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1914

Events preceding British Declaration of War

  • Government of Ireland Amending Bill passed by House of Lords.

1915

  • Template:WF - Germans attack Belgians on Yser canal and are repulsed.
  • Template:EF - Russians fall back towards Narev. Great Austro-German offensive from Baltic to Bukovina begins. Enemy capture Przasnysz (Narev).
  • Template:SF - Montenegrins repulse Austrian attack at Grahovo (Montenegro).
  • Template:AE - Turks driven from Nasriya (Euphrates) by British force from Kurna.
  • Template:PO - National Registration Bill passes House of Lords.

1916

  • Template:WF - British attack German second line; capture Longueval and Bazentin-le-Petit, and the whole of Trones Wood.
    •  End of first phase of Battle of the Somme.
  • Template:EF - End of Battle of Baranovichi.
  • Template:NO - British force under General Sir C. Crewe captures Mwanza, on Lake Victoria Nyanza. General van Deventer takes Mpondi (on Central Railway).

1917

  • Template:WF - German attacks repulsed in region of Lombartzyde (Nieuport).
    •  French gain and hold against counter-attacks German trench system on Moronvillers, east of Reims.
    •  German thrust on Chemin des Dames and Cerny partially resisted north of the Aisne.
  • Template:AE - Successful British raid on Turks near Gaza.
  • Template:PO - Herr von Bethmann Hollweg resigns; succeeded as German Imperial Chancellor by Dr. Michaelis.
    •  U.S. House of Representatives votes nem. con. £128,000,000 to send 22,000 aeroplanes and 100,000 airmen to Western Front.
    •  The King and Queen return from visit to Western Front.
    •  Sir Douglas Haig made K.T.

1918

  • Template:SF - French capture Austrian positions on River Devoli (Albania).
  • Template:AE - Defeat of Turks at passages of Jordan and on Abu Tellul ridges, 510 prisoners.
  • Template:PO - Provisional agreement between British and German delegates to Hague re Prisoners of War.[1]

References/notes

Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)

  1. Hague Conference re Prisoners of War: Combatants to be exchanged man for man, rank for rank. Better treatment of prisoners on line of Franco-German agreement of April, 1918.
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