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Home Front	The first British Territorial division (the North Midland)^[a] leaves England for France.
Western Front	French progress north of Mesnil (Champagne).
Eastern Front	▶ Germans cross the River Niemen near Sventsiansk, and take Przasnysz, with 10,000 prisoners and 20 guns.	▶ Russians take Mozely, near Bolimov.
Naval and Overseas Operations	Loss of HMS Clan McNaughton, auxiliary cruiser, is announced.

Notes

↑ Not to be confused with first division of the New Armies, for which see 9 May.

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[1] Not to be confused with first division of the New Armies, for which see 9 May.

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 ==1915 (Wednesday)==
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-*The first British [[Territorial Force|Territorial]] [[division]] (the North Midland)<ref group="note">Not to be confused with first division of the [[New Army|New Armies]], for which see [[9 May]].</ref> leaves England for [[France]].
+|-
-*French progress north of [[Mesnil]] ([[Champagne]]).
+|'''Home Front'''
-*Germans cross the [[Niemen (river)|River Niemen]] near Sventsiansk, and take [[Przasnysz]], with 10,000 prisoners and 20 guns.
+|The first British [[Territorial Force|Territorial]] [[division]] (the North Midland)<ref group="lower-alpha">Not to be confused with first division of the [[New Army|New Armies]], for which see [[9 May]].</ref> leaves England for [[France]].
-*Russians take Mozely, near [[Bolimov]].
+|-
-*Loss of {{HMS|Clan McNaughton}}, auxiliary cruiser, is announced.
+|'''Western Front'''
+|French progress north of [[Mesnil]] ([[Champagne]]).
-==Notes==
+|-
-<references group="note"/>
+|'''Eastern Front'''
-==References==
+|{{tb}} Germans cross the [[Niemen (river)|River Niemen]] near Sventsiansk, and take [[Przasnysz]], with 10,000 prisoners and 20 guns.
-{{reflist}}
+|{{tb}} Russians take Mozely, near [[Bolimov]].
-==Acknowledgements==
+|-
-{{acknowledgements-GW}}
+|'''Naval and Overseas Operations'''
-<noinclude>
+|Loss of {{HMS|Clan McNaughton}}, auxiliary cruiser, is announced.
+|}
+{{notes}}<!--{{refs}}-->
+<noinclude>{{sources}}
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