Northern Africa 1914: Outbreak of the Great War

World War I in Northern Africa
-30–476 Rome and Northern Africa
476–1878 NO MAPS FOR THIS PERIOD YET
1878–1914 Scramble for Africa
1914–pres World War I in Northern Africa
Outbreak of the Great War
4 Aug 1914 Outbreak of the Great War
21 Aug 1914 Togoland Campaign
29 Oct 1914 Ottoman Entry into WWI
In July 1914 World War I broke out in Europe, quickly embroiling all the major powers of that continent. In Africa the British, French, and Belgian colonies suddenly found themselves at war with their German neighbors.