10 January

Great War events that took place on 10 January.

1915 (Sunday)

Western Front	▶ French make further progress at Hill 132 and north of Perthes.	▶ 16 German aeroplanes attempt to cross the English Channel, but foiled by the weather, bomb Dunkirk.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres	▶ Turks reported advancing on Suez Canal.	▶ British defence at Muscat (Eastern Arabia).

1916 (Monday)

Southern Front	▶ Austrians take Mt. Lovchen.	▶ Sir Archibald Murray succeeds Sir Charles Monro in command of Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres	▶ Russian offensive in Armenia.	▶ Sir A. Murray's command in Egypt limited to country east of line five miles west of Suez Canal.

1917 (Wednesday)

Eastern Front	▶ Russian progress south of Lake Babit.	▶ Enemy carry two heights in Oitoz valley (Moldavia), but are thrown back across the River Putna north of Focsani.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres	British progress continued north-east of Kut-el-Amara.
Political	▶ Allies' reply to President Wilson's "Peace Note", accompanied by special Note from Belgium.	▶ Evasive reply by Greek Government to Allies' ultimatum.

1918 (Thursday)

Western Front	▶ British raids near Ypres.	▶ Ammunition depot near Courtrai bombed.
Eastern Front	▶ Central Powers and Bolsheviks recognise the Ukraine as separate state; latter to be represented at negotiations.	▶ British Government assure Russian Government of their support in creation of an independent Poland.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres	General Maude's despatch of 15 October 1917 issued.
Naval and Overseas Operations	Board of Admiralty reconstituted, with Sir Eric Geddes as First Lord and Sir R. Wemyss as First Sea Lord.
Political	▶ House of Lords adopts Women's Suffrage clause.	▶ Australia: Conscription Referendum: majority against - 165,000.	▶ Athur Balfour in Edinburgh.

Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Compendium.

On This Day pages are styled as timelines and have been transcribed from two out-of-copyright sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principle Events 1914-1918 (1922). The spelling of place-names is a particularly convoluted subject. Some names were spelt differently depending on source, others have changed over time for various political or geographical reasons. In general, spelling of place names are original to British use at the time of, and shortly after, the war. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Similar events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to their original texts.

Compendium entries form the central hub of (a) An index-like collection of places, people, ships, battles, political events, etc., and (b) Words and phrases of the Armed Forces of Great Britain during the Great War. The majority of these have been transcribed from Chronology of the War (1918-1920) and Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases (1925) respectively, the later which is reflected in the language used and some may seem derogatory by today's standards.

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