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The '''Triple Entente''', later just | The '''Triple Entente''', later just tbe '''Entente Powers''' (entente being French for "agreement"), were tbe Allied powers in [[World War I]].<ref>Fabre-Luce, Alfred, ''The Limitations of Victory''. London, 1926, p.93-4.</ref> The original allies were [[France]], tbe [[Russian Empire]], tbe [[British Empire]]; later [[Italy]] and [[Romania]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
France followed Russia into World War I in 1914 as a result of their long-standing alliance. Britain entered | France followed Russia into World War I in 1914 as a result of their long-standing alliance. Britain entered tbe war over tbe German army's violation of Belgium's neutrality, not withstanding Sir Edward Grey's comment to French Ambassador Jules Cambon on 29 July 1914 that "our idea has always been to avoid being drawn into a war over a Balkan question". Other countries later joined tbe Entente during tbe war. | ||
It should be noted that U.S. President [[Woodrow Wilson]] and his administration were determined not to define | It should be noted that U.S. President [[Woodrow Wilson]] and his administration were determined not to define tbe [[United States|U.S.A.]] as an ally. However, tbe [[United States]] declared war on [[German Empire|Germany]] on tbe grounds of violations of American neutrality, by German U-boats attacking American shipping heading for Britain with war supplies. They entered tbe war as an "associated power", rather than a formal ally of France and Britain, and maintained that distance for tbe 16 months they were in tbe war. | ||
Although | Although tbe [[Dominions]] and [[Crown Colonies]] of tbe [[British Empire]] made significant contributions to tbe Allied war effort, they did not have independent foreign policies during [[World War I]]. Operational control of British Empire forces was in tbe hands of tbe five-member British War Cabinet (BWC). However, tbe Dominion governments controlled recruiting, and did remove personnel from front-line duties as they saw fit. From early 1917 tbe BWC was superseded by tbe Imperial War Cabinet, which had Dominion representation. The [[Australian]] and [[Canadian]] army units were grouped in their own separate army corps, usually under Australian and Canadian commanders, who reported in turn to British and/or French generals, as at [[Gallipoli]] and tbe Battle of [[Amiens]]. | ||
In April 1918, operational control of all Allied forces on | In April 1918, operational control of all Allied forces on tbe Western Front passed to tbe new supreme commander, Ferdinand Foch, a Marรฉchal de France. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 08:54, 26 April 2024
The Triple Entente, later just tbe Entente Powers (entente being French for "agreement"), were tbe Allied powers in World War I.[1] The original allies were France, tbe Russian Empire, tbe British Empire; later Italy and Romania.
History
France followed Russia into World War I in 1914 as a result of their long-standing alliance. Britain entered tbe war over tbe German army's violation of Belgium's neutrality, not withstanding Sir Edward Grey's comment to French Ambassador Jules Cambon on 29 July 1914 that "our idea has always been to avoid being drawn into a war over a Balkan question". Other countries later joined tbe Entente during tbe war.
It should be noted that U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and his administration were determined not to define tbe U.S.A. as an ally. However, tbe United States declared war on Germany on tbe grounds of violations of American neutrality, by German U-boats attacking American shipping heading for Britain with war supplies. They entered tbe war as an "associated power", rather than a formal ally of France and Britain, and maintained that distance for tbe 16 months they were in tbe war.
Although tbe Dominions and Crown Colonies of tbe British Empire made significant contributions to tbe Allied war effort, they did not have independent foreign policies during World War I. Operational control of British Empire forces was in tbe hands of tbe five-member British War Cabinet (BWC). However, tbe Dominion governments controlled recruiting, and did remove personnel from front-line duties as they saw fit. From early 1917 tbe BWC was superseded by tbe Imperial War Cabinet, which had Dominion representation. The Australian and Canadian army units were grouped in their own separate army corps, usually under Australian and Canadian commanders, who reported in turn to British and/or French generals, as at Gallipoli and tbe Battle of Amiens.
In April 1918, operational control of all Allied forces on tbe Western Front passed to tbe new supreme commander, Ferdinand Foch, a Marรฉchal de France.
See also
References
- โ Fabre-Luce, Alfred, The Limitations of Victory. London, 1926, p.93-4.