Battles, First World War
Important engagements in which the Australian Imperial Force took part
Dardanelles, 1915
| Engagement | Key dates |
| Landing at Anzac Cove | 25 April |
| Gaba Tepe | 4–5 May |
| Krithia | 6–9 May |
| Defence of Anzac (Turkish attack) | 19 May |
| Quinn’s Post | 2, 9, 13, 29 May |
| Turkish attack at The Nek | 29 June |
| Leane’s Trench | 31 July and 6 August |
| Lone Pine | 6–10 August |
| The Nek | 7 August |
| Sari Bair | 6–10 August |
| Hill 60 | 21, 22, and 27 August |
| Evacuation of Anzac | 19–21 December |
Western Front, 1916
| Engagement | Key dates |
| Fromelles | 19–20 July |
| Pozières | 23 July to 8 August |
| Mouquet Farm | 8 August to 3 September |
| Flers | 5 November |
| The Somme winter | October 1916 to February 1917 |
Western Front, 1917
| Engagement | Key dates |
| Stormy Trench | 1 and 22 February |
| Le Barque, Thilloy, Sunray Trench | 25 February to 2 March |
| Malt Trench | 25 February to 2 March |
| Grévillers | 13 March |
| Bapaume | 17 March |
| Beaumetz | 21–25 March |
| Lagnicourt | 1 March to 1 May |
| Doignies and Louverval | 2 April |
| Boursies, Demicourt, and Hermies | 9 April |
| Bullecourt | 11 April, 3–17 May |
| Messines | 7–14 June |
| Ypres | 31 July to 11 November |
| The Windmill | 31 July |
| Menin Road | 20–26 September |
| Polygon Wood | 26 September |
| Broodseinde | 4 October |
| Passchendaele | 12 October, 26 October to 10 November |
Western Front, 1918
| Engagement | Key dates |
| Dernancourt | 27 March to 1 May |
| Morlancourt | 27–30 March |
| Defence of Villers-Bretonneux | 4 April |
| Lys | 9 April |
| Hazebrouck | 13–17 April |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 24–26 April |
| Monument Wood (Villers-Bretonneux) | 3 May |
| Ville-sur-Ancre | 19 May |
| Hamel | 4 July |
| Capture of Merris | 30 July |
| Amiens | 8–12 August |
| Vauvillers | 9 August |
| Lihons | 9, 10, 11 August |
| Étinehem | 10–13 August |
| First attack on Proyart | 12 August |
| Chuignes | 21–23 August |
| Bray | 22 August |
| Proyart and Herleville | 23 August |
| Barleux | 29 September |
| Cléry | 29/30 August |
| Mont St Quentin | 31 August, 1, 2 September |
| Péronne | 29 August to 2 September |
| Templeux | 10 September |
| Hindenburg Outpost Line | 18 September |
| Battle of Hindenburg Line | 29–30 September |
| Beaurevoir Line | 3–6 October |
| Montbrehain | 5 October |
| Bohnin | 8 October |
| Landrecies | 4 November |
Egypt and Palestine, 1916–1918
| Engagement | Key dates |
| Romani | 4–6 August 1916 |
| Magdhaba | 23 December 1916 |
| Rafa | 9 January 1917 |
| Gaza | 26 March, 17 April, 27 October to 7 November 1917 |
| Beersheba | 31 October 1917 |
| Jerusalem | 7–9 December 1917 |
| Defence of Jerusalem | 26–30 December 1917 |
| Jericho | 19–21 February 1918 |
| Amman | 22–30 March 1918 |
| Es Salt | 30 April to 3 May 1918 |
| Abu Tellul | 14 July 1918 |
| Sharon and Nablus | 19–25 September 1918 |
| Damascus | 1 October 1918= |
Sources
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Battles Nomenclature Committee, The official names of the battles and other engagements fought by the military forces of the British Empire during the Great War, 1914–1919, HMSO, London, 1922.
- Great Britain, War Office, Statistics of the military effort of the British Empire during the Great War, 1914–1920, HMSO, London, 1922.
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