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1914

Western Front

• Battle of Givenchy continued.
• Furious German attacks on Indian troops.

Eastern Front

• Poland: Russians holding the Bzura River against heavy German assaults.
• Galicia: Russians begin to counter-attack and to recover the Carpathian Passes.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

• Armenia: Russians defeat the Turks near Lake Van.

Naval and Overseas Operations

• South Africa: Captain Fourie shot; his brother's sentence commuted.

References/notes

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