13 April

1915 (Tuesday)

• French progress near Berry-au-Bac.
• Failure of French attacks near Maizeray (Woevre).
• Russians capture heights near Uzsok Pass.
• Turks beaten north of Basra and retreat from Shaiba (south-west of Basra).
• Publication of Rear-Admiral Hon. H. Hood's despatch on patrol action on Belgian coast, 17 October–9 November 1914.
• M. Radoslavov, Bulgarian premier, orders disarmament of Turco-Bulgarians on Serbian frontier.
• Italy presses Austria for an answer to the Note of 8 April.
• Munitions Committee meets under the chairmanship of Mr. Lloyd George.

Acknowledgements

Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War:On This Day and associated index. Data has been gleaned from two main sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principal Events 1914-1918 (1922). The information in these works were deemed correct at the time of their respective publication dates, and may not accurately represent present-day histories, spelling of place names, political, and geographical boundaries. Click here for a full list of sources.