1916 Battles of World War I

World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history.

1916 January

Montenegrin Campaign of World War I (5 January 1916): The remnants of the Serbian army had withdrawn through Montenegro and Albania, and were being evacuated by allied ships from December 12, first to Italy and later to Corfu.
Battle of Mojkovac (6 January 1916): Austro-Hungarian forces attacked the army's positions early that day along with a heavy artillery bombardment on Mojkovac itself.
Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad (6 January 1916): The battle took place along the banks of the Tigris River between the Anglo-Indian Tigris Corps and elements of the Ottoman Sixth Army.
Battle of Koprukoy (10 January 1916): The Russians achieved total surprise and broke through the Ottoman defenses, sending the Third Army retreating towards Erzurum.
Battle of Wadi (13 January 1916): Pushed by regional British Commander-in-Chief Sir John Nixon, General Fenton Aylmer launched an attack against Ottoman defensive positions on the banks of the Wadi River.
Battle of Hanna (21 January 1916): The well prepared Ottoman positions, notably the well-sited machine gun nests, forced them to abandon the assault and withdraw the relief force to the base of Ali Gharbi.

1916 February

Battle of Verdun (21 February 1916): The battle was the largest and longest battle of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies.

1916 March

Battle of Dujaila (8 March 1916): The Ottoman forces, led by Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz were besieging Kut, when the Anglo-Indian relief force, led by Lieutenant-General Fenton Aylmer, attempted to relieve the city.
Fifth Battle of the Isonzo (9 March 1916): The Italians, under immense pressure from the French commanders, had decided to launch another offensive on the Soča (Isonzo) River.
Lake Naroch Offensive (18 March 1916): Due to lack of reconnaissance, Russian artillery support failed to overcome and neutralise the well-fortified German defenses and artillery positions, leading to costly and unproductive direct attacks, hindered by the weather.

1916 May

Battle of Ninigalo (15 May 1916)
Battle of Asiago (15 May 1916): Already for some time the Austrian commander-in-chief, General Conrad von Hötzendorf, had been proposing the idea of a Strafexpedition that would lethally cripple Italy.
Battle of Jutland (31 May 1916): It was the largest naval battle and the only full-scale clash of battleships in that war. Jutland was the last major battle in world history fought primarily by battleships.

1916 June

Battle of Lutsk (4 June 1916): The Russian 8th Army made a decisive breakthrough in the defenses of the Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army.
Battle of Khanaqin (4 June 1916)

1916 July

Battle of the Somme (1 July 1916): More than three million men fought in this battle and one million men were wounded or killed, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history.
Battle of Albert (1 July 1916): The Allied preparatory artillery bombardment commenced on 24 June and the Anglo-French infantry attacked on 1 July, on the south bank from Foucaucourt to the Somme and from the Somme north to Gommecourt, 2 mi (3.2 km) beyond Serre.
Battle of Bazentin Ridge (14 July 1916): Attempts to use the opportunity to capture High Wood failed due to the German success in holding on to the north end of Logueval and parts of Delville Wood, from which attacks on High Wood could be engaged from the flank.
Battle of Delville Wood (14 July 1916): General Douglas Haig, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force, intended to capture the German second position between Delville Wood and Bazentin le Petit.
Battle of Fromelles (19 July 1916): General Headquarters (GHQ) of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) had ordered the First and Second armies to prepare attacks to support the Fourth Army on the Somme 50 mi (80 km) to the south, to exploit any weakening of the German defences opposite.
Battle of Pozières (23 July 1916): The costly fighting ended with the British in possession of the plateau north and east of the village, in a position to menace the German bastion of Thiepval from the rear.

1916 August

Battle of Romani (3 August 1916): The Battle of Romani was the last ground attack of the Central Powers on the Suez Canal at the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during the First World War.
Sixth Battle of the Isonzo (6 August 1916): The Sixth Battle of the Isonzo also known as the Battle of Gorizia was the most successful Italian offensive along the Soča (Isonzo) River during World War I.

1916 September

Battle of Guillemont (3 September 1916): The Fourth Army had advanced close to Guillemont during the Battle of Bazentin Ridge (14–17 July) and the capture of the village was the culmination of British attacks which began on 22/23 July.
Seventh Battle of the Isonzo (14 September 1916): A short, sharp encounter fought from 14-17 September 1916, the Seventh Battle of the Isonzo saw Italian Chief of Staff Luigi Cadorna shift his focus from broad-based diversionary attacks to tightly focused initiatives directed at single targets.
Battle of Flers–Courcelette (15 September 1916): The Anglo-French attack of 15 September began the third period of the Battle of the Somme but by its conclusion on 22 September, the strategic objective of a decisive victory had not been achieved.

1916 October

Eighth Battle of the Isonzo (10 October 1916): Italian Chief of Staff Luigi Cadorna was determined to continue Italian attacks to the left of the town, a policy that continued during the following (ninth) battle - with an equal lack of success.

1916 November

Ninth Battle of the Isonzo (1 November 1916): With the ninth battle fought from 1–4 November 1916 the combined casualty total from the three linked battles proved sufficiently heavy to ensure that each attack was of short duration.

1916 December

Battle of Magdhaba (23 December 1916): This Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) victory against the Ottoman Empire garrison also secured the town of El Arish after the Ottoman garrison withdrew.

HISTORY

A world war is a war involving many or most of the world's most powerful and populous countries. World wars span multiple countries on multiple continents, with battles fought in multiple theatres. The term is applied to the two major international conflicts that occurred during the twentieth century: the First and the Second World War.