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Western Front	▶ Battle of the Yser: Germans retake Lombartzyde.	▶ Neuve Chapelle retaken by the British.
Eastern Front	▶ Poland: Russians recover Lodz.	▶ Galicia: Austrians defeated at Sambor.
Naval and Overseas Operations	SMS Emden appears at Penang and destroys Russian cruiser Zhemchug.
Political	▶ Great Britain: Resignation of Prince Louis of Battenberg from office of First Sea Lord.^[a]	▶ Trial of Archduke's murderers at Sarajevo.

Notes

↑ Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg, owing to totally unfounded suspicions regarding his nationality and loyalty, resigns office as First Sea Lord, and is succeeded by Lord Fisher.

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[1] Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg, owing to totally unfounded suspicions regarding his nationality and loyalty, resigns office as First Sea Lord, and is succeeded by Lord Fisher.

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-*[[Battle of the Yser]]: Germans retake [[Lombartzyde]].
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-*[[Neuve Chapelle]] retaken by the British.
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-*[[Poland]]: Russians recover [[Lodz]].
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-*[[Galicia]]: Austrians defeated at [[Sambor]].
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-===Naval and Overseas Operations===
+|{{tb}} [[Poland]]: Russians recover [[Lodz]].
-*{{SMS|Emden}} appears at Penang and destroys Russian cruiser ''Zhemchug''.
+|{{tb}} [[Galicia]]: Austrians defeated at [[Sambor]].
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-*[[Great Britain]]: Resignation of Prince Louis of Battenberg from office of [[First Sea Lord]].<ref>Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg, owing to totally unfounded suspicions regarding his nationality and loyalty, resigns office as [[First Sea Lord]], and succeeded by [[Lord Fisher]].</ref>
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-*Trial of Archduke's murderers at [[Sarajevo]].
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+|{{tb}} Trial of Archduke's murderers at [[Sarajevo (Bosnia)|Sarajevo]].
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