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Timeline of events (from source material contemporary with the Great War from a British perspective).

1915

25 September	Violent artillery fighting during month of September.	Great French offensive begins.	Germans driven back between the Suippe and Aisne.
26 September	French advance between Auberive and Ville-sur-Tourbe.
27 September	German second lines attacked.
28 September	Progress towards Hill 185 and north of Massiges.
29 September	Continued progress north of Massiges and Butte-de-Tahure.	Fighting north of Mesnil.
29–30 September	French successes about Mesnil.
1–3 October	Indecisive fighting about Navarin Farm.
9 October–12 October	Heavy fighting round Tahure.
15 October	Enemy gain footing east of Auberive.
16–18 October	Continued artillery fighting throughout.
19–21 October	German attacks east of Reims defeated.
24 October	French capture La Courtine.
25–29 October	Stubborn fighting around La Courtine.
26–28 October	Continuous artillery work around Tahure.
3–4 November	Germans attack at Hill 199 and Chausson Farm.
9 December	Hard fighting, ground regained by the French.

Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Compendium.

On This Day pages are styled as timelines and have been transcribed from two out-of-copyright sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principle Events 1914-1918 (1922). The spelling of place-names is a particularly convoluted subject. Some names were spelt differently depending on source, others have changed over time for various political or geographical reasons. In general, spelling of place names are original to British use at the time of, and shortly after, the war. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Similar events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to their original texts.

Compendium entries form the central hub of (a) An index-like collection of places, people, ships, battles, political events, etc., and (b) Words and phrases of the Armed Forces of Great Britain during the Great War. The majority of these have been transcribed from Chronology of the War (1918-1920) and Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases (1925) respectively, the later which is reflected in the language used and some may seem derogatory by today's standards.

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Advisory note: The information in these sources may not accurately represent updated histories, present-day spellings, or geographical borders. It is also written from a British perspective, and words such as "enemy" are used extensively. For further details and a full list of sources, click here.

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