Race to the Sea

1914 campaign early in the First World War on the Western Front. 

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1914 — 1914 Battle of Albert, Battle of Armentières, Battle of Flirey, Battle of La Bassée, Battle of Messines, Battle of the Yser, Belgium, First Battle of Picardy, First Battle of Ypres, France, military campaign, Western Front, 

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  First Battle of Ypres 1914
  

Action at Néry – Anglo-French War of 1194–1199 – Anglo-French War of 1557–1559 – Battle of Albert – Battle of Armentières – Battle of Cantigny – Battle of Compiègne – Battle of Flirey – Battle of La Bassée – Battle of Messines – Battle of Montépilloy – Battle of Quennevières – Battle of Senlis – Battle of the Ailette – Battle of the Yser – First Battle of Picardy – First Battle of the Aisne – Siege of Compiègne – Siege of Creil – Siege of Nesle – Western Front – Western Front – Western Front – 

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1914-09-13

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1914-11-30

1914-09-25T00:00:00Z

Battle of Albert 1914

1914-10-13T00:00:00Z

Battle of Armentières 1914

1914-09-19T00:00:00Z

Battle of Flirey 1914

1914-10-10T00:00:00Z

Battle of La Bassée 1914

1914-10-12T00:00:00Z

Battle of Messines 1914

1914-10-16T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Yser 1914

1914-09-26T00:00:00Z

First Battle of Picardy 1914

1914-10-19T00:00:00Z

First Battle of Ypres 1914

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German artillery forces the English fleet on the Belgian coast to retreat, 1914

WW1 Western Front at Nieuport

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link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1914	Battle of Albert	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1914	Battle of Armentières	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1914	Battle of Flirey	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1914	Battle of La Bassée	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1914	Battle of Messines	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1914	Battle of the Yser	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1914	First Battle of Picardy	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1914	First Battle of Ypres	battle		Wikidata
image	1914	German artillery forces the English fleet on the Belgian coast to retreat, 1914			Wikimedia
image	1914	WW1 Western Front at Nieuport			Wikimedia

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