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Great War events that took place on 4 November.
1914 (Wednesday)
| Western Front | ▶ Lombartzyde recovered by the Allies. | ▶ Battle of Ypres continues. |
| Eastern Front | Galicia: Austrians defeated at Jaroslau; loss of 19,000 prisoners and 40 guns in twelve days. | |
| Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres | Armenia: Russian advance from Caucasus Mountains; Diadin occupied. | |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | ▶ East Africa: British reverse at Tanga.[a] | ▶ German cruiser SMS Yorck destroyed by a mine near Wilhelmshaven. |
| Political | Persia refuses to join Turkey in war against the Entente. |
Notes
- ↑ Tanga, German port on the Moschi Railway (East Africa), attacked unsuccessfully by an Indian Expeditionary Force with one British battalion. 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 101st Grenadiers, I.A., and 1st Kashmir Rifles suffered heavily during the engagement in the town, and forced to retreat to the coast and re-embark. Casualties nearly 800, including 141 British officers and men. Germans displayed great cunning in defence of the town, also employing native ruses de guerre.
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