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Great War events that took place on 16 August.
1914 (Sunday)
| Western Front | ▶ Belgium: Indecisive action at Wavre. | ▶ British Expeditionary Force first contingent completes its landing. | ▶ French successful in northern Alsace (Schirmeck, etc.). |
| Eastern Front" | East Prussia: General advance of Russian armies. | ||
| Southern Front | Austrians capture Shabats (north-west Serbia), but Serbians check Austrian advance between Loznitsa and Shabats. | ||
| Naval and Overseas Operations | Franco-British squadron enters the Adriatic. |
1915 (Monday)
| Eastern Front | ▶ Russian army withdrawn to Brest-Osovyets-Kovna line. | ▶ Byelostok (Grodno) partially evacuated. | ▶ Kovna bombarded; breach made in defences. | ▶ Austrians cross Krzna (Brest). | ▶ Germans repulsed from Mitau (Riga). |
| Southern Front | Montenegrin success on border against Austrians. Admiral de Robeck's despatch of 1 July 1915 on Dardanelles landing 25-26 April 1915 received. | ||||
| Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres | Russians enter Van (Armenia). Russian communiqué announces defeat of Turks and occupation of Kep (Euphrates); Turks driven back near Olti (Transcaucasia). | ||||
| Naval and Overseas Operations | Cumberland coast towns shelled by German submarine. German fleet attacks at entrance of Gulf of Riga. | ||||
| Political | ▶ Manifesto on National Service signed by notable men of all parties in England. | ▶ Venizelist candidate elected President of Chamber; Greek Government resigns. |
Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Index.
Text has 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). Spelling of place names are original to British use at the time. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Duplicate or identical events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to the original texts.
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Images come from scans or photographs of original sources, Wikimedia Commons, and the Imperial War Museum's online collections under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Attribution is given separately to the latter and do not come under the general licence of this site.
Advisory note: The information in these sources may not accurately represent up-to-date histories, present-day spelling of place names, or geographical boundaries. In some instances the language used may appear sexist or derogatory to the modern reader, and in rare cases, images may depict distressing scenes.
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