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This is a list of battles during the First World War in which the Canadian Expeditionary Force participated.
The military history of Canada during World War I began on August 4, 1914, when the United Kingdom entered the First World War (1914–1918) by declaring war on Germany. The British declaration of war automatically brought Canada into the war, because of Canada's legal status as a British Dominion which left foreign policy decisions in the ...
Plan a trip to the Halifax Citadel, a strategic hilltop location chosen to protect the city in times of war. Overviews of seven major battles and campaigns of the First World War.
- June 28, 1914. First World War Timeline. Franz Ferdinand Assassinated. Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, in Sarajevo, setting off a chain of events leading to the First World War.
- August 04, 1914. First World War Timeline. McBride Purchases Submarines. Knowing that war was about to break out and fearing attack by German warships, Premier Richard McBride authorized spending $1.1 million for 2 submarines that had been built in Seattle for the Chilean navy.
- August 04, 1914. First World War Timeline. Canada and Newfoundland Enter the First World War. After Britain’s ultimatum to Germany to withdraw its army from Belgium expires at midnight on the third, the British government declares war on Germany the next day.
- August 18, 1914. First World War Timeline. First Internment Camp for “Enemy Aliens” The first internment camp for “enemy aliens,” meaning people residing in Canada who were born in enemy countries, opened in Fort Henry, ON.
Russia mobilizes for war. August 1 Politics: Germany declares war on Russia and mobilizes. Western: France mobilizes. Politics: Italy declares its neutrality. Politics: German–Ottoman alliance. German Empire and the Ottoman Empire sign a secret alliance treaty. August 2 Western: Germany invades Luxembourg. Western
Canada’s role in the First World War (WW1). Timelines, remembrance and archival records, as well as the people who fought. Follow:
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The beginning of what is known as Canada’s Hundred Days. Aug 26 ~ The Battle of the Scarpe. Sept 02 ~ The Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line. Sept 27 ~ The Battle of the Canal Du Nord and Cambrai. Nov 02 ~ The Canadian Corps capture the town of Valenciennes in its last major battle of the war.
