including the Passage of the Aisne and Capture of the Aisne Heights and Chemin des Dames.

12 - 15 Sep
BEF
N/K
Cavalry Div,
Gough's Command
   
1st
1st Div, 2nd Div
   
2nd
3rd Div, 5th Div
   
3rd
4th Div, 19th Bde

No
Battle
Date
Army
Corps
Division/Brigades

014
Actions of the Aisne Heights.
20 Sep
BEF
N/K
2nd Cavalry Bde
   
1st
1st Div, 2nd Div
18th Bde (6th Div)
   
2nd
3rd Div

015
Action of Chivy.
26 Sep
BEF
1st
1st Div

016
Defence of Antwerp.
04 - 10 Oct
BEF
N/K
Royal Naval Div
   
4th
7th Div

017
Battle of La Bassée.
10 Oct - 02 Nov
BEF
N/K
2nd Cavalry Bde
   
2nd
3rd Div,5th Div
   
Indian
Secunderabad Cavalry Bde,
3rd (Indian) Div,
7th (Indian) Div

No
Battle
Date
Army
Corps
Division/Brigades

018
Battle of Messines.
12 Oct - 02 Nov
BEF
Cavalry

1st Cavalry Div
7th (Indian) Bde (3rd Indian Div)

1st Bn Northumberland Fusiliers,
1st Bn Lincolnshire Regt (both 3rd Div)

2nd Bn K.O.S.B.
2nd Bn K.O.Y.L.I. (both 5th Div)

Q.O. Oxfordshire Hussars,
14th Bn London Regt,
2nd Bn Essex Regt,
2nd Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (all 4th Div)


019
Battle of Armentières.
13 Oct - 02 Nov
BEF
3rd

4th Div, 6th Div

3rd Bn Worcestershire Regt (3rd Div)

1st Bn Dorsetshire Regt (5th Div)


No
Battle
Date
Army
Corps
Division/Brigades

020
Capture of Meteren.
13 - 17 Oct
BEF
Cavalry
2nd Cavalry Div
   
3rd
4th Div

021
Battle of Langemarck.
21 - 24 Oct
BEF
1st
1st Div, 2nd Div
   
4th
3rd Cavalry Div,
7th Div

022
Battle of Gheluvelt.
29 - 31 Oct
BEF
1st
3rd Cavalry Div
1st Div, 2nd Div,
7th Div

No
Battle
Date
Army
Corps
Division/Brigades

023
Battle of Nonne Bosschen.
11 Nov
BEF
1st
3rd Cavalry Div
1st Div, 2nd Div,
3rd Div, 5th Div

Battles 017 - 019 are also known as the 1st Battle of Ypres

024
Defence of Festubert.
23 - 24 Nov
BEF
Indian
7th (Indian) Div

025
Attack on Wytschaete.
14 Dec
BEF
2nd
3rd Div

026
Defence of Givenchy.
20 - 21 Dec
BEF
Indian
1st Div
3rd (Indian) Div
7th (Indian) Div