The Battle of Rossbach

The Battle of Rossbach

The Battle of Rossbach (November 5, 1757) took place during the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) near the village of Roßbach, in the Electorate of Saxony.

Frederick the Great defeated the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman/Austrian Empire. This battle is considered one of his greatest masterpieces due to his exploitation of rapid movement to achieve the element of complete surprise and destroying an enemy army with negligible casualties.

 

 

World War I - 100 years

World War I

Date	Armistice with Germany 28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918  (4 years, 3 months and 1 week) Peace treaties[show] Treaty of Versailles Signed 28 June 1919 (4 years and 11 months)[a] Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye Signed 10 September 1919 (5 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days) Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine Signed 27 November 1919 (4 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days)[b] Treaty of Trianon Signed 4 June 1920 (5 years, 10 months and 1 week) United States–Austria Peace Treaty Signed 24 August 1921 (3 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)[c][d] United States–Germany Peace Treaty Signed 25 August 1921 (4 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)[e] United States–Hungary Peace Treaty Signed 29 August 1921 (3 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)[f] Treaty of Lausanne Signed 24 July 1923 (8 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)[g][h]
Location	Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific Islands, China and off the coast of South and North America
Result	Allied victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations.

 

Nation	Population     (millions)	Military deaths    (from all causes)			Total deaths	Deaths as    % of population	Military wounded
Allies of World War I

India g

315.1

64,449[4]        to 74,191[5]

64,449         to 74,191

0.02%               to 0.02%

69,214 [4]

 

Strength
12,000,000 8,841,541 8,660,000 5,615,140 4,743,826 1,234,000 800,000 707,343 380,000 250,000 Total: 42,959,850	13,250,000 7,800,000 2,998,321 1,200,000 Total: 25,248,321

Casualties and losses
Military dead: 5,525,000 Military wounded: 12,831,500 Military missing: 4,121,000 Total: 22,477,500 KIA, WIA or MIA ...further details.	Military dead: 4,386,000 Military wounded: 8,388,000 Military missing: 3,629,000 Total: 16,403,000 KIA, WIA or MIA ...further details.

The Entente Powers[edit]

Note: The "Entente Powers" are also known as the Allies of World War I or the Allies.

•  Andorra
•  Armenia
•  Belgium
•  Brazil
• Republic of China
•  Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Czechoslovak Legions
• France (French colonial empire)
•  Greece
•  Guatemala
•  Haiti
•  Honduras
•  Italy
• Japan
  • Korea
  • Taiwan
  • Other unincorporated territories
•  Liberia
•  Montenegro
•    Nepal
• New Hebrides (British-French condominium)
•  Nicaragua
•  Panama
• Portugal (Portuguese colonial empire)
•  Romania
•  Russia
  • Russian Republic
  • Russian SFSR until Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
•  Serbia
• Siam (now Thailand)
•  United Kingdom (British Empire^])
  •  Canada
  • British India (now India, Bangladesh, Burma and Pakistan)
  •  Newfoundland
  •  Australia
  •  New Zealand
  • Malta
  •  South Africa
  • Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), administered by the British South Africa Company
  • British crown colonies
• United States
  • Alaska
  • Hawaii
  • Philippines
  •  Puerto Rico
  • Other unincorporated territories
• Non Independent ethnic groups: Armenians, Assyrians, Pontic Greeks

 The Central Powers[edit]

•  Austria-Hungary
• Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
•  Bulgaria
• Dervish State
•  Germany
  • German colonial empire
• Jabal Shammar
•  Ottoman Empire (including Kurds, Chechens, Circassians, Azeris, Arabs)

Neutral countries[edit]

• Afghanistan – received a German diplomatic mission trying to convince it to act against the British in India
•  Principality of Albania – In political chaos since the beginning of the war, the country was occupied by both Central and Allied powers but never declared war on either side
•  Argentina
•  Bolivia
•  Bhutan
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Denmark
•  El Salvador
•  Ethiopia – received a German diplomatic mission trying to convince it to act against Italy, United Kingdom and France in East Africa
•  Liechtenstein – Had a customs and monetary union with Austria-Hungary
• Luxembourg – Never declared war on the Central Powers despite being invaded and occupied by Germany
• Bogd Khaanate of Mongolia
• / Mexico – Declined an alliance with Germany (see Zimmermann Telegram)
•  Monaco
• Netherlands – An ally of the United Kingdom by treaty. Traded with both sides.
•  Norway – Gave naval assistance to the United Kingdom.
•  Paraguay
• Persia – Civil dispute and Allied Campaign against Ottomans
• Spain – Also treaty-bound ally to the United Kingdom
• Spitsbergen – Danish-Norwegian co-dominium
•  Sweden – Non-belligerent
•   Switzerland – Switzerland did declare a "state of siege"
•  Tibet – Unrecognized but independent of China from 1912
•  Venezuela – Supplied the Allies with oil