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Great War events that took place on 17 November.
1914 (Tuesday)
| Western Front | End of the First Battle of Ypres; stationary warfare now the rule. | |
| Eastern Front | ▶ Poland: Violent conflicts round Plotsk. | ▶ Galicia: Russians begin to recover over Carpathian Passes. |
| Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres | Mesopotamia: Turks decisively routed at Sahil. | |
| Political | Great Britain: Lloyd George introduces his first War Budget.[a] |
Notes
- ↑ First War Budget - Chief points: War Loan of 350 million at 3½ per cent, issued at 95, redeemable at par from 10-14 years. Income Tax and Super-tax doubled (2s. 6d. earned, 1s. 6d. unearned), a third extra only charged this year. Beer to cost consumer ½d. per half-pint extra; Tea tax raised 3d. per lb., making it 8d.; Reduction of licence duty for publicans according to curtailment of business hours.
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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