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Revision as of 23:53, 9 September 2023
1914
Western Front
- Admiral Troubridge recalled into enquiry into escape of Goeben and Breslau.
Political
- Mr. Lloyd George's historic recruiting speech to London Welshmen at the Queen's Hall on German barbarities.[1][2]
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)
- ↑ Various authors. (1915). Great Speeches of the War. Hazell, Watson and Viney, London.
- ↑ David Lloyd George delivered one of the most memorable speeches of his career in support of the recruiting campaign. The occasion was marked by scenes of extraordinary enthusiasm. The hall, packed with young men ready to join the colours, resounded with the stirring strains of the Welsh National Anthem, Land of my Fathers, and the Welsh battlesong, Men of Harlech; great multitudes assembled outside the building, unable to secure admission. "Scrap of paper" theory of treaties; "treaties are the currency of international statesmanship."