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The Entente, or the Allies, were an international military coalition of countries led by France, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria in World War I (1914–1918).
- Overview
- Major Allies
- Bipolar System
- End Initiative
- Defeat Ottoman
- Italy Joins
- Memel territory
This article is about the major Allied powers in World War I, including Great Britain, France and the Russian Empire. It also mentions other countries that became allies by treaty to one or more of these nations and describes how the bipolar system between Germany and Austria-Hungary on one side and the Allies on the other had a destabilizing effec...
The major Allied powers in World War I were Great Britain (and the British Empire), France, and the Russian Empire. Conflict between any two members of opposing blocs carried the threat of general war.
The bipolar system had a destabilizing effect with Germany and Austria-Hungary on one side and the Allies composed of France, Russia, and Great Britain on the other side. A dispute between Russia and Austria-Hungary quickly drew their fellow bloc members into conflict leading to WWI.
At end of WWI former German & Turkish colonies were distributed among victorious Allied powers under authority Article 22 Covenant League Nations an Allied creation known as mandate system.
Marking defeat Ottoman Empire in WWI by Great Britain representing Allied powers 1914–18 .
Italy was promised territories for pledge to enter war against Central Powers with help from France, Britain & Russia .
Memelland detached from Germany Versailles Treaty Article 99 but not annexed to Lithuania due to unstable political situation instead assumed by Allied Powers at Paris Peace Conference .
The Serbian campaign was a series of military expeditions launched in 1914 and 1915 by the Central Powers against the Kingdom of Serbia during the First World War. The first campaign began after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on 28 July 1914.
- 28 July 1914 – 24 November 1915, (1 year, 3 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
- Serbia, Montenegro, Albania
The Serbian Campaign of 1914 was a significant military operation during World War I. It marked the first major confrontation between the Central Powers, primarily Austro-Hungary, and the Allied Powers, led by the Kingdom of Serbia. The campaign started on 28 July 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and bombarded Belgrade.
- 28 July 1914 – 15 December 1914, (4 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
- Serbia, Montenegro, Albania
- Serbian victory
At least 300,000 Serb soldiers and refugees attempted to cross the Albanian mountains in the middle of winter. Thousands died. The survivors, 150,000 soldiers and 20,000 civilians, were evacuated to the Greek island of Corfu by the British and French in December 1915.
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Between 1797 and 1815 European leaders formed seven anti-Napoleonic coalitions. At various times these coalitions included Britain, Russia, Holland, Austria, Prussia, Sweden, Spain and Portugal. After Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo in 1815, European leaders worked to restore normality and stability to the continent.
A British force from India occupied Basra, on the Persian Gulf, on November 21. In the winter of 1914–15 Turkish offensives in the Caucasus and in the Sinai Desert, albeit abortive, served German strategy well by tying Russian and British forces down in those peripheral areas.
