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INDEX
Note
:—
This Index should not be used by itself
:
reference
should always be made to the Chronicle.
Ap=April
Ja =January
My=May
Au=August
Je =
June
N
^November
D
=
December Jl =July
О
=
October
F
=
February Mh=March
S
=
September
The number following the month-letter indicates the year,
e.g.
17
S
5 =
17th September
гдгЪ.
[To avoid splitting up the fighting in the Balkans under different headings,
all military operations south of Nish are classed under Macedonia, with
the exception of Albania.'}
Abercorn, Germans driven from,
1
Au
5
Ablain captured by the French,
29
My
5
Abo, Germans land at,
12
Mh
8
Aboukir, H.M.S., sunk,
22
S
4
Achiet-le-Grand capt. by British,
23
Au
8
Achiet-le-Petit capt. by British,
21
Au
8
Acre captured by British,
23
S
8
Adamello
Glacier, Italian successes
on the,
11
Ap
6, 29
Ap
6, 26
My
8
Addisòn,
Dr., becomes Minister of
Munitions,
io
D
6
Apen
Protectorate
:—
invaded by
Turks,
12
F
5 ;
they capture
Lahej,
5
Jl
5
Adrianople, air-raids on,
14
Ap
6,
2S7
Adriatic swept by Allied fleets,
16
Au
4
------,
naval action in the,
15
My
7
(see also Cattaro, Durazzo,
Pola)
Africa
:
see East Africa, South
Africa, South-West Africa,
Cameroons
Agagia, a battle at,
26
F
6
Agnello
Pass capt. by Italians,
io
Je
7
Air Board constituted,
18
My
6
-----
Ministry announced,
16
О
7
-----
Raids
:
see under the towns
raided, and under Zeppelin
Raids
Air-raids on the S.-E. Counties,
5
Je
7, 3
S
7
Aisne,
ist
Battle of the,
13-28
S
4
-----
,
2nd
Battle of the,
16
Ap
—
20
My
7
-----
,3rdBattle of the,
27
My
—2
Je8
-----,
a French attack on the,
23
О
7
Akaba, the Turks driven from,
22
F5
Akhlat captured by Russians,
19
F
6
Ala captured by Italians,
27
My
5
Aland Is. occupied by Germans,
5
Mh
8
Albania
:—
the Bulgarians capture
Elbasan,
17
D
5 ;
the Italians
occupy Durazzo,
20
D
5 ;
the
Austrians retake it,
27
F
6 ;
the
French and Italians join forces,
18
F
7 ;
they advance,
17
My
8 ;
they launch an offensive,
5
Jl
8 ;
and make rapid progress,
6-8
Jl
8 ;
the Italians capture Berat,io Jl
8 ;
the Austrians retire,
12
Jl
8 ;
and
launch a counter-offensive,
22
Au
8 ;
they recapture
Berat
and
Fieri,
26
Au
8 ;
the Italians re-
ЗО7
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
take
Berat,
ι
О
8 ;
Elbasan,
7
О
8 ;
Durazzo,
14
О
8 ;
Alessio,
27
О
8 ;
Scutari,
4
Ν
8
Albert, the Battle of,
25-29
S
4 ;
the
Germans attack near,
11
Ap
6;
captured by Germans,
27
Mh
8 ;
retaken by British,
22
Au
8
A kantara
sunk,
29
F
6
Aleppo captured by British,
26
О
8
Alessio
captured by Italians,
27
O8
Alexeieff,
Gen.,
resigns,
4 Je 7 ;
his
forces defeated,
13
F
8
Allenby, Gen. succeeds Gen. Murray,
29
Je
7
Allied War Council first meets in
Paris,
6
D
5 ;
in London,
9
Je
6
Alsace invaded by France,
7
Au
4
Altkirch
captured by the French,
7
Au
4
Alyssum, H.M.S., sunk,
18
Mh
7
Amalfi sunk,
8
Jl
5
Amara
captured by British,
3
Je
5
America
:
see United States
Amethyst, H.M.S.
,
a raid by,
15
Mh
5
Amiens captured by Germans,
31
Au
4
------,
the Battle of,
8-12
Au
8
A mirai
Charnier sunk,
8
F
6
Amiral
Ganteaume sunk,
26
О
4
Amiral
Magon
sunk,
25 Ja 7
Amman, fighting at,
26-31
Mh
8 ;
the
British retire from before,
1
Ap
8 ;
reoccupied by British,
25
S
8
Amphion, H.M.S., sunk,
6
Au
4
Anchusa, H.M.S., sunk,
16
Jl
8
Ancre,
fighting on the,
13-18 N 6,
6
F—
13
Mh
7
Anglia
sunk,
17 N 5
Ancona
sunk,
7 N 5
Angola,
ist
German invasion,23C>4
------, 2nd
German invasion,
17 N 4
Antilles sunk,
17
О
7
Antivari
captured by Austrians,
22 Ja 6
Antwerp
:
the Belgian Govt. moves
to,
17
Au
4 ;
attacked by Ger¬
mans,
28
S
4 ;
the British Naval
Division arrives,
5
О
4 ;
the
Belgian Govt. evacuates,
7
О
4
bombarded by Germans,
8
О
4
evacuated by Belgians,
8
О
4
captured by Germans,
10
О
4
an air-raid on,
24
Mh
5 ;
re
occupied by Belgians,
19 N 8
Anzac, Turkish attacks at,
4 N 5
the evacuation of, begins,
8
D
5
is completed,
20
D
5
A papa sunk,
28 N 7
Appam captured by the
Möwe,
16 Ja 6 ;
arrives at the U.S.,
1
F
6
Arabia sunk,
6 N 6
Arabic sunk,
19
Au
5
Arabis
sunk,
io
F
6
Arbutus, H.M.S., sunk,
16
D
7
Arcadian sunk,
15
Ap
7
Archangel, Allied forces land at,
2
Au
8
Archduke Ferdinand assassinated,
28
Je
4
Ardahan occup. by Turks,
1 Ja 5 ;
reoccup. by Russians,
3 Ja 5 ;
reoccup. by Turks,
6
Ap
8
Arethusa, H.M.S., sunk,
11
F
6
Argentina
:
dismisses Count Lux-
burg,
12
S
7
Argyll, H.M.S., lost,
28
О
5
Ariadne, H.M.S., sunk,
26
Jl
7
Ariadne sunk,
15 Ja 6
Ariel, H.M.S., sinks the
U
12,
9
Mh
5 ;
is sunk,
2
Au
8
Arleux captured by British,
28
Ap
7
Armadale
sunk,
27 Je 7
Armentières
captured by Germans,
11
Ap
8 ;
retaken by British
3О8
Armistice
:
Austria with the Allies,
4 N 8 ;
Bulgaria with the Allies,
30
S
8 ;
Germany with the Allies,
11 N 8 ;
Turkey with the Allies,
31
О
8
Army, the British, transferred to
Flanders, 1-19
O ą
;
takes
över
an additional sector of the Front
(announced),
26 Ja 8 ;
G.H.Q.
moved to Montreuil,
31
Mh
6 ;
ЗО8
INDEX
occupies Cologne bridge-head,
12
D
8 ;
see also Expeditionary Force
Arras, reoccup. by the French,
30
S
4 ;
attacked by Germans,
20
О
4 ;
the
ist
Battle of,
9
Ap
—
16
My
7
Arsiero captured by Austrians,
31
My
б
;
recaptured by Italians,
27 Je 6
A f
ternis
sunk,
2
F
6
Artvin
occupied by Russians,
5
Ap
5
Asadabad Pass, fighting in the,
5-6
Mh
7
Ascalon, fighting at,
13 N 7
Asiago captured by Austrians,
31
My
6 ;
recaptured by Italians,
25
Je
6 ;
by Austrians,
9 N 7 ;
retaken by Allies,
29
О
8
Asqnith,
Mr.,
resigns,
5
D
6
Aster, H.M.S., sunk,
4
Jl
7
Astr<ea¡ñ.
M.S., shells Dar-es-Salaam,
13
Au
4
Asturias
attacked,
1
F
5 ;
sunk,
21
Mh
7
Athens, a naval demonstration at,
1
S
6 ;
fighting in,
6
D
6
Athos
sunk,
17
F
7
Attack, H.M.S., sunk, 30D7
Aubers recapt. by British,
17
О
4
Audacious, H.M.S., sunk,
27
О
4
Augustovo,
the Battle of,
29
S
—4
О
4 ;
fighting near,
8
Mh
5
Auj a River, fighting on the,
9
Mh
8
Austria-Hungary
:
sends an ulti¬
matum to Serbia,
23
Jl
4 ;
de¬
clares war on Serbia,
28
jl
4 ;
declares war on Russia,
5
An
4 ;
invades Poland,
10
Au
4 ;
invades
Serbia (i),
13
Au
4 ;
evacuates
Serbia (i),
25
Au
4 ;
invades
Serbia again (ii),
7
S
4;
evacuates
Serbia (ii),
15
S
4 ;
invades Serbia
again
(iii),
1 N 4 ;
evacuates
Serbia
(iii),
15
D
4 ;
is invaded
by Italy,
24
My
5 ;
invades Monte¬
negro,
9
О
5 ;
the Emperor dies,
21 N 6 ;
severs relations with the
U.S.A.,
8
Ap
7;
Count
Tisza
resigns,
22
My
7 ;
the Reichsrath
is summoned,
31
My
7 ;
Dr. v.
Seidler
becomes Premier,
24 Je 7 ;
resigns,
22 Ja 8 ;
the Govt. issues
a
'
Peace Note,'
15
S
8 ;
asks for
an Armistice,
27
О
8 ;
signs an
Armistice with the Entente
Powers,
3 N 8 ;
the Emperor
Karl abdicates,
12 N 8 ;
Peace
signed,
10
S
9
Austria-Hungary, Francis Joseph,
Emperor of, dies,
21 N 6
-----
Karl, Emperor of, abdicates,
12 N 8
Avenger, H.M.S., sunk,
14
Je
7
Avesnes
captured by British,
8 N 8
Avocourt Wood captured by Ger¬
mans,
22
Mh
6
Ayette recaptured by British,
2
Ap
8
Azizie reached by the British,
23
О
5 ;
they retire from,
30 N 5
Axtec sunk,
2
Ap
7
B.
E. F.
:
see Expeditionary
Force
Badger, H.M.S., rams a submarine,
24
О
4
Baghdad capt. by British,
n
Mh
7
Baiburt captured by Russians,i5 Jl
6
Bailleul occupied by Germans,
4
О
4 ;
retaken by British,
14
О
4 ;
by Germans,
15
Ap
8 ;
by British,
30
Au
8
Baku occupied by British,
4
Au
8 ;
the Turks attack,
26
Au
8 ;
again,
31
Au
8 ;
the British
evacuate,
14
S
8 ;
they occupy it,
17 N 8
Balfour,
Mr.,
becomes First Lord of
the Admiralty,
26
My
5 ;
Foreign
Secretary,
10
D
6
Ballarat
sunk,
27
Ар
η
Baltic Provinces invaded by Ger¬
many,
27
Ap
5
Bango
Mountain, fighting at,
6 N 5
Bapaume, fighting on the Ridge,
5
Mh
7, 13
Mh
7 ;
British capture
the village,
17
Mh
7;
the
Ger-
3°9
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
mans take it,
24
Mh
8 ;
the Battle
of,
21-31
Au
8 ;
captured by the
British,
29
Au
8
Baranovitcbi, the Battle of,
2-14
J16
Bare occupied by British,
10
D
4
Basra occupied by British,
21 N 4
Batoum captured by Turks,
13
Ap
8
Battenberg,
Adm.
Prince L. of, suc¬
ceeded by
Adm.
Lord Fisher,
29
O4
Bauer,
Herr,
becomes Premier,
21 Je 9
Bavarian Republic proclaimed,
7 N 8
Bay
ano, H.M.S.,
sunk,
11
Mh
5
Beatty,
Adm.
Lord, appointed to
command of Grand Fleet,
29 N 6
Beaucamp captured by British,
27
S
8
Beaucourt captured by British,
14 N 6,
2i
Au
8
Beaumont
Hamel
captured by
British,
13 N 6
Beersheba captured by British,
Şi O
7
Beirut occupied by French,
7
О
8
Beitunia captured by British,
28
D
7
Belad station captured by British,
8
Ap?
Belgium
:
invaded by Germany,
3
Au
4 ;
the Govt. moves to
Antwerp,
17
Au
4 ;
to
Ostend,
7
О
4 ;
the last German troops
depart,
27 N 8
Belgrade bombarded by Austria,
29
Jl
4 ;
captured by Austrians,
2
D
4 ;
retaken by Serbians,
15
D
4 ;
by Austrians,
8
О
5 ;
by Serbians,
1 N 8
Bellewarde Ridge, fighting on the,
16
Je
5
Belhmo captured by Austrians,
10 N 7
Ben-my-Chree, H.M.S., sunk,
11 Ja 7
Benedetto
Brin
destroyed,
28
S
5
Berat
captured by Italians,
10
Jl
8 ;
recaptured by Austrians,
26
Au
8 ;
by Italians,
1
О
8
Berestetchko occapied by Russians,
22
Jl
6
Bergamot, H.M.S., sunk,
13
Au
7
Beringia, action at,
22
My
6
Berry-au-Bac captured by French,
7О8
Bethel captured by British,
30
D
7
Bethincourt
evacuated by French,
8
Ap
6
Bethmann-Hollweg, von,
dismissed,
14
Jl
7
Beyers
:
see under South Africa
Bight of Heligoland: see Heligo¬
land
,
Battle of the,
28
Au
4
Bireh captured by British,
29
D
7
Birmingham, H.M.S., sinks the
U
15,
9
Au
4
Birrell,
Mr.,
resigns,
2
My
б
Bismarck Archipelago occupied by
Australią,
11
S
4
Bitlis
captured by Russians,
2
Mh
6 ;
recaptured by Turks,
2
Au
6 ;
by Russians,
23
Au
6
Bixschoote, a Belgian success at,
17
Ap
8
Bligny captured by British,
7
Je
8
Blockade, Minister of,
Ld. R.
Cecil
becomes the first,
10
D
6
Błonie
lines evacuated by Russians,
4
Au
5
Blücher
sunk,
24 Ja 5
'
Bluff,' the, a German success at,
14
F
6 ;
the British retake it,
2
Mh
6
Boelcke, Capt., shot down,
29
О
6
Bolivia severs relations with Ger¬
many,
13
Ap
7
Bolo
Pasha, his trial begins,
4
F
8 ;
is condemned,
14
F
8;
is executed,
17
Ap
8
Bordeaux, French Govt. moved to,
3Ѕ4
Boselli,
Sig.,
resigns,
25
О
7
Bosnia,
ist
invasion by Serbia,
12
Au
4 ; 2nd
invasion,
22
S
—27
O4
Botha,
Gen.,
announces decision to
ЗІО
INDEX
invade
S.W.
Africa,
9
S
4 ;
assumes
command of
Union
Forces,
2г
S
4 ;
crushes rebellion,
8
D
4;
sails for S.-W. Africa,
8
F
5 ;
receives surrender of
German forces,
9
Jl
5
Botha, H.M.S., sinks German de¬
stroyer,
21
Mb.
8
Botogu, a battle at,
18
D
6
Bouchavesnes, fighting at,
4
Mh
7 ;
captured by British,
1
S
8
Bourlon Wood, fighting in,
21 N—
5
D
7 ;
capt. by British,
27
S
8
Bouvet
sunk,
18
Mh
5
Boyelles captured by British,
23
Au8
Braemar Castle sunk,
24 N 6
Brăila
captured by Austro-Germans,
5 Ja 7
Brassó
occupied by Roumanians,
29
Au
6;
retaken by Austro-
Germans,
7
О
6
Brattano,
M.,
becomes Premier,
2 Ja 7
Bray captured by British,
24
Au
8
Brazil severs relations with Ger¬
many,
9
Ap
7
Bremen sunk,
17
D
5
Breslau
escapes
írom
Messma,
6
Au
4;
is attacked by H.M.S. Gloucester,
7
Au
4 ;
reaches the Dardanelles,
10
Au
4 ;
is attacked by a
Russian squadron,
18 N 4 ;
makes
л
sortie and is sunk,
20 Ja 8
Brest-Litovsk captured by Germans,
25
Au
5 ;
Armistice negotiations
between Germany and Russia
begin at,
2
D
7 ;
an Armistice
is signed at,
15
D
7 ;
Peace nego¬
tiations between Germany and
Russia begin at,
22
D
7 ;
the
Armistice ends,
18
F
8;
Peace
between Germany and Russia
signed at,
2
Mh
8
Briand, M., becomes Premier,
28
О
5 ;
resigns,
17
Mh
7
Brilliant, H.M.S., sunk,
23
Ap
8
Britannia, H.M.S., sunk,
9 N 8
Britannic sunk,
21 N 6
BritishArmy transferred toFlanders,
1-19
О
4 ;
takes over a section
of the French front,
26 Ja 8 ;
see also Expeditionary Force
Brits, Col., defeats Maritz at Rate-
drai,
15
О
4 ;
at Kakamas,
26
О
4 ;
defeats rebels at
Schuit
Drift,
30
О
4
Broadstairs, an air-raid on,
9
F
6 ;
bombarded,
25
F
7
Brody
captured by Russians,
23
Au
4 ;
by Austro-Germans,
1
S
5 ;
a Russian
offensive
against,
15
Jl
6 ;
captured by Russians,
28
Jl
6
Broke, H.M.S., sinks German de¬
stroyers,
20
Ap
7
Bruges, air-raids on,
2
F
7, 8
F
7,
16
F
7,
ι
Je
7, 3
Je
7, 23
Mh
8;
recaptured by Belgians,
ід О
8
Brussiloff,
Gen.,
succeeds
Gen. Ivan-
oő,
4
Ар б
;
succeeds
Gen. Alexeieťř,
4 Je 7 ;
resigns,
ι
Au
7
Brussels captured by Germans,
23
Je
6
Brussels, the Belgian Govt. evacu¬
ates,
17
Au
4 ;
occupied by
Germans,
20
Au
4 ;
air-raids on,
20
D
4, 24
D
4, 9
Au
6, 11
Au
б
;
reoccupied
by Belgians,
18
Ν
8 ;
King Albert re-enters it,
22 N 8
Bucharest capt. by Germans;,
6
D
6
-----,
the Peace of, signed,
7
My
8
Buczacz captured by Russians,
8
Je
6
Bug, the Germans cross the,
19
Jl
5
and Vistula, a German offen¬
sive between the,
30
Je
5
Bukóba
occupied by British,
23
Je
5
Bukovina
:
fighting on the frontier
of,
27
D
5 ;
the Russians invade,
5 Ja 6 ;
an offensive in,
4-24
Je 6
Bulgaria
:
invades Serbia,
11
О
5 ;
declares war on Serbia,
14
О
5 ;
declares war on Roumania,
1
S
6 ;
is invaded by British,
25
S
8 ;
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
proposes an Armistice,
25
S
8 ;
signs an Armistice with the
Entente Powers,
29
S
8 ;
King
Ferdinand abdicates,
4
О
8 ;
Peace signed,
27 N 9
Bullecourt
captured by British,
12-17
My
7;
fighting near,
15 Je 7, 12
D
7
Bulwark, H.M.S., destroyed,
26 N 4
Buola, the Pass of, battle for,
30
My
6
Bushire
occupied by British,
8
Au
5
Buzeu evacuated by Roumanians,
14
D
6
Byng, Sir J., attacks at
Cambrai,
20 N 7
Cabinets, British,
4
Au
4, 26
My
5,
10
D
6, 16
Jl
7 ;
appoints a War
Committee,
11 N 5
Cadorna,
Gen.,
superseded,
9 N 7
Calais, air-raid on,
28
Mh
5 ;
bom¬
barded,
20
Ap
7 ;
Zeppelin raids
on,
21
F
5, 18
Mh
5, 16
My
5
Caledonia sunk,
4
D
6
Calgarian, H.M.S., sunk,
1
Mh
8
California sunk,
7
F
7
Cambrai,
the British advance on,
20
Mh
7, 30
Mh
7 ;
the Battle of,
20 N—7
D
7 ;
the Germans counter¬
attack at,
30 N 7 ;
an inquiry
announced on,
15 Ja 8 ;
cap¬
tured by the British,
9
О
8
Cambrai
and the Hindenburg Line,
the Battle of,
27
S—
5
О
8
Cameronia sunk,
15
Ap
7
Cameronian sunk,
2
Je
7
Cameroons, the
:
the French and
British invade,
25
Au
4 ;
Duala
surrenders to the Allies,
27
S
4 ;
Jabussi occupied,
14
О
4 ;
Edea
occupied,
26
О
4 ;
Bare occupied,
10
D
4 ;
the Germans attack
Edea,
7 Ja 5 ;
Eseka captured,
11
My
5 ;
Garua surrenders,
10 Je 5 ;
Lome captured,
25 Je 5 ;
Ngaundere occupied,
29 Je 5 ;
Wum Biagas captured,
9
О
5 ;
Sende
occupied,
25
О
5 ;
the
Germans are driven from Eseka,
30
О
5 ;
Tibati occupied,
3 N 5 ;
a British success at
Bango
Moun¬
tain,
6 N 5 ;
Mangeles captured,
21
D
5 ;
Jaunde occupied,
1 Ja 6 ;
last German post in Mora Moun¬
tains surrenders,
19
F
6
Canada passes a Conscription
Bill,
6
Jl
7
Candytuft, H.M.S., sunk,
18 N 7
Cantigny captured by Americans,
28
My
8
Cape
Helles,
the Battle of,
25-26
Ap
5
Capelle,
Adm.
von,
succeeds
von
Tirpitz,
16
Mh
6
Caporetto, the Battle of,
24
О
—
i8N
7
Cap Trafalgar sunk,
14
S
4
Carmania, H.M.S., sinks the Cap
Trafalgar,
14
S
4
Carpathia sunk,
17
Jl
8
Carson, Sir E., resigns from the
Cabinet,
18
О
5 ;
becomes First
Lord of the Admiralty,
10
D
6 ;
enters the War Cabinet,
17
Jl
7 ;
resigns,
21 Ja 8
Casement, Sir R., captured,
21
Ap
6 ;
his trial begins,
26 Je 6 ;
із
sentenced,
29 Je 6 ;
is executed,
3
Au
6
Cassini
sunk,
28
F
7
Cattaro bombarded,
24
Au
4 ;
a
sea fight off,
29
D
5 ;
an air¬
raid on,
1
Jl
8
Caurières
Wood, fighting at,
4
Mh
7, 9
Mh
7
Cavell, Miss E., executed,
12
О
5
Cecil, Lord R., becomes Minister of
Blockade,
10
D
6
Cettinje occupied by Austrians,
13 Ja 6
Chalons reocc. by the French,
11
S
4
Chamberlain, Mr.
Α.,
becomes Secre¬
tary for India,
26
My
5 ;
resigns,
12
Jl
7
Champagne, the Battle of,
25
S
—8
O5
INDEX
Champagne,
H.M.S.,
sunk,
9
О
7
Charleroi,
the Battle of,
21-23
A
Chateaurenault sunk,
14
D
7
Château-Thierry
,
the Germans reach
31
My
8 ;
the Americans attacl
at,
25
Je
8;
recaptured by French
21
Jl
8
Chaulnes occupied by British,
1
Mh
7 ;
captured by Germans,
26
Mh
8 ;
retaken by Frenchj
28
Au
8
Chaume
Wood, a German attack
at,
12 Ja 8
Cheerful, H.M.S., sunk,
30 Je 7
Chemin-des-Dames, fighting on the,
16-28
Ap
7 ;
the French carry
the,
5
My
7 ;
fighting on the,
14
Jl
7, 22
Jl
7, 31
Au
7 ;
the
Germans abandon the,
2 N 7
the Germans retake it,
27
My
8
evacuate it,
11
О
8
Chernavoda captured by Germans
and
Bulgars,
24
О
6
Chil
well, explosion at,
5
О
7
China severs relations with Ger¬
many,
13
Mh
7;
declares war on
the Central Powers,
14
Au
7
Chivata
occupied by British,
15
, N7
Cholm occupied by Austro-Gennans,
Зі
JI5
Chuignes capt. by British,
23
Au
8
Chunuk Bair captured by New
Zealanders,
8
Au
5 ;
retaken by
Turks, ro An
5
Churchill, Mr. W., resigns from the
Cabinet,
11 N 5 ;
succeeded by
Mr. Balfour, as First Lord of the
Admiralty,
26
My
5 ;
appointed
Minister of Munitions,
17
Jl
7
Ciezkowice captured by Austro-
Gennans,
2
My
5
Cismon occupied by Austrians,
15 N7
City of Athens sunk,
11
Au
?
Cividale captured by Germans,
27
О
7
Clan MacTavish sunk,
17
ЈаЈб
Clemenceau, M.,
becomes Premier,
16 N 7 ;
visits England,
2
D
8
Clynes,
Mr.,
succeeds Lord Rhondda
as Food Controller,
9
Jl
8
Coalition Ministry formed,
25
My
5
Coblenz, air-raid on,
22
S
7
Colchester captured by Germans,
21
S
6
Col del Rosso captured by Italians,
23
D
7, 28 Ja 8, 30 Je 8
Col di Lana
captured by Italians,
17
Ар
6
Colmar,
air-raid on,
16
S
7
Cologne, air-raids on,
8
О
4, 24
Mh
8, 18
My
8, 21
Au
8 ;
British
troops enter,
6
D
8
Combles
captured by British and
French,
26
S
6
Comet, H.M.S., sunk,
6
Au
8
Compulsory Service: see Conscrip¬
tion
Conference
:
see Peace Conference
at Paris, an Allied,
27
Mh
6,
29 N 7
at Versailles,
28
О
8
Conscription announced in Great
Britain,
28
D
5 ;
Bill introduced,
5 Ja 6 ;
comes into operation,
10
F
6 ;
for married men,
25
My
6 ;
renounced for Ireland,
21
Je
8
Constantine,
King, abdicates,
11
Je
7
Constantinople, air-raids on,
14
Ap
6,
9
Jl
7 ;
the Allied fleets reach,
13 N8
Constanza
captured by Germans,
22
О
6 ;
bombarded by Russians,
2N6
Contalmaison, fighting at,
3-10
Jl
6
^ontest, H.M.S., sunk,
18
S
7
oquette, H.M.S., sunk,
7
Mh
6
Corfu, a French force lands at,
n
Ja
6 ;
the first Serbian troops land,
15
Ja 6 ;
landing of the Serbian Army
completed,
10
F
6
torn, minimum price for, guaranteed
by England,
23
F
7
Zornwallis, H.M.S.,
sunk,
11 Ja 7
toronel, the Battle of,
1 N 4
3*3
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Corrington sunk,
ι
Jl
8
Costa Rica declares war on the
Central Powers,
23
My
8
Cotton declared contraband,
21
An
5
'
Council of Four
'
formed,
25
Mh
9
Council, a supreme War, announced
by Mr. L. George,
14 N 7
Courcelette captured by British,
15
S
б
;
again,
24
Au
8
Courcelles
captured by British,
21
Au
8
Courland
coast bombarded,
25
Mb
5
Cowslip, H.M.S., sunk,
25
Ap
8
Cracow attacked by Russians,
7
D
4
Craiova captured by Germans,
21 N 6
Craonne, fighting at,
16
Ap
7, 3
Jl
7,
16
Au
7 ;
captured by French,
4
My
7
Cressy, H.M.S., sunk,
22
S
4
Cromer, air-raid on,
19 Ja 5
Cromie,
Captain, killed,
20
Au
8
Cross, the Military, instituted,
1 Ja 5
Crozat Canal crossed by French,
21-22
Mh
7, 9
S
8
Ctesiphon, the British advance on,
12 N 5 ;
the Battle of,
22-24 N 5 ;
the British retreat from,
25 N 5
Cuba declares war on Germany,
7
Ap7
Cuntieres
stormed by Germans,
24
My
6
Cuxhaven, German warships off,
bombed,
25
D
4
Cymric sunk,
8
My
6
Cyprus annexed by Great Britain,
5N4
Czar
:
see Tsar
Czecho-Slovaks declared Allies,
13
Au
8
Czecho-Slovak State proclaimed,
30
О
8
Czernin, Count, resigns,
15
Ap
8
Czernowitz captured by Russians,
15
S
4 ;
retaken by Austrians,
22
О
4 ;
by Russians,
27
О
4 ;
by
Austrians, 17F5; the Russians
approach,
2 Ja 6 ;
a Russian
victory at,
10 Je 6 ;
they retake
it,
17 Je 6 ;
the Austrians retake
it,
3
Au
7
Dago Island captured by Germans,
19
О
7
Damascus captured by British,
30
S
8
Danton
sunk,
19
Mh
7
Dardanelles, the {for Military
exploits, see Gallipoli)
:
the
forts bombarded,
3 N 4 ;
a naval
attack on,
19-23
F
5 ;
the Queen
Elizabeth attacks,
25
F
5 ;
the
entrance swept,
26
F
5 ;
bom¬
bardment resumed,
4
Mh
5 ;
a further attack on,
6
Mh
5 ;
Lemnos
occupied,
7
Mh
5 ;
a
raid by the Amethyst,
15
Mh
5 ;
the Battle of the Narrows, the
Bouvet,
Irresistible, and Ocean
sunk,
18
Mh
5 ;
the
E
14
enters
the Sea of Marmora,
27
Ap
5 ;
the
E
14
sinks a Turkish trans¬
port,
29
Ap
5 ;
the Goliath sunk,
13
My
5 ;
the Triumph sunk,
25
My
5 ;
the Majestic sunk,
27
My
5 ;
the Kheyr-ed-Din
Bar¬
barossa
sunk,
9
Au
5 ;
the Royal
the
the
the
the
Edward sunk,
14
Au
5
Sutherland sunk,
2
S
5
Ramazan
sunk,
19
S
5
Marquette
sunk,
26
О
5
Hythe sunk,
29
О
5 ;
the E
20
lost,
б
Ν
5 ;
the Allies' fleets pass
through,
12 N 8 ;
the forts
occupied by the British,
12 N 8
Dar-es-Salaam shelled by British
cruisers,
13
Au
4 ;
again,
2 Ja 5 ;
surrenders,
4
S
6
Darfur, the
Sulten
of, defeated,
22-23
My
6
Declaration of London abandoned,
28
Je
6
Dedeagatch bombarded,
21
О
5>
18 Ja
б
De la Rey
shot, 15S4
ЗІ4
INDEX
Delcassé, M.,
resigns,
13
О
5
Deli Abbas occupied by British,
31
Mh
7 ;
action near,
3
D
7
Deltawa, Turks defeated at,
11
Ap
7
Delville Wood, fighting in,
15-27
Jl
6 ;
capt. by British,
27
Аи
θ
Deraa captured by Arabs,
27
S
8
Derby, Lord, appointed Director of
Recruiting,
5
О
5 ;
issues his
Report,
4 Ja 6;
becomes Secretary
for War,
10
D
6 ;
resigns,
18
Ap
8
Derby Groups, recruiting for, closed,
12
D
5 ;
the first called up,
20
D
5 ;
recruiting for opens,
6 Ja 6
Derwent, H.M.S., sunk,
2
My
7
Deutschland
reaches the U.S.,
9
Jl
6 ;
regains Germany,
23
Аи
6
Devonport,
Lord, appointed Food
Controller,
io
D
6;
resigns,
1
Je
7;
suce,
by Lord Rhondda,
15
Je
7
De Wet
:
see under South Africa
Diakhova occupied by Bulgarians,
.9
I>5
Dialah River, a Turkish stand on
the,
7
Mh
7 ;
the British cross,
α
Mh
7
Diaz,
Gen.,
becomes Generalissimo,
9N7
Dibra occupied by Bulgarians,
9
D
5
Dixmude captured by Germans,
ro
N 4 ;
reoccupied by Belgians,
29
S
8
Djemnah sunk,
14
Jl
8
Dobrudja, the
:
is invaded by
Germans and Bulgarians,
3
S
6 ;
the Bulgarians capture Tutrakan/
6
S
6 ;
they are checked,
ι Ο
6 ;
the Roumanians counter-attack,
3
О
6 ;
they fall back,
5
О
6 ;
the Austro-Germans capture
Brassó,
7
О
6 ;
they attack again,
19
О
6 ;
capture
Tuzla,
21
О
б
;
Constanza,
22
О
6 ;
Chernavoda,
24
О
6 ;
the Russians and Rou¬
manians advance,
7 N 6 ;
the
Germans advance,
8 N 6 ;
are
victorious,
18 N 6 ;
capture
Craiova,
21 N 6;
Giurgevo,
27
N 6 ;
are victorious in the
Arges
Valley,
3
D
6 ;
capture Bucharest
and Ploesti,
6
D
6 ;
the Rou-
.
manians evacuate Buzeu,
14
D
6 ;
the Russians are victorious at
Botogu,
18
D
6 ;
the Germans
take Rimnic-Sarat,
26-28
D
6 ;
Brăila,
5 Ja 7 ;
Focşani,
8 Ja 7 ;
the Dobrudja is finally evacuated
by the Russians and Roumanians,
8 Ja 7
Dodoma occupied by British,
30
Jl
6
Dogger Bank, Battle of the,
24 Ja 5 ;
mine-sweepers attacked off the,
10
F
6
Doiran captured by Bulgarians,
12
D
5 ;
fighting near, 6-ri
D
5,
12
Mh
7, 25
Ap
7, 9
My
7
Don, air-raid on,
20
F
6
Donegal sunk,
17
Ap
7
Donnans,
the Germans reach,
31
My
8
Dorna
Watra
Pass, fighting at the,
28
F
7
Douai
reoccupied by the Allies,
17
О
8
Douaumont Fort stormed by the
Germans,
25
F
6 ;
they capture
the village,
2
Mh
6 ;
the French
retake it,
3
Mh
6 ;
the Germans
retake it,
4
Mh
6 ;
the Germans
repulsed at,
4
Ap
6 ;
the French
attack at,
16
Ар б
;
and recap¬
ture the village,
24
О
6
Dover, air-raids on,
12
Au
6, 22
Au
7, 2
S
7 ;
bombarded,
15
F
8 ;
a naval raid on,
15
F
8 ;
a naval
action off,
20
Ap
7
Dover Castle sunk,
26
My
7
Drake, H.M.S., lost,
2
О
7
Dresden escapes at the Battle of the
Falkland Islands,
8
D
4 ;
is sunk,
14
Mh
5
Drina,
Battle of the,
15
S
4
Drocourt-Quéant
line breached,
2
S
8
Duala
surrenders to the Allies,
27
S
4
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Dublin, riots in,
24-26
Ap
6
Dubno retaken by Russians,
23
S
5
Duke of Albany, H.M.S., sunk,
25
Au
6
Dukhonin,
Gen.,
murdered,
3
D
7
Dukla
Pass captured by Austrians,
12
D
4 ;
retaken by Russians,
20
D4
Dundee, H.M.S., sunk,
3
S
7
Dunkirk, air-raid on,
30
D
4 ;
marines landed at,
19
S
4 ;
bom¬
barded from the sea,
25
Mh
7
Durazzo occupied by Italians,
20
D
5 ;
retaken by Austrians,
27
F
6 ;
a naval attack on,
2
О
8 ;
the Italians reoccupy it,
14
О
8
Dvina
line attacked by Germans,
28
Au
5
Dvinsk, a German attack on, fails,
24
S
5 ;
the Battle of,
3-10
О
5 ;
the Russians attack near,
12-14
О
5 ;
again,
31
О
—
з
Ν
5 ;
fight¬
ing near,
20-22
Mh
6
Düsseldorf,
air-raids on,
22
S
4,
8
О
4, 9
О
4
East Africa
:
Dar-es-Salaam shelled
by British cruisers,
13
Au
4 ;
Taveta is occupied by the Ger¬
mans,
15
Au
4 ;
the British
Expeditionary Force arrives,
1
S
4 ;
the British attack
Tanga,
3 N 4 ;
are repulsed,
5 N 4 ;
attack Longido,
4 N 4 ;
occupy
Jassin,
2 Ja 5 ;
Mafia Island sur¬
renders,
12 Ja 5 ;
the Germans
retake Jassin,
19 Ja 5 ;
but are
defeated on the Mora River,
9
Mh
5 ;
the British capture Bu-
koba,
23 Je 5 ;
they advance on
Kilimanjaro,
7
Mh
6 ;
are suc¬
cessful near Taveta and Kili¬
manjaro,
11
Mh
6;
occupy
Moshi,
12
Mh
6 ;
they secure the
N.
half of the Colony,
22
Ap
6 ;
a Belgian force invades Ruanda,
30
My
6 ;
the British occupy
Neu Langenburg, 29
Му б
;
Momba, 10 Je 6; Wilhelmsthal,
14 Je 6 ;
Tanga,
7 Jl 6 ; Mwanza,
12 Jl 6 ;
fighting at Malangali,
24 Jl 6 ;
the British occupy
Dodoma, 30 Jl 6 ;
the Belgians
capture Ujiji,
3
Au
6 ;
the British
occupy Mpwapwa,
11
Au
6 ;
Kilóssá,
22
Au
6 ;
Mrogoro,
26
Au
6 ; Neu Iringa, 29 Au 6 ;
Dar-es-Salaam
surrenders,
4
S
б
;
the Germans defeated at Lu-
pembe,
30
О
6 ;
a British victory
near Kibata,
15
D
6 ;
in the
Mageta Valley,
1 Ja 7 ;
on the
Tshogowali River,
4 Ja 7 ;
the
British reach Kilambawe,
5 Ja 7 ;
surround a German force,
24 Ja 7 ;
General Hoskins succeeds General
Smuts,
28 Ja 7 ;
German forces
driven from Nyasaland,
30 Je 7 ;
defeated at Norongombe,
19
Jl
7 ;
a detachment surrenders at
Kakera,
2
S
7 ;
the British
advance from Kilwa,
21
S
7 ;
a German force surrenders,
і О
7 ;
a Belgian column occupies Ma-
henge,
9
О
7 ;
British troops
occupy
Chivata,
15 N 7 ;
a
German force surrenders near
Nevale,
27 N 7 ;
the last German
forces driven into Portuguese
territory,
1
D
7 ;
British forces
disembarked at Fort Amelia,
12 Ja 8 ;
a British success near
Manunga,
5
My
8 ;
the British
occupy Malema,
13 Je 8 ; von
Lettow's forces surrender,
14 N 8
Eaucourt
l'Abbaye,
captured by
British,
і О
6
Ebert, Herr,
becomes Chancellor,
9 N 8;
elected first President,
11
F
9
E-boats
:
see Submarines
Economic Conference meets in
Paris,
14
Je
6
Ecuador severs relations with
Germany,
8
D
7
INDEX
Edea occupied by Allies,
26
О
4
attacked by Germans,
7 Ja 5
Eden, H.M.S.,
sunk,
16 Je 6
Egypt
:
the Khedive deposed
18
D
4 ;
the Turks attack
thé
Suez Canal,
2-4
F
5 ;
a second
attack on the Canal,
22-23
Mh
5 ;
a third attack,
28
Ap
5 ;
the
Senussi Arabs repulsed near
Mersa
Matruh,
13
D
5 ;
routed,
25
D
5 ;
again,
23 Ja 6 ;
they are defeated
at Agagia,
26
F
6 ;
the British
occupy Sollum,
14
Mh
6 ;
a motor
force rescues prisoners,
17
Mh
6 ;
the Turks again attack the Suez
Canal,
4-5
Au
6 ;
the Senussi
defeated near
Siwa,
5
F
7
------
Sultan of
:
see Hussein
Kamel
Eichhorn,
F.-M.
von,
establishes a
dictatorship in the Ukraine,
1
My
8.
El Arish, a raid on,
18
My
6 ;
cap¬
tured by British,
21
D
6
Elbasan captured by Bulgarians,
17
D
5 ;
by Italians,
7
О
8
El Fasher captured by British,
23
My
6
Emden appears off Bengal, toS
4;
shells Madras,
22
S
4 ;
sinks the
Jetnchug and
Mousquet,
28
О
4 ;
is destroyed,
9 N 4
England
:
see Great Britain
Epéhy,
the Battle of,
12-18
S
8
Ervillers captured by British,
23
Au
8
Erzberger, Herr,
his
'
Peace
'
speech,
6
JI7
Erzerum, the Russians advance on,
11 Ja 6;
fighting near,
16-17 Ja
6;
the Russian attack begins,
10
F
6 ;
they capture it,
16
F
6 ;
reoccupied by Turks,
11
Mh
8
Eseka captured by Allies,
30
О
5
Es Salt
captured by British,
25
Mh
8 ;
they evacuate it,
1
Ap
8 ;
take it again,
30
Ap
8
Es Sinn,
the British defeated at,
8
Mb
6 ;
they retire from,
9
Mh
6
Esthonia invaded by Germans,
21
О
7 ;
they evacuate it,
27
О
7
Etaples,
an air-raid on,
19
My
8
Expeditionary Force, the British,
lands in France,
9
Au
4 ;
em¬
barkation completed,
1
6
Au
4 ;
base established at Nantes,
30
Au
4 ;
G.H.
Q.
moves from St.
Omer to Montreuil,
31
Mh
6
Fairy, H.M.S., sunk,
31
My
8
Falába
sunk,
28
Mh
5
Falkenhayn,
Gen.,
superseded,
29
Au
6
Falkland Islands, Battle of the,
8
D
4
Falmouth, Dutch ships sunk off,
22
F
7
Falmouth, H.M.S., sunk,
19
Au
6
Fano
raided by an Austrian squad¬
ron,
18
Je
5
Fao captured by British,
6 N 4
Farsan
Island occupied by Arabs,
31 Ja 5
Fauvette,
H.M.S., sunk,
9
Mh
6
Felixstowe,
an air-raid on,
22
Jl
7
Faversham munition factory, ex¬
plosion at,
2
Ap
6
Feluja captured by British,
19
Mh7
Ferdinand, K. of Bulgaria, abdicates,
4O8
Fère-en-Tardenois,
the Germans
reach,
30
My
8 ;
the Allies re¬
capture,
28
Jl
8
Festubert, Indians attacked at,
23 N 4 ;
the Battle of,
16-25
My
5
Finland signs peace with Germany,
7
Mh
8 ;
Germany occupies the
Aland Islands,
5
Mh
8 ;
and Abo,
12
Mh
8
Firefly, H.M.S., recaptured at
Kut,
27
F
7
Fisher, Lord, appointed First Sea
Lord,
29
О
4;
succeeded by
Sir H. Jackson,
28
My
5
Fismes captured by Americans,
4
Au
8
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Fismettes captured by Americans,
9
Au
8
Flers captured by British,
15
S 6|
Fleury stormed by Germans,
24
Je
6 ;
a French success at,
25
Je
6
Flirt, H.M.S., sunk,
27
О
6
Florina
captured by Bulgarians,
20
Au
6 ;
retaken by Allies,
18
S
6
Foch,
Marshal, becomes Chief of
Staff,
15
My
7 ;
assumes control
of allied armies,
26
Mh
8 ;
created
a Marshal,
6
Au
8 ;
visits London,
2
D
8
Focşani
captured by Austro-Ger-
mans,
8 Ja 7 ;
fighting near,
6-9
Au
7
Folkestone, an air-raid on,
25
My
7
Fontaine Notre Dame, fighting at,
21-22 N 7, 27 N 7
Formidable, H.M.S., sunk,
1 Ja 5
Fournet,
Adm.
du,
succeeded by
Adm.
Gauchet,
12
D
6
Foyle, H.M.S., sunk,
15
Mh
7
France
:
is invaded by Germany,
2
Au
4 ;
declares war on Austria,
10
Au
4 ;
moves Govt. to Bor¬
deaux,
3
S
4 ;
M. Delcassé
resigns,
13
О
5 ;
declares war on Bul¬
garia,
16
О
5 ;
M. Briand
becomes
Premier,
28
О
5 ;
resigns,
17
Mh
7 ;
M. Ribot becomes Premier,
19
Mh
7 ;
the Govt. addresses a Protest
to Neutrals against Gennan bar¬
barities,
25
Mb
7 ;
refuses to
allow Socialists to attend Stock¬
holm Conference,
1
Je
7 ;
M.
Painlevé
succeeds
M.
Ribot,
12
S
7 ;
is defeated,
13 N 7 ;
M.
Clemenceau
becomes Premier,
16 N 7
Franchet d'Esperey,
Gen.,
assumes
command at Salonika,
27 Je 8
Franconia
sunk,
4
О
6
Frankenau,
the Battle of,
23
Au
4
Frankfurt, air-raids on,
10
Аи
η,
22
S
7, 21
Au
8
Freiburg, an air-raid on,
14
Ар
η
French, Lord, commands B.E.F.,
16
An
4 ;
meets General
J
offre,
29
Au
4 ;
resigns,
15
D
5 ;
apptd.
Lord.-Lieut, of Ireland,
5
My
8
Fresnoy captured by Canadians,
3
My
7 ;
retaken by Germans,
8
My
7 ;
captured by British,
6O8
Friedrichshafen,
air-raids on,
21
N 4, 28
Ap
5
Friedrichstadt,
a battle at,
3
S
5
Fromelies,
a British attack at,
9
My
5
Fryatt, Capt. C, taken prisoner,
23
Je
6 ;
is executed,
27
Jl
6
Funchal
bombarded,
3
D
6, 11
D
7
Fundeni captured by Germans,
20 Ja 7
G.H.
Q.
moved to Montreuil,
31
Mh
6
Gaba
Tepe,
attack on,
4
My
5
Gaillardia, H.M.S., sunk,
22
Mb,
8
Galatz evacuated by Russians,
11
Ja 7
Gallia sunk,
4
О б
Gallipoli (for Naval exploits, see
Dardanelles)
:
the Allies land in
(baţtle
of Cape
Helles), 25-26
Ap5;
positions consolidated,
27
Ap
5 ;
ist
battle for Krithia,
28
Ap
5 ;
the Turks attack,
1
My
5 ;
the
British counter-attack,
2
My
5 ;
a British attack at
Gaba
Tepe,
4
My
5 ; 2nd
battle for Krithia,
6-8
My
5 ;
Sari Bair stormed by
Australians,
9
My
5 ;
a Turkish
attack,
18
My
5 ; 3rd
battle for
Krithia and Achi
Baba,
4 Je 5 ;
a Turkish attack,
18 Je 5 ;
an
Allied attack,
21 Je 5 ;
a British
attack,
27 Je 5 ;
a Turkish offen¬
sive,
29 Je—1
Jl
5 ;
a Turkish
attack,
4
Jl
5 ;
Battle of Sari
Bair,
6-і 1
Au
5 ;
the British land
at Suvla Bay,
6
Au
5 ;
Battle of
Suvla,
6-15
Au
5 ;
Cłmnuk Bair
captured by New Zealanders,
8
Au
5 ;
Clranuk Bair retaken by
Turks,
10
Au
5 ; 2nd
British
attack at Suvla,
21
Au
5 ;
Sir
ÍNDEX
Ian Hamilton recalled,
16
О
5
Sir C. Monro assumes command
28
О
5 ;
a Turkish attack a
Anzac,
4 N 5 ;
attack by the
52nd Division,
15 N 5 ;
the
evacuation of Suvla and Anzac
begins,
8
D
5 ;
is completed,
20
D
5 ;
the evacuation of
Galli
poli
is completed,
8 Ja 6 ;
the
British occupy the Dardanelles
forts,
12 N 8
Galmay Castle sunk,
12
S
8
Garúa
surrenders,
10
Je
5
Garub occupied by Union troops,
22
F
5
Gaub, a battle at,
4
Jl
5
Gauchet,
Adm.,
succeeds
Adm.
du
Fournet,
12
D
6
Gaulois
sunk,
27
D
6
Gas, poison, first used by Germans,
22
Ap
5 ;
a second attack,
24
Ap
5 ;
a third attack,
2
My
5
Gavrelle, fighting at,
23
Ap
7,
26
Ap
7
Gaza, the
ist
Battle of,
27
Mh
7 ;
the
2nd
Battle of,
17
Ap
7 ;
fight¬
ing at,
14
Jl
7
Gazelle sunk,
25 Ja 5
Geddes, Sir E., apptd. Controller
at the Admiralty,
14
My
7 ;
First
Lord,
17
Jl
7
Genista sunk,
23
О б
George, Mr. LI., apptd. Minister of
Munitions,
26
My
5 ;
Secretary for
War,
6
Jl
6 ;
proposes reforms
to Mr. Asquith, 1D6; becomes
Premier,
7
D
6
Germany
:
sends ultimatums to
France and Russia,
31
Jl
4 ;
de¬
clares war on Russia,
,1
Au
4 ;
invades France, Poland, and
Luxemburg,
2
Au
4 ;
declares
war on France,
3
Au
4 ;
invades
Belgium,
3
Au
4 ;
invades Russia,
12-18
F
5 ;
declares a submarine
blockade,
18
F
5 ;
institutes re¬
prisals for Great Britain's treat¬
ment of submarine prisoners,
12
Ap
5 ;
first uses poison gas,
22
Ap
5 ;
first uses liquid fire,
30
Jl
5 ;
declares right to sink
merchant ships without warn¬
ing,
27
Au
5 ;
declares war on
Portugal,
10
Mh
6 ;
agrees with
U.S.A. not to sink without warn¬
ing,
4
My
6 ;
declares war on
Roumania,
28
Au
6 ;
invades
Roumania,
13
О
6 ;
makes Peace
Proposals,
12
D
6 ;
which are
received by British Foreign Office,
18
D
6 ;
replies to Mr. Wilson's
Peace Note,
25
D
6 ;
the Allies
reply to her Peace Proposals,
30
D
6 ;
Germany replies,
12 Ja 7 ;
announces unrestricted naval war¬
fare,
31 Ja 7 ;
her intention to
sink hospital ships made public,
31 Ja 7 ;
attempts to reopen
negotiations with the U.S.A.,
11
F
7 ;
meets with a refusal,
12
F
7 ;
proposes an Armistice
with Russia,
8
Je
7 ;
her order
to
'
sink without trace
'
disclosed,
8
S
7 ;
discloses a mutiny in her
Navy,
9
О
7 ;
captures islands
in the Gulf of Riga,
12-20
Ο η ;
invades Esthonia,
21
О
7;
an¬
nounces that she will treat with
Bolshevists,
29 N 7 ;
signs an
Armistice at Brest-Li tovsk,
15
D
7 ;
it terminates and she in¬
vades Russia,
18
F
8 ;
outlines
her Peace Terms with Russia,
21
F
8 ;
they are accepted,
24
F
8 ;
she occupies
Reval
and
Pskoff,
25
F
8;
signs Peace at
Brest-Litovsk,
2
Mh
8 ;
occupies
Kieff,
3
Mh
8 ;
the Aland Islands,
5
Mh
8 ;
Odessa,
13
Mh
8 ;
Niko-
Iaieff,
17
Mh
8 ;
offers Peace
Terms to Belgium,
15
S
8 ;
sends
a Note to Mr. Wilson,
4
О
8 ;
revolution breaks out,
4 N 8 ;
sends delegates to
Foch,
6 N 8 ;
the Kaiser abdicates,
9 N 8;
she signs an Armistice with the
ЗІ9
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Entente Powers,
її
N 8 ;
hands
over her Navy,
21 N 8 ; Ebert
elected first President,
11
F
9 ;
Scheidemann
becomes Premier,
12
F
9 ;
receives the Peace Terms,
7
My
9 ;
the
Scheidemann
Govt.
resigns,
20 Je 9 ;
scuttles her
Fleet,
21 Je 9 ;
Bauer becomes
Premier,
21 je 9 ;
National
Assembly decides for signature
of Peace Treaty,
21 Je 9 ;
signs
it,
28 Je 9
Ghent, the 7th Division attacked
at,
11
О
4 ;
occupied by Germans,
13
О
4 ;
reoccupied by Belgians,
11N8
Ghevgeli captured by Bulgarians,
12
D
5 ;
by Allies,
22
S
8
Ghurka, H.M.S., sunk,
8
F
7
Gibeon,
a battle at,
28
Ap
5
Ginchy captured by British,
3-9
S
6
Giurgevo captured by Germans,
27 N6
Giuseppe Garibaldi sunk,
18
Jl
5
Givenchy, an attack by Indians at,
19-22
D
4
Glasgow, H.M.S., sinks the Dresden,
14
Mh
5
Glenart Castle sunk,
26
F
8
GlehcorseWood, fighting in,
10
Au
7;
captured by British,
20
S
7
Glengyle sunk,
2 Ja 6
Gloucester, H.M.S.
,
attacks the Goeben
and
Breslau, 7
Au
4
Gloucester Castle sunk,
30
Mh
7
Goeben escapes from Messina,
6
Au
4 ;
is attacked by H.M.S. Glou¬
cester,
7
Au
4 ;
reaches the Dar¬
danelles,
10
Au
4 ;
is attacked by
a Russian squadron,
18 N 4 ;
is
driven from Batoum,
11
D
4 ;
is bombed by aircraft,
9
Jl
7 ;
makes a sortie and runs aground
in the Dardanelles,
20 Ja 8 ;
is
refloated and towed to Con¬
stantinople,
27 Ja 8
Gołdap
occupied by Russians,
10
N4
Goliath, H.M.S., sunk,
13
My
5
Golitzine, M., becomes Premier,
9 Ja 7
Gommecourt occupied by British,
27
F
7
Gommiécourt
captured by British,
23
Au
8
Gonnelieu captured by British,
20
Ap
7 ;
by Germans,
30 N 7 ;
by British,
1
D
7
Good Hope, H.M.S., sunk, I
N 4
Gorizia, the Italians advance on,
2
Jl
5 ;
are repulsed,
7
Jl
5 ;
the
Battle of,
5-14
Au
6 ;
captured
by Italians,
8
Au
6 ;
retaken by
Austrians,
28
О
7
Gouzeaucourt, fighting at,
9-12
S
8
Governments, British
:
see Cabinets,
British
Grado
captured by Italians,
27
My
5
Graincourt captured by British,
27
S
8
Grand Sherif of Mecca (i.e. King of
the
H
ed
jaz)
revolts against the
Turks,
9
Je
6 ;
captures Jeddah,
16
Je
6 ;
Taif,
23
Jl
6
Grandcourt,
fighting at,
6-8
F
7
Great Britain
:
declares war on
Germany,
4
Au
4 ;
on Austria,
12
Au
4 ;
on Turkey,
5 N 4 ;
on
Bulgaria,
15
О
5 ;
announces
reprisals for submarine piracy,
8
Mh
5 ;
rescinds them,
12
Je
5 ;
a new Govt. formed,
26
My
5 ;
appoints a War Committee,
n
N 5 ;
recruiting for
'
Derby
'
Groups closes,
12
D
5 ;
Compul¬
sory Service announced,
28
D
5 >
Military Service Bill introduced,
5 Ja 6 ;
a new Govt. formed,
10
D
6 ;
receives German Peace
Proposals,
18
D
6 ;
replies to
them,
30
D
6 ;
enforces sale of
foreign securities,
26 Ja 7 ;
guarantees minimum price for
corn,
23
F
7 ;
exhorts food
economy,
2
My
7 ;
abolishes
320
INDEX
enemy titles,
ig Je 7 ;
change;
ministers,
17
JI
7;
closes
cabl
communication with Holland,
1
О
7 ;
announces formation o:
Air Ministry,
16
О
7 ;
orders twc
meatless days a week,
23 Ja 8,
adopts compulsory rationing,
25
F
8 ;
renounces Home Rule and
Conscription for Ireland,
21
Je
.
Greece
:—
M. Zaimis becomes
Pre
mier,
5
О
5 ;
refuses Serbia's
appeal for help,
12
О
5 ;
M,
Zaimis resigns,
4 N 5 ;
M. Skou·
loudis becomes Premier,
6 N 5 ;
a Note presented by the Allies
21
Je
6 ;
M. Skouloudis
resigns,
22
Je
6 ;
an Allied naval demon¬
stration at Athens,
1
S
6 ;
M.
Zaimis resigns,
11
S
6 ;
4th Army
Corps surrenders to Germans,
12
S
6;
M. Kalogeropoulos
becomes Premier,
16
S
6 ;
M.
Venízelos
goes to Crete,
25
S
6 ;
proclaims a Provisional Govern¬
ment at Crete,
29
S
6 ;
the
Cabinet resigns,
3
О
6 ;
Prof. Lam-
bros becomes Premier,
9
О
6 ;
the
Govt. yields to the Allies' Ulti¬
matum,
10
Об;
the Allies take
possession of the Greek fleet,
n
О
6 ;
they land troops at
Athens,
17
О
6 ;
demand sur¬
render of batteries,
26 N 6;
Greece rejects the demands,
1
D
6 ;
Royalist party gains con¬
trol,
6
D
6 ;
a blockade pro¬
claimed by the Allies,
8
D
6 ;
they demand demobilisation of
.
Greek troops,
11
D
6 ;
and pre¬
sent an Ultimatum,
14
D
6 ;
the
Govt accepts,
15
D
6 ;
the Allies
present another Ultimatum,
8 Ja
7 ;
the Govt. accepts,
16 Ja 7 ;
apologises,
25 Ja 7 ;
a new Govt.
formed,
3
My
7 ;
King
Constan¬
tine
abdicates,
n
Je 7 ;
M.
Venizelos becomes Premier,
26
Je
7
Greif
sunk,
29
F
6
Grévillers
captured by British,
13
Mh
7
Grierson, Sir J., commands
2nd
Corps,
16
Au
4 ;
dies,
17
Au
4
Grodek,
the Battle of,
6-13
S
4
Grodno stormed by Germans,
1-4
S5
'
Group
'
system applied,
22
О
5
Guatemala severs relations with
Germany,
27
Ap
7 ;
declares war
on Germany,
23
Ap
8
Gueudecourt captured by British,
26
S
6
Guildford Castle torpedoed,
10
Mh
8
Guillaumet,
Gen.,
succeeds Gen.
Sarrail,
15
D
7 ;
is succeeded by
Gen. d'Esperey,
'27 Je 8
Guillemont captured by British,
3S6
umbinnen, the Battle of,
20
Au
4
yimes Pass captured by Germans,
16
О
6
321
Hafiz
Kor,
a British success at,
5S5
Hague, The, Conferences at, con¬
cerning prisoners,
25
Je
7, 8
Je
8
Haifa captured by British,
23
S
8
Haig, Sir D. (Lord Haig), commands
the
ist
Corps,
16
Au
4 ;
succeeds
Sir J. French,
15
D
5 ;
gazetted
a Field-Marshal,
1 Ja 7
Halicz
captured by Russians,
27
Au
4 ;
occupied by Austro-
Germans,
27
Je
5 ;
a battle near,
5
S
6 ;
the Russians advance on,
6
S
6 ;
again,
9
Jl
7 ;
they cap¬
ture it,
10
Jl
7 ;
the Germans
occupy it,
23
Jl
7
Ham captured by Germans,
24
Mh
8 ;
by the French,
6
S
8
Hamadan occupied by Russians,
11
D
5, 2
Mh
7
Hamburg seized by revolutionaries,
7N8
Hamel
captured by American and
Australian troops,
4
Jl
8
X
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Hamelincourt captured by British,
23
Au
8
Hamilton, Sir I., arrives at Tenedos,
17
Mh
5 ;
recalled,
16
О
5
Hampshire, H.M.S., sunk,
5
Je
6
Hartlepool bombarded,
16
D
4
Hartmarmsweilerkopf captured by
Germans,
21 Ja 5 ;
a French
attack on,
25
Mh
5 ;
captured by
French,
27
Mh
5 ;
recaptured by
Germans,
25
Ap
5 ;
by French,
28
Ap
5 ;
again,
16
О
5
Harwich, air-raids on,
4
Jl
7,22
Jl
7 ;
a naval action off,
10
My
7
Hasuur seized by Union troops,
1
Ap5
Haudromont quarries carried by the
French,
21
My
6
Haumont Wood captured by Ger¬
mans,
22
F
6
Havrincourt, the Battle of,
12-18
S
8
Hawke, H.M.S., sunk,
15
О
4
Hedjaz, King of the
:
see Grand
Sherif
------
railway, a part seized by Arabs,
24
Ap
8
(see Palestine, Syria,
Amman).
Hela
sunk,
13
S
4
Heligoland (ceded to Germany,
9
An
1890),
the Battle of the
Bight of,
28
Au
4 ;
naval actions
in the Bight,
16
Au
7, 17 N 7,
28
Mh
8, 20
Ap
8
Hermanstadt occupied by Rou¬
manians,
1
S
6
Hermes, H.M.S.
,
sunk,
31
О
4
Herrmann sunk,
13
Je
6
Hertling, Count, becomes Premier,
1 N 7 ;
resigns,
1
О
8
Hesptrian sunk,
4
S
5
Highflyer, H.M.S., sinks the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Grosse, 26
Au
4
High Wood, fighting at,
31
Au
6,
15
S
6
Hilary, H.M.S., sunk,
25
My
7
Hill
бо,
fighting at,
17-21
Ap
5 ;
captured by Germans,
5
My
5
Hill
265
captured by Germans,
7
Mh
6
------ 304,
fighting at,
5-6
My
6,
17
My
6 ;
retaken by French,
28
Mh
7 ;
fighting at,
17
Jl
7
Hindenburg,
Gen. von, apptd.
to
command in East Prussia,
22
Au
4 ;
apptd. Chief of
General
Staff,
29
Au
б
Hindenburg Line, portions cap¬
tured,
13
Ap
7, 3
My
7, 15
Je
7
Hintze,
Adm.
von,
succeeds
Von
Kühlmann, 9
Jl
8
Hiramo
Maru
sunk,
4
О
8
Hit occupied by British,
9
Mh
8
Hoboken, air-raids on,
24
Mh
5,
1
Ap
5
Hogue, H.M.S., sunk,
22
S
4
Hohenzollern
Redoubt, fighting at,
29
S
5, 3
О
5, 4
Mb.
6, 18
Mh
6
Homs occupied by British,
15
О
8
Honduras severs relations with
Germany,
17
My
7
Hooge, a German attack at,
2
Je
5,
6
Je
6 ;
British successes at,
21
Jl
5, 9
Au
5 ;
a liquid-fire
attack at,
30
Jl
5
HosMns,
Gen.,
succeeds Gen. Smuts,
28 Ja 7 ;
is succeeded by Gen.
van
Deventer,
16
My
7
Hospital Ships attacked
:
the
Asturias,
1
F
5 ;
the
Anglia
sunk,
17 N 5 ;
the Portugal sunk,
30
Mh
6 ;
the Braemar Castle tor¬
pedoed,
24 N
б
;
the Britannic
sunk,
21 N 6 ;
the
Asturias
sunk,
21
Mh
7 ;
the Gloucester Castle
sunk,
30
Mh
7 ;
the Donegal and
Lanfranc sunk,
17
Ap
7 ;
the
Dover Castle,
26
My
7 ;
the
Rema
sunk,
4 Ja 8 ;
the Glenart Castle
sunk,
26
F
8 ;
the Guildford Castle
torpedoed,
10
Mh
8;
the
Kon¬
ingin Regentes
sunk,
6
Je
8 ;
the
Llandovery Castle sunk,
27
Je
8
Housatonic sunk,
3
F
7
Houthulst
Forest, fighting in,
9
От,
12
О
7, 22
О
7
322
INDEX
HuUuch,
fighting at,
26
S
5
'
Himding
'
line broken by French,
19
О
8
Hungary (see Austria-Hungary)
:
invaded by Russia,
28
S
4 ;
pro¬
claims a Republic,
31
О
8
Hussein
Kamel,
Khedive of Egypt,
succeeds Abbas
п.,
18D4; dies
9О7
Hythe sunk,
29
О
5
Immelman shot down,
18 Je 6
Imperatvitsa Maria sunk,
20
О
6
India, H.M.S., sunk,
8
Au
5
Indian Corps reaches France,
19
О
4 ;
is attacked at
Festu
bert,
23
Ν
4 ;
attacks at Givenchy,
19-22
D
4 ;
leaves France, 28D5
Infantry Hill stormed by British,
14
Je
7 ;
by Germans,
2
Au
7 ;
by British,
3
Au
7
Intrepid, H.M.S., sunk,
23
Ap
8
Inverness Copse captured by British,
20
S
7
Ipek captured by Austrians,
7
D
5 ;
by the Allies,
14
О
8
Iphigenia, H.M.S., sunk,
23
Ap
8
Ireland
:
a rebellion breaks out
in,
20
Ap
6 ;
riots in Dublin,
24-26
Ap
6 ;
martial law pro¬
claimed,
27
Ap
6 ;
the rebellion
crushed,
1
My
6 ;
the Conven¬
tion meets,
25
Jl
7 ;
Sinn Fein
leaders arrested,
17
My
8 ;
Home
Rule and Conscription renounced
by Govt.,
21
Je
8
(see also
Casement)
Irkutsk occupied by Czecho-Slovaks,
8
Jl
8 ;
again,
17
An
8
Irles
captured by British,
10
Mh
7
Irresistible, H.M.S., sunk,
18
Mh
5
Ishtip captured by Serbians,
25
S
8
Isonzó,
fighting on the,
2-29
Jl
5,
14
Au
6, 14
S
6 ;
an Italian offen¬
sive on the,
14
My
—10
Je
7 ;
another,
19
Au
7
Ispahan captured by Russians,
19 Mb
6
Istabulat, a British victory at,
18
Ap
7 ;
the Turks evacuate,
21
Ap
7
Italy
:
declares her neutrality,
3
Au
4 ;
declares war on Austria,
23
My
5 ;
invades Austria,
24
My
5 ;
declares war on Turkey,
20
Au
5 ;
on Bulgaria,
19
О
5 ;
on Germany,
28
Au
6 ;
Sig.
Orlando becomes Premier,
28
О
7 ;
French troops arrive,
3
N 7 ;
British troops arrive,
4 N 7
lichen, H.M.S.,
sunk,
6
Jl
7
Ivangorod invested by Germans,
22
Jl
5 ;
captured by Austro-
Germans,
5
Au
5
Ivanofi,
Gen.,
superseded,
4
Ap
6
Ivernia sunk,
1 Ja 7
J
abionica
occupied by Russian*,
15
Au
6
Pass carried by Russians,
22
Au
6 ;
fighting near,
2
S
6
Jabussi occupied by British,
14
О
4
Jackson, Sir H., apptd. First Sea
Lord,
28
My
5 ;
succeeded by
Sir John Jefficoe,
29 N 6
Jacobeny, fighting at,
13
F
7
Jacobstadt
occupied by Germans,
21-22
S
7
Jaffa, the British enter,
17 N 7
Japan
:
sends an Ultimatum to
Germany,
15
Au
4 ;
declares war
on Germany,
23
Au
4 ;
lands
troops at
Tsingťau,
2
S
4 ;
occu¬
pies Marshall Islands,
7
О
4
Jardar, the Battle of the,
17-19
Au
4
Jaroslav
captured by Russians,
23
S
4 ;
the Battle of,
4 N 4 ;
captured by Austro-Germans,
14
My
5
Jason, H.M.S., sunk,
7
Ap
7
Jassin occupied by British,
2 Ja
5 ;
by Germans,
19 Ja 5
Jaunde captured by British,
1 Ja 6
Jeddah captured by Grand Sherif,
16 Je 6
32З
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Jellicoe, Sir J., assumes command
of British Home Fleets,
4
Au
4 ;
apptd. First Sea Lord,
29 N 6 ;
succeeded by Sir R. Wemyss,
26
D
7
Jericho captured by British,
21
F
8
Jerusalem captured by British,
9
D
7 ;
entered formally,
11
D
7
Jifjaffa, skirmish at,
13
Ap
6
Jisr-ed-Damieh, a British reverse
at,
1
My
8
Jofire, Marshal, meets Sir J. French
in
'
the Retreat,'
29
Au
4 ;
suc¬
ceeded by Gen.
Nivelle,
12
D
6 ;
created a Marshal,
26
D
6
Jordan crossed by British,
22
Mb.
8 ;
fighting on the,
14
Jl
8
Justicia
sunk,
20
Jl
8
Jutland, the Battle of,
31
My
6;
a naval action off,
1
S
7
Kaiser, the
:
see
Wilhelm
ti.
of
Germany
Kaiser
Wilhelm
der Grosse
sunk,
26
Au
4
Kakera, action at,
2
S
7
Kalat Shergat captured by British,
28
О
8
Kale, H.M.S., sunk,
27
Mh
8
Kaledin,
Gen.,
commits suicide,
13
F
8
Kalim,
Said, resigns,
5
F
7
Kalogeropoulos, M., becomes Pre¬
mier,
16
S
6
Kałusz
captured by Russians,
11
Jl
7
Kara Urgan, the Battle of,
8-13 Ja 5
Karibib occupied by Union forces,
5
My
5
Karl, Emperor of Austria, his letter
concerning Alsace,
15
Ap
8
Karlsruhe, air-raids on,
15 Je 5,
25 Je 8
Kasr-i-Shirin occupied by Russians,
10
My
6
Katia, fighting at,
23
Ap
6
Katiyeh occupied by Turks,
29 Ja 5
Kattegat, naval actions in the,
2 N 7, 15
Ap
8
Kavala, the forts occupied by Bul¬
garians,
25
Au
6 ;
bombarded by
warships,
28
Au
6 ;
surrender of
the 4 th Greek Army Corps at,
12
S
6
Kawachi lost,
12
Jl
8
Kémmel
Hill, a German attack on,
17
Ap
8 ;
captured by Germans,
25
Ap
8
Kemmern, the Battle of,
11 N 5
Kemp rebels,
22
О
4 ;
surrenders,
3
F
5
(see under South Africa).
Kent, H.M.S., sinks the Dresden,
14
Mh
5
Kerak captured by Arabs,
7
Ap
8
Kerenski, M., becomes War Minister,
16
My
7;
Premier,
22
Jl
7;
Commander-in-Chief
, 11
S
7 ;
is overthrown,
7 N 7 ;
his arrest
ordered,
10 N 7 ;
occupies
Tsarskoe
Selo,
10 N 7;
is defeated
and flies,
13 N 7
Kerind occupied by Russians,
12
Mh
6 ; 17
Mh
7
Kerman occupied by British,
12
Je
6
Kermanshah captured by Russians,
27
F
6 ;
again,
13
Mh
7
Khan Abu Ray at occupied by
British,
20
F
8
Baghdadie, a British victory
at,
26
Mh
8
Khanikin occupied by Russians,
1
Ap
7
Kheyr-ed-Din Barbarossa
ѕипк,
9
Au
5
Kiao-Chau :
see Tsingtao
Kibata, a British success near,
15
D
б
Kieff occupied by Germans,
3
Mh
8
Kiel, a naval mutiny at,
3 N 8;
,
seized by revolutionaries,
7 N 8
Kifri captured by British,
27
Ap
8
Kighi captured by Russians,
18
Jl
6
Kilambawe occupied by British,
5 Ja 7 .„ ,
Kilimanjaro, fighting near,
7
wn o,
n
Mh6
З24
INDEX
Kilossa
captured by British,
22
Au
Kimpolung captured by Russians
23
Je
6
King
Edward VII., H.M.S.,
sunk
6 Ja 6
King George V. thrown from hi
horse,
28
О
5
King's Lynn, air-raid on,
19 Ja 5
Kirkuk occupied by British,
7
My
8
they evacuate it,
24
My
8 ;
anc
occupy it again,
25
О
8
Kitchener, Lord, apptd. Secretary
ol
State for War,
5
Au
4 ;
drowned
5
Je
6
Klein Zillebeke, the Germans attack
at,
6 N 4, 12 N 4
Kolki,
the Battle of,
9 N 5
Kolomea captured by Austrians,
16
F
5 ;
by Russians,
30
Je
6
by Austrians,
26
Jl
7
Königin Luise
sunk,
5
Au
4
Königsberg
discovered in Rufigi
River,
30
О
4 ;
shelled,
10 N 4 ;
destroyed,
11
Jl
5
Koningin
Regentes
sunk,
6 Je 8
Korniloff, Gen., apptd. Commander¬
in-Chief, 1 Au 7 ;
is dismissed by
Kerenski, 8
S
7 ;
marches on
Petrograd, 8
S
7 ;
fails,
13
S
7 ;
surrenders,
14
S
7 ;
his arrest
ordered,
10
Ν
7
Kovel, captured by
Austro-Germans,
23
Au
5 ;
fighting before,
19
Je
6 ;
a Russian reverse near,
27
Je
6 ;
the Russians attack before,
1
Au
6
Kovno captured by Germans,
17
Ąu
5
Kragujevatz captured by Austrians,
30
О
5
Kraśnik,
the
ist
Battle of,
25
Au
4 ;
the
2nd
Battle of,
10
S
4 ;
the
Austrians defeated near,
6
Jl
5
Krasnostav, the Battle of,
16-18
Jl
5
Krilenko, ensign, apptd. Com-
mander-in-Chief,
21 N 7
Krithia, the
ist
Battle for,
28
Ap
5 ;
2nd
Battle for,
6-8
My
5 ;
3rd
Battle for,
4 Je 5
Kronstadt
(Brassó)
occupied by
Roumanians,
29
Au
6 ;
retaken
by Austro-Germans,
7
О
6
Kühlmann,
H.
von,
resigns,
9 Jl 8
Kum
occupied by Russians,
20
D
5
Kut-el-Amara (see also Meso¬
potamia)
:
the British reach,
25
S
5 ;
the
ist
Battle of,
28
S
5 ;
captured by British,
29
S
5 ;
the British retire to,
from Azizie,
3
D
5 ;
the siege
begins,
7
D
5 ;
Turkish attacks
repelled,
12
D
5, 25
D
5 ;
the
relieving force advances from
Ali-el-Gharb,
4 Ja 6;
the first
relieving force defeats the Turks
but is checked by floods,
6 Ja 6 ;
the Turks again repulsed,
13 Ja 6 ;
the action at Um-el-Hannah,
21 Ja 6 ;
heavy fighting before
Kut,
3
F
6 ;
the second attempt
to relieve fails at
Es Sinn, 8
Mh
6 ;
the relieving force falls back
from
Es Sinn, 9
Mh
6 ;
the third
attempt to relieve
:
the Um-el-
Hannah and Falahiyeh positions
captured,
6
Ap
6 ;
the first attack
on the Sanna-i-Yat position,
9
Ap
6 ;
the second ditto,
12
Ap
6 ;
a Turkish counter¬
attack,
17
Ap
6 ;
the third
attack on the Sanna-i-Yat posi¬
tion,
22
Ap
6;
an attempt
to run a supply ship into
Kut,
24
Ар б
;
the garrison capitu¬
lates,
29
Ap
6
(now see Meso¬
potamia)
La Bassée,
the Battle of, 11-31
О
4
La Boiselle, fighting at,
3-4
Jl
6
'
Labyrinth,' the fighting at,
14 N 5
.aconia
sunk,
25
F
7
,a
Fère
captured by Germans,
30
Au
4 ;
retaken by French,
13
О
8
.aforey, H.M.S., sunk,
23
Mh
7
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Lahej captured by Turks,
5
Jl
5
Lajj, British cavalry reach,
5
Mh
7
Lambros,
Prof.,
becomes Premier,
9O6
Landrecies, action at,
25
Au
4 ;
captured by British,
4 N 8
Lanfranc sunk,
17
Ap
7
Langenburg,
Neu,
captured by
British,
29
My
6
Lansdowne, Lord, his letter to the
Daily Telegraph,
29 N 7
Laon captured by Germans,
30
Au
4 ;
retaken by French,
13
О
8
Lassigny, the
ist
Battle of,
9-13 Je 8;
the
2nd
Battle of,
9-15
Au
8
Lassoo, H.M.S., sunk,
13
Au
6
Laurentio sunk,
23 Ja 7
Lavender,
H.M.S.,
sunk,
5
My
7
Leasowe Castle sunk,
26
My
8
Le
Barque capt. by British,
26
F
7
Le Cateau,
the
ist
Battle of,
26
Au
4 ;
captured by British,
10
О
8 ;
the
2nd
Battle of,
8-ю
О
8
Leinster sunk,
10
О
8
Leipsig Redoubt carried,
7
Jl
6
Lemberg, the
ist
Battle
öf, 31
Au-
2
S
4 ;
occupied by Russians,
3
S
4 ;
retaken by Austrians,
22
Je
5
Lemnos
occupied by British,
7
Mh
5
Lenin effects
a coup d'état,
7 N 7 ;
announces peace negotiations,
21 N7
Lens occupied by Germans,
4
О
4 ;
fighting near,
12-15
Ap
7, 15-22
An
7;
evacuated by Germans,
3S8
Leonardo da Vinci sunk,
2
Au
6
Leon Gambetta
sunk,
27
Ap
5
Le
Quesnoy capt. by British,
4 N 8
Le Sars
captured by British,
25
Au
8
Les Eparges,
fighting at,
5-9
Ap
5 ;
German attacks at,
19
Ар
6
Leuze
Wood captured by British,
5S6
Libau shelled,
17 N 4 ;
bombarded,
28
Mh
5 ;
captured by Germans,
8
My
5
Liberia severs relations with Ger¬
many,
8
My
7
Lichnowsky, Prince, his memoir
published,
15
Mh
8
Liege bombarded,
5
Au
4 ;
falls,
7
Au
4 ;
the last forts reduced,
15
Au
4
Lightning, H.M.S.
,
sunk,
30
Je
5
Lille captured by Germans,
27
Au
4 ;
reoccupied by French,
30
S
4 ;
retaken by Germans,
13
О
4 ;
reoccupied by Allies,
17
О
8
Lisbon, an insurrection at, 6-11
D
7
Livenza, fighting on the, 7N7
Llandovery Castle sunk,
27
Je
8
Lloyd George
:
see George, Mr.
Lloyd
Lody,
Carl, shot,
6 N 4
Lodz, a battle at,
23-24 N 4 ;
evacuated by Russians,
27 N 4 ;
captured by Germans,
6
D
4
Lome captured by Allies,
25
Je
5
Lomnica,
the Russians cross the,
12
Jl
7 ;
recross
the,
16
Jl
7
London
:
air-raids on, (i) daylight,
28 N 6, 7
My
7, 13
Je
7, 7
Jl
7 ;
(ii) night,
4
S
7, 24
S y,
25
S
7,
29
S
7, 30
S
7,
ι
O7,
31
О
7,
6
D
7, 18
D
7, 28
Ja
8, 29
Ja
8,
16
F
8,17
F
8, 7
Mh
8, 19
My
8 ;
(iii)
Zeppelin,
31
My
5, 8
S
5,
12
О
5,
із О
5, 24
Au
6,
з
S
6,
23
S
6, 25
S
6,
ι
О
6, 19
О
7
------,
munition
factory explosion
at,
19 Ja 7
Longido occupied by Germans,
16
S
4;
attacked by British,
4 N 4 ;
occupied by British,
17 N 4
Longueval, fighting at,
14
Jl
6
and
onwards
;
captured,
29
Jl
6,
27
Au
8
Loos, the Battle of,
25
S
—15
О
5 ;
a German attack near,
27 Ja 6
Loupart Wood captured by British,
13
Mh
7
Louvain captured by Germans,
17
Au
4 ;
sacked,
25
Au
4
326
INDEX
Louvain
sunk,
20 Ja
б
Lowestoft, air-raid on,
20
F
6
bombarded,
25
Ар
6 ;
naval rail
on,
26 N 6
Lublin occupied by Austro-Germans
Зо
JI5
Ludendorff, Gen.,
resigns,
26
О
8
Luderitz
Bay occupied by Union
troops,
19
S
4
Ludwigshaven, air-raid on,
27
My
5
Lupembe, action at,
30
О
6
Lusitânia
sunk,
7
My
5
Lutkow captured by Austro-Ger
mans,
19
My
5
Lutsk captured by Germans,
1
S
5
retaken by Russians,
23
S
5
they abandon it,
28
S
5;
and re
take it,
6
Je
6
Luxemburg invaded by Germany,
2
Au
4
Lvoñ,
Prince, becomes Premier,
14
Mh
7 ;
resigns,
22
Jl
7
Lyck captured by Germans,
14
F
5
Lynx, H.M.S., mined,
9
Au
5
Lys,
the Battle of the,
9-29
Ap
8
M
15
sunk,
11 N 7
M
21
sunk,
20
О
8
M
30
sunk,
13
My
6
Maan
captured by Arabs,
23
S
8
Macedonia 1 (see also Salonika,
Serbia)
:
the Bulgarians take
Vranja,
15
О
5 ;
are driven from
Strurxmitza,
19
О
5 ;
but cap¬
ture
Veles,
21
О
5 ;
the Allies
bombard Dedeagatch,
21
О
5 ;
the Bulgarians take Uskub and
Romanovo,
22
О
5 ;
the Serbians
retake
Veles,
25
О
5;
French
troops join the Serbians,
27
О
5 ;
British and French in position
across the
Vardar,
27
О
5 ;
the
Bulgarians retake
Veles,
29
О
5 ;
and capture Nish,
5 N 5 ;
Prilep,
16 N 5 ;
but are repulsed near
Strumnitza,
16 N 5 ;
the Ger¬
mans capture
Novi
Bazar,
21
N 5 ;
the Austrians take Mitro-
vitza and Prishtina,
25 N 5 ;
Bulgarians occupy Prisrend,
29
N 5 ;
and Monastir,
5
D
5 ;
and
attack the British near boiran,
6
D
5 ;
the Allies retire,
7
D
5 ;
the Bulgarians occupy Diakhova,
Dibra, and Okrida,
9
D
5 ;
but
their attacks are repelled,
11
D
5 ;
the Franco-British forces in posi¬
tion before Salonika,
12
D
5 ;
the Bulgarians capture Doiran
and Ghevgeli,
12
D
5 ;
El basan,
17
D
5
(now see Albania)
;
the
Allies bombard Dedeagatch and
Porto Lagos,
18 Ja 6 ;
and are
bombarded on the
Vardar,
7
Ар
6;
the Bulgarians capture Fort
Rupel,
26
My
6 ;
a French success
near Doiran,
11
Au
6 ;
the Bul¬
garians attack near Salonika,
17
Au
6 ;
and advance towards
Kavala,
18
Au
6 ;
they capture
Fiorina,
20
Au
6 ;
the Allies
launch an offensive,
20
Au
6 ;
and drive back the Bulgarians,
22
Au
6 ;
the Bulgarians occupy
Kavala forts,
25
Au
6 ;
but are
bombarded by British warships,
28
Au
6 ;
the British cross the
Struma, 10
S
6;
the 4th Greek
Army Corps surrenders at Ka¬
vala,
12
S
6 ;
the Allies successful
near Fiorina,
15
S
6 ;
capture it,
18
S
6 ;
the Serbians reach
Kenali, 3
О
6;
the British
advance,
4
О
6 ;
again,
7
О
6 ;
ditto,
31
О
6 ;
the Serbians
capture Polag,
10 N 6;
and
advance,
12 N 6 ;
the Allies
advance,
14 N 6 ;
and retake
Monastir,
18 N 6;
a Serbian
success,
26 N 6 ;
they advance
again,
3
D
6;
and capture
Stravina,
4
D
6;
the French
advance,
26
Mh
7 ;
the British
advance,
25
AP
7· ^^η,
g
'
See note at top of p-
307·
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
My
7 ;
they withdraw,
16 Je 7 ;
Greek troops attack at
Skra
di
Legen, 30
My
8
(now see Al¬
bania)
;
the Battle of the
Vardar
begins,
15
S
8 ;
the British join
in,
18
S
8 ;
Serbians and French
near Negotin,
21
S
8 ;
Ghevgeli
captured,
22
S
8 ;
Prilep,
23
S
8 ;
Ishtip and
Veles,
25
S
8 ;
Strum-
nitza,
26
S
8 ;
Armistice and
end of the battle,
30
S
8
Mafia Island surrenders,
12 Ja 5
Magdeburg destroyed,
27
Au
4
Magdhaba captured by British,
23
D
6
Magellan sunk,
11 N 6
Mahenge occupied by Belgians,
9O7
Majestic, H.M.S., sunk,
27
My
5
Makob occupied by Union troops,
3Mh5
Malancourt captured by Germans,
30
Mh
6
Malangali, fighting at,
24
Jl
6
Malema occupied by British,
13
Je
8
M
aloja
sunk,
27
F
6
Mamakhatun occupied by Russians,
14
Mh
6 ;
retaken by Turks,
31
My
6 ;
by Russians,
12
Jl
6
Mametz, fighting at, 1-12 Jl
6 ;
captured by British,
25
Au
8
Mangeles captured by French,
21
5
Mannheim, air-raids on,
24
D
7,
18
Mh
8, 21
My
8, 1
Jl
8, 21
Au
8
Manunga,
a British success near,
5
My
8
Maori, H.M.S., sunk,
7
My
5
Margate
:
bombarded,
25
F
7 ;
air¬
raids on,
12
Au
7, 22
Au
7
Marina sunk,
28
О
6
Maritz
:
see under South Africa
Marmora, H.M.S., sunk,
23
Jl
8
Marne,
the
ist
Battle of the,
6-ю
S
4 ;
the Germans reach the,
31
My
8 ;
the
2nd
Battle of the,
15
Jl—
4
Au
8
328
Marne,
H.M.S.
,
sinks a submarine,
20
Jl
8
Maroilles,
action at,
25
Au
4
Marquette
sunk,
26
О
5
Marshall, Lt.-Gen., apptd. to com¬
mand in Mesopotamia,
24 N 7
Marshall Islands occupied by Japan,
7О4
Martinpuich captured by British,
15
S
6 ;
again,
24
Au
8
Mary Rose, H.M.S., sunk,
17
О
7
Masurian Lakes, the Battle of the,
6-12
S
4
Maubeuge invested,
26
Au
4 ;
sur¬
renders,
7
S
4 ;
captured by
British,
8 N 8
Maude,
Gen.,
assumes command in
Mesopotamia,
28
Au
6 ;
dies,
18 N 7
Max of Baden, Prince, becomes
Chancellor,
3
О
8 ;
resigns,
8N
8
Mecca captured by the Grand Sherif,
9
Je
6
Medea sunk,
25
Mh
5
Medusa, H.M.S., sunk,
25
Mh
6
Meiszagola stormed by Germans,
12
S
5
Memel
occupied by Russians,
18
Mh
5 ;
retaken by Germans,
21
Mh5
Merckem captured by Allies,
27
О
7
Merris captured by Australian
troops,
29
Jl
8 ;
the
'
Mont
'
cap¬
tured by British,
3
Je
8
Mersa Matruh,
fighting at,
13
D
5,
25
D
5
Mérv
captured by Bolshevists,
22
Au
8
Merville captured by British,
19
Au
8
Mesopotamia (see also Kut-el-
Amara and Persia): Basra occu¬
pied by British,
21 N 4 ;
the
Battle of Shaiba,
12-14
^P
5 ;
the British capture
Amara,
3
Je
5 ;
Nasiriyeh,
25
Jl
5 ;
the
British occupy
Bushire, 8
Au
5 ;
they reach Kut-el-
Amara,
25
S
5 ;
INDEX
the
ist
Battle of
Kut,
28
S
5;
they take
Kut,
29
S
5 ;
they
reach Azizie,
23
О
5 ;
they
advance on
Ctesiphön, 12 N 5 ;
the Battle of Ctesiphon,
22-24
N 5;
the British retreat towards
Azizie,
25 N 5 ;
they retreat on
Kut-el-Amara,
30 N 5 ;
they
reach Kut-el-Amara,
3
D
5
(now
see Kut-el-Amara)
;
the garrison
capitulates,
29
Ap
6 ;
Russian
cavalry join the British,
18
My
6 ;
the Turks evacuate
Es Sinn, 19
My
6 ;
the British advance on
the Tigris,
21
My
6 ;
a success
on the Tigris,
15
Je
6 ;
the Turks
attack at Sanna-i-Yat,
10
Jl
6 ;
Gen. Maude assumes command,
28
Au
6 ;
the British attack Kut-
el-Amara,
13
D
6 ;
the
2nd
Battle of
Kut
begins,
5 Ja 7 ;
a
partial success,
25 Ja 7 ;
a posi¬
tion captured,
26 Ja 7 ;
a success
near Hai-Tigris,
1
F
7;
another,
3
F
7 ;
the British capture the
Liquorice Factory,
10
F
7 ;
a
success at the Dahra bend,
14
F
7 ;
a failure at Sanna-i-Yat,
17
F
7 ;
a success there,
22
F
7 ;
the British cross at the Shamrun
bend,
23
F
7 ;
they capture Kut-
el-Amara,
24
F
7 ;
the pursuit
of the Turks begins,
25
F
7 ;
the Firefly is recaptured,
27
F
7 ;
British cavalry reach Lajj,
5
Mh
7 ;
the Turks stand on the
Dialah river,
7
Mh
7 ;
the British
cross it,
9
Mh
7 ;
and advance on
Baghdad,
10
Mh
7 ;
they capture
Baghdad,
и
Mh
7 ;
Feluja,
19
Mh
7 ;
Deli Abbas,
31
Mh
7 ;
Belad Station,
8
Ap
7 ;
the Turks
defeated at Deltawa,
11
Ap
7 ;
the British cross the Shatt-el-
Adhaim below
Samarra,
17
Ар
7 ;
Turks defeated at Istabulat,
18
Ap
7 ;
the British attack between
Istabulat and
Samarra,
21
Ар
7 ;
they take
Samarra
Station,
23
Ap
7 ;
the Turks are defeated
and retreat,
24
Ap
7 ;
again at
Jebel Hamrin,
30
Ap
7 ;
a British
success on the Euphrates,
11
Jl
7 ;
the Turks routed at Rama-
dieh,
28-29
S
7 ;
at Tekrit,
5 N
7 ;
the British capture Tekrit,
6 N 7 ;
Gen. Maude dies,
18 N 7 ;
Gen. Marshall succeeds him,
24
N 7 ;
the Turks defeated near
Deli Abbas,
3
D
7 ;
the British
take Khan Abu Rayat,
20
F
8 ;
Hit,
9
Mh
8 ;
they defeat the
Turks at Khan Baghdadie,
26
Mh
8 ;
capture Kifri,
27
Ap
8 ;
defeat Turks at
Tuz Khart-
matli,
29
Ap
8 ;
reach the Tank
river,
30
Ap
8 ;
occupy Kirkuk,
7
My
8 ;
drive the Turks across
the Lesser
Zab,
11
My
8 ;
evac¬
uate Kirkuk,
24
My
8 ;
advance
east of the Tigris,
23
О
8 ;
cap¬
ture Kirkuk again,
25
О
8 ;
Kalat Shergat,
28
О
8;
the
Turks routed,
29
О
8 ; ■
the
Turkish forces surrender,
30
О
8 ;
the British occupy Mosul,
3 N 8
Mesopotamia Report published,
27
Je
7
Messines
captured by Germans,
1
N 4 ;
the Battle of,
7-14
Je
7 ;
fighting on the Ridge,
10-12
Ap
8 ;
captured by British,
29
S
8
Meteor destroyed,
10
Au
5
Méteren,
fighting at,
13-17
Ap
8;
captured by British,
19
Jl
8
Metz,
air-raids on,
25
Mh
5, 23 Ja 6,
8
Mh
6, 18
Mh
6, 11
F
8, 23
Mh
8 ;
French troops enter,
19 N 8
Mezera,
fighting at,
7
D
4
Mézières
captured by Germans,
27
Au
4
Michaelis, Herr,
becomes Chan¬
cellor,
14
Jl
7 ;
resigns,
30
О
7
Mignonette, H.M.S., sunk,
17
Mh
7
Milan, an air-raid on,
14
F
6
Miliukofi, M., resigns,
16
My
7
З29
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Military Service Bill introduced,
5 Ja 6
----- -----
Act comes into opera¬
tion,
io
F
6
Cross instituted,
i Ja
5
Milner, Lord, becomes Secretary for
War, i8 Ap
8
Miraumont captured by British,
25
F
7
Mirbach, Count, assassinated,
6
Jl
8
Miriampol
captured by Germans,
12
F
5
Mitau occupied by Germans,
ι
Au
5 ;
retaken by Russians, i6
Au
5
Mitrovitza captured by Austrians,
25 N5
Mizpeh captured by British,
21 N 7
Mœuvres
reached by British,
21 N
7 ;
captured,
12
S
8 ;
again,
18
S
8
Mohmand Inshkar defeated,
18
Ap
5
Mohmed V. dies,
3
Jl
8
Moldavia sunk,
23
My
8
Moldavia, fighting in,
17 Ja 7,23
Jl
—
9
Au
7
Moltke sunk,
18
Au
5
Moltke, Gen. von, dies, 18 Je 6
Momba occupied by British,
10 Je 6
Monastir captured by Bulgarians,
5
D
5 ;
an air-raid on,
24 Ja 6 ;
recaptured by Allies,
18 N 6 ;
a
French advance near,
26
Mh
7
Monfalcone capt. by Italians,
9 Je 5
Mongolia sunk,
23 Je 7
Monitors bombard Belgium,
18
О
4 ;
engage German destroyers,
17
My
6
-----
the
M
15
sunk,
11 N 7
-----
the
M
21
sunk,
20
О
8
------
the
M
30
sunk,
13
My
6
Monmouth,
H.M.S.,
sunk, 1N4
Monro,
Gen.,
succeeds Gen. Hamil¬
ton,
16
О
5 ;
assumes command,
28
О
5
Mons, the Battle of,
23
Au
4 ;
re¬
taken by Canadian troops,
11 N 8
Montagu,
Mr.,
becomes Secretary for
India,
17
Jl
7
Montdidier captured by Germans,
27
Mh
8 ;
retaken by French,
10
Au
8
Monte Asolone captured by Aus¬
trians,
18
D
7 ;
retaken by
Italians,
19-21
D
7
Monte
di Val
Bella captured by
Italians,
29
Je
8
Monte
Ortigara,
fighting on,
10
Je
7. 13
Je
7 ' .
Monte
San Michele
captured by
Italians,
19
Jl
5
Monte Santo, fighting on,
15-17
My
7 ;
capt. by Italians,
24
Au
7
Monte
Vodice
captured by Italians,
18
My
7
Montenegro
:
declares war on
Austria,
5
Au
4 ;
the Austrians
capture Mount Lovtchen,
10 Ja
6 ;
Cettinje occupied by the
Austrians,
13 Ja
б
;
Anti
vari
is
captured by the Austrians,
22 Ja
6 ;
Scutari captured, and the
Austrian occupation complete,
23 Ja 6
Montfaucon capt. by Allies,
26
S
8
Monticello Pass captured by Italians,
26
My
8
Moon Island captured by Germans,
18
О
7
Sound, fighting in,
17-18
О
7
Mora River (E. Africa), Battle of
the,
9
Mh
5
Mountains (W. Africa), fight¬
ing at,
19
F
6
Moratorium proclaimed in England,
2
Au
4
Moreuil
retaken by French,
30
Mh
8 ;
fighting at,
4-5
Ap
8
Morlancourt, fighting at,
10
Je
8,
6-8
Au
8
Mormăi,
fighting in the Forest of,
4-5 N 8
Moronvilliers, fighting near,
17
Ap
7, 23
Ap
7, 20
My
7, 14
Jl
7
Morris, H.M.S., sinks German
destroyer,
21
Mh
8
Mort Homme, a
German attack on
ЗЗО
INDEX
the,
9
Ар
6 ;
is repulsed,
io Ap
6 ;
a French success,
2
My
6
fresh German attacks,
3
My
6
they lose ground,
8
My
6 ;
fight¬
ing at,
20-21
My
6
Morval captured by British,
25
S
6
Moshì
occupied by British,
12
Mh
6
Mosul occupied by British,
3 N 8
Mount Lovtchen captured by Aus-
trians,
10
Ją
6
Möwe
sinks the Ariadne,
15 Ja 6;
captures the Appam,
16 Ja 6 ;
sinks the Clan MacTavish,
17 Ja
6 ;
return to Germany announced,
4
Mh
6 ;
again,
23
Mh
7
Moyen ville
captured by British,
21
Au
8
Mpwapwa occupied by British,
11
Au
б
Mulhausen
captured by French,
8
Au
4 ;
they evacuate it,
10
Au
4 ;
they retake it,
19
Аи
ą ;
the Germans retake it,
25
Au
4
München
sunk,
19
О б
Munitions, Minister of, Mr. Lloyd
George becomes the first,
26
My
5 ;
Dr. Addison succeeds him,
10
D
6;
and is succeeded by Mr. Churchill,
17
Jl
7
Mush captured by Russians,
19
F
б
;
retaken by Turks,
2
Au
6 ;
by Russians,
24
Au
6 ;
aban¬
doned by Russians,
3
My
7
Mwanza captured by British,
12
J16
Myrmidon, H.M.S., sunk,
26
Mh
7
Nabas
occupied by Union troops,
11
Mh
5
Namur bombarded by Germans,
20
Au
4 ;
they capture it,
23
Au
4 ;
the Battle of,
22
Au
4 ;
air¬
raids on,
11
Au
6, 25
Au
6 ;
the
British enter,
21 N 8
Nancy, the Battle of,
22
An
—
il S
4 ;
air-raid on,
10
Au
7
Nantes, British base established at,
30
Au
4
Narev crossed by the Germans,
23
Л
5
Narotch, Lake, the
ist
Battle of,
18
Mh
—14
Ap
6 ;
the
2nd
Battle
of,
28
Ар б
Narrows, Battle of the,
18
Mh
5
Nasiriyeh captured by British,
25
JI5
Nasturtium, H.M.S.
,
sunk,
27
Ар б
Natal, H.M.S., destroyed,
31
D
5
Naval Actions
:
off Belgian coast,
20
Mh
6, 22
Jl
6,27
О
7;
in North
Sea,
23 Ja 7, 12
D
7, 21
Mh
8,
ri Au
8
(see also Jutland, Dogger
Bank, and Heligoland)
Naval Division formed,
7
S
4 ;
reaches Antwerp,
5
О
4
Navy, the German, surrenders off
the Firth of Forth,
21 N 8 ;
scuttled at
Scapa,
21
Je
9
Nazareth, British cavalry enter,
20
S
8
Negotin occupied by French,
22
О
8
Negro, H.M.S., sunk,
21
D
6
Nesie
occupied by British,
18
Mh
7 ;
captured by Germans,
24
Mh
8 ;
occupied by French,
28
Au
8
Neu Iringa
occupied by British,
29
Au
6
Neu Langenburg
captured by
British,
29
My
б
Neuve Chapelle
captured by
Germans,
2 N 4 ;
the Battle of,
10-13
Mh
5
Neuve Eglise,
fighting at,
12-14
Ap
8 ;
captured by British,
r S
8
Neuville, a
German attack near,
24 Ja 6
New Guinea occupied by Australia,
24
S
4
Nganndere occupied by Allies,
29
Je
5
Nicaragua severs relations with
Germany,
19
My
7 ;
declares war,
8
My
8
Nicholas, the Grand Duke, appointed
Viceroy in the Caucasus,
5
S
5
Niemen,
Battle of the,
26-28
S
4
ЗЗІ
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Nieuport, Battle of,
ю
Jl
7
Niger, H.M.S., sunk,
11 N 4
Nikolaieff occupied by Germans,
17
Мћ
8
Nish captured by Bulgarians,
5 N
5 ;
recaptured by Serbians,
12
О
8
Nitti,
Sig.,
becomes Premier,
21 Je 9
Nivelle,
Gen.,
succeeds Marshal
Jofire,
12
D
6 ;
is succeeded by
Gen. Pétain,
15
My
7
Norongombe, a British victory at,
19
JI7
North Sea
:
see Naval Actions,
Jutland, Heligoland, Dogger Bank
North Star, H.M.S., sunk,
23
Ap
8
Norway forbids the use of terri¬
torial waters to submarines,
13
О
6
Nottingham, H.M.S., sunk,
19
Au
6
Nova Alexandria, the Germans
cross the Vistula at,
21
Jl
5
Novi
Bazar captured by Germans,
21 N 5 ;
occupied by Allies,
14
О
8
Novo
Georgievsk captured by Ger¬
mans,
20
Au
5
Noyon reoccupied by French,
21
S
4 ;
retaken by Germans,
25
S
4 ;
by the French,
18
Mh
7 ;
evacuated by French,
25
Mh
8 ;
retaken by French,
29
Au
8
Nubian, H.M.S., damaged,
27
О
6
Oberndorf,
air-raid on,
12
О
6
Ocean, H.M.S., sunk,
18
Mh
5
Oceanic, H.M.S., tost,
8
S
4
Odessa occupied by Germans,
13
Mh8
Oesel Island attacked by Germans,
12
О
7 ;
they capture
Arensburg,
13
О
7 ;
fight a naval action,
14
О
7 ;
occupy the island,
16
О
7
Okrida occupied by Bulgarians,
9
Olai captured by Russians,
7 N 5
Olita fort
evacuated by Russians,
26
Au
5
Oppy captured by British,
7
О
8
Oppy line, fighting at the,
29
Ap
7,
3
My
7, 28
Je
7
Orama
sunk,
19
О
7
Orlando,
Sig.,
becomes Premier,
28
О
7 ;
resigns,
19
Je
9
Orşova,
passage forced by Austro-
Germans at,
23
О
5 ;
occupied
by Roumanians,
7
S
6 ;
retaken
by Austro-Germans,
23 N 6
Ortona bombarded by Austrians,
23
JI5
Ossowietz captured by Germans,
23
Au
5
Ostend
occupied by British,
27
Au
4 ;
the 7th Division disembarked
at,
6
О
4 ;
occupied by Germans,
15
О
4 ;
bombarded by British,
5
Je
7, 22
S
7, 25
S
7, 21
Ο η,
2i Mh
8 ;
a
British
naval raid
on,
23
Ap
8 ;
H.M.S.
Vindic¬
tive sunk off,
10
My
8 ;
air¬
raids on,
8
Mh
5, 10 N 6, 15 N 6,
17 N 6, 1
Je
7, 15
S
7 ;
by French
airmen,
8
F
5 ;
reoccupied by
Allies,
17
О
8
Otranto sunk,
6
О
8
Otway, H.M.S.
,
sunk,
23
Jl
7
Oulchy- le -Château
captured by
British,
25
Jl
8
Ourcq, the Battle of the,
9
S
4,
11
S
4
Ovillers, fighting at,
3-16
Jl
6
Painlevé, M.,
becomes Premier,
12
S
7 ;
his Govt. defeated,
13 N 7
Palewibang sunk,
18
Mh
6
Palestine {see also Sinai)
:
the
ist
Battle of Gaza,
27
Mh
7 ;
the
2nd
ditto,
17
Ap
7 ;
Gen.
Allenby succeeds Gen. Murray,
29 Je 7 ;
fighting at Gaza,
14
Jl
7 ;
the British capture
Beersheba,
31
О
7 ;
and the
defences of Gaza,
1 N 7 ;
a
British success north of Beer¬
sheba,
6 N 7 ;
they capture
Gaza,
7 N 7 ;
a further Turkish
defeat,
9 N 7 ;
another at
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Ascalon, 13 N 7 ;
the British
approach Jafia,
15 N 7 ;
capture
it,
17 N 7 ;
approach Jerusalem
18 N 7 ;
capture Mizpeh,
21
Ń
7 ;
occupy Hebron,
6
D
7 ;
capture Jerusalem,
9
D
7 ;
formal entry into,
11
E>
7 ;
they
advance again, 12D7, 21D7;
and shatter Turkish attacks,
27
D
7 ;
capture Ramah and
Beitunia,
28
D
7 ;
Bireh,
29
D
7 ;
Bethel,
30
D
7 ;
they advance,
18 Ja 8, 14
F
8 ;
and attack,
19
F
8, 20
F
8 ;
they capture
Jericho,
21
F
8 ;
Rujm-el-Bahr,
26
F
8 ;
the Mandesi ford,
26
F
8 ;
cross the Jordan,
22
Mh
8 ;
capture
Es Salt, 25
Mh
8;
destroy the railway near Amman,
27
Mh
8 ;
attack Amman,
28
Mh
8 ;
again,
30
Mh
8 ;
they
retire and evacuate
Es Salt,
1
Ap
8 ;
the Turks attack near
Јаиа,
10
Ap
8 ;
Arabs seize
the
Hed
jaz
railway near
Maan,
24
Ар
8 ;
the British advance
and recapture
Es Salt, 30
Ap
8 ;
they are defeated near Jisr-ed-
Damieh,
1
My
8 ;
they with¬
draw across the Jordan,
3
My
8 ;
capture Turkish positions near
the coast,
8
Je
8 ;
the Turks
attack,
14
Jl
8;
the British
attack in force,
19
S
8 ;
win a
decisive victory,
20
S
8, 21
S
8,
22
S
8;
they capture Acre and
Haifa and
Es
Salt,
23
S
8 ;
Arabs
capture
Maan,
23
S
8 ;
the British
occupy Tiberias and Amman,
25
S
8 ;
Arab forces capture Deraa,
27
S
8;
the British take Damascus,
30
S
8;
Sidon,
7
О
8 ;
the French
occupy Beirut,
7
О
8 ;
the British
take Tripoli,
13
О
8;
Horns,
15
О
8 ;
an armistice with Turkey
signed,
31
О
8
Pallada
destroyed,
11
О
4
Panama declares war on Austria,
10
D
7
Paragon, H.M.S., sunk,
18
Mh
7
Paris, the Govt. leaves,
3
S
4 ;
a
Zeppelin raid on,
29 Ja 6 ;
air¬
raids on,
30 Ja 8, 8
Mh
8, 11
Mh
8, 21
My
8, 22
My
8, 15 Je 8,
27 Je 8, 15
Au
8, 16
S
8 ;
first
bombarded by long-range gun,
23
Mh
8 ;
again,
29
Mh
8, 27
My
8
Partridge,
H.M-S.,
sunk,
12
D
7
Passchendaele Ridge, the British
attack the,
4-12
Ο η,
2б О
7.
Зо
О
7 ;
they capture it,
б
Ν
7 ;
and evacuate it,
16
Ар
8
Pathfinder, H.M.S., sunk,
5
S
4
Patia, H.M.S.,
sunk,
13
Je
8
Peace Conference begins at the
Quai d'Orsay,
18 Ja 9 ;
a Council
of Four formed,
25
Mh
9 ;
Mr.
Wilson makes a statement con¬
cerning
Fiume,
23
Ар
9 ;
Sig.
Orlando leaves Paris,
24
Ap
9 ;
League of Nations adopted,
28
Ap
8 ;
Labour charter adopted,
28
Ap
8
Proposals, Germany announces,
12
D
б
;
they are received by
England,
18
D
6;
the Allies* reply,
30
D
6 ;
Mr. Wilson's,
20
D
6 ;
Germany replies to,
25
D
6
■
Terms, presented to Germany,
7
My
9 ;
to Austria,
2 Je 9 ;
Germany accepts,
23 Je 9 ;
signs,
28 Je 9 ;
Austria signs,
10
S
9 ;
Bulgaria signs,
27 N 9
Pegasus,
H.M.S.,
shells Dar-es-
Salaam,
13
Au
4 ;
is sunk,
20
S
4
Pelagosa Island occupied by Italians,
25JI5
Pellew, H-M.S., disabled,
12
D
7
Péronne
captured by Germans,
24
S
4 ;
occupied by British,
18
Mh
7 ;
taken by Germans,
24
Mh
8 ;
by British,
1
S
8
Pershing,
Gen.,
arrives in London,
8 Je 7
333
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Persia
: —
a revolt breaks out
in,
22 N 5 ;
Russians occupy
Hamadan,
и
D
5 ;
Kum,
20
D
5 ;
Kermanshah,
27
F
6 ;
Śinneh,
5
Mh
6;
Kerind,
12
Mh
6;
Ispahan,
19
Mh
6 ; Kasr-i-Shirin,
10
My
6 ;
Kerman
occupied by
British,
12
Je
6;
Turks retake
Kermanshah,
2
Jl
6 ;
the Rus¬
sians capture Hamadan,
2
Mh
7 ;
attack Turks in Asadabad
Pass,
5
Mh
7 ;
capture the Pass,
6
Mh
7 ;
the Russians recapture
Kermanshah,
13
Mh
7 ;
occupy
Kerind,
17
Mh
7
Persia sunk,
30
D
5
Peru severs relations with Germany,
6
О
7
Pétain,
Gen.,
apptd. Chief
oí
Stafi,
29
Ар
7 ;
Commander-in-Chieí,
15
My
7 ;
created a Marshal of
France,
19 N 8
Petrograd,
food riots in,
9
Mh
7 ;
disorders in,
16-18
Jl
7 ;
a coup
d'état
by Bolshevists,
7 N 7 ;
the
British Embassy attacked,
29
Au
8
Pheasant, H.M.S., sunk, I Mh
7
Phcenix, H.M.S., sunk, I4 My
8
Piave, Austrian attacks on the,
ι ο¬
ίο Ν
7 ;
fighting on the,
15-25
Je
8, 2-6
Jl
8, 24-28
О
8
Pilkem, fighting near,
6
Jl
5
Pinsk occupied by Germans,
16
S
5 ;
a Russian success near,
16.Ja 6
Pinie,
Lord, apptd. Controller of
Shipping,
19
Mh
8
Plava
captured by Italians,
17-18
Je 5
Ploegsteert Wood, the Germans
attack,
13
My
6
Ploesti captured by Germans,
б
D
6
Ploska
Height captured by Russians,
2S6
Plumer,
Gen.,
apptd. to command
in Italy,
24 N 7
Pod
gora,
attacked by Italians,
15
Je 5 ;
an Italian success at,
20
Jl
5
Pola,
naval raids on,
1 N 6, 14
My
8, 31
О
8
Polag captured by Serbians,
10 N 6
Poland
:
invaded by Germany,
2
Au
4 ;
by Austria,
10
Au
4 ;
Russia guarantees autonomy to,
14
Au
4 ;
proclaimed an Inde¬
pendent State by Germany and
Austria,
5 N 6
Pommern
sunk,
2
Jl
5
Pope, the, makes Peace Proposals,
14
Au
7
Porto Lagos bombarded,
18 Ja 6
Portugal
:
seizes German ships,
23
F
6 ;
Germany declares war
on,
10
Mh
6 ;
an insurrection at
Lisbon,
6-і 1
D
7
Portugal sunk,
30
Mh
б
Posina
captured by Italians,
27 Je 6
Pozières
captured by British,
25
Jl
6 ;
the Germans attack,
6
Au
6 ;
retaken by British,
24
Au
8
Pregasina capt. by Italians,
17
О
5
President Lincoln sunk,
31
My
8
Prilep
captured by Bulgarians, i6
N 5 ;
retaken by French,
23
S
8
Primula, H.M.S., sunk,
1
Mh
6
Prinz
Adalbert sunk,
23
О
5
Prishtina captured by Austrians,
25 N 5 ;
occupied by French,
10
О
8
Prisrend occupied by Bulgarians,
29 N 5;
retaken by French,
и О
8
Provence II. sunk,
26
F
6
Prussia, East
:
the Russians invade,
7
Au
4 ;
evacuate,
12
S
4 ;
re-
invade,
4
О
4 ;
evacuate,
9
О
4
reinvade,
18
Mh
5
Przasnysz,
the Battle of,
22
F
5
captured by Germans,
24
F
5
reoccupied by Russians,
27
F
5
retaken by Austro-Germans,
14
Jl
5
Przemyśl
invested by Russians,
22
S
4 ;
the siege raised for three
334
INDEX
weeks,
15
О
4 ;
again besieged
їх
N 4 ;
the defences breached
13
Mb.
5 ;
it surrenders,
22
Mh
5
attacked by Austro-Germans,
30
My
5 ;
they capture it,
3 Je 5
Pskofi occupied by Germans,
25
F
8
Pys captured by British,
25
F
7
'
Quadrilateral,' the, stormed by
British,
18
S
6
Quéant,
fighting at,
3
My
7
------
line captured,
2
S
8
Queen sunk,
27
О
6
Queen Elizabeth, H.M.S., in action
at the Dardanelles,
25
F
5
Racoon, H.M.S., lost,
9 Ja 8
Rafa,
the Battle of,
9 Ja 7
Raglan, H.M.S., sunk,
20 Ja 8
Ramadieh, the Battle of,
28-29
S
7
Ramah captured by British,
28
D
7
Ramazan
sunk,
19
S
5
Ramsgate,
a Zeppelin raid on,
17
My
5 ;
air-raids on,
9
F
6, 22
Au
7 ;
bombarded,
18
Mh
7, 27
Ap
7
Rasputin assassinated,
29
D
6
Rava Russka, a battle at,
20
Je
5
Recruit (i), H.M.S., sunk,
1
My
5
------
(ii), H.M.S.,
sunk,
9
Au
7
Recruiting for
'
Derby
'
groups
closed,
12
D
5
Redmond, Mr. J., dies,
6
Mh
8
Regina
Margherita
sunk,
π
D
6
Renauđin
sunk,
18
Mh
6
'
Retreat,' the, begins
24
Au
4 ;
ends,
5
S
4
Reval
occupied by Germans,
25
F
8
Rema
sunk,
4 Ja 8
Rheims occupied by Germans,
5
S
4 ;
evacuated by them,
14
S
4 ;
first bombardment of the
Cathedral,
20
S
4
Rhodesia, the Germans driven from
Abercorn,
1
Au
5
Rhododendron, H.M.S., sunk,
5
My
8
Rhondda, Lord, apptd. Food Con¬
troller,
15
Je
7 ;
dies
3
Jl
8 ;
is
succeeded by Mr. Clynes,
9
Jl
8
Ribot, M-, becomes Premier,
19
Mh
7 ;
resigns,
7
S
7
Richthoven, Baron
von,
shot down,
23
Ap
8
Ridges, the Battle of,
3-6
D
4
Riga, the Russians prepare to
evacuate,
5
Au
5 ;
the Germans
repulsed near,
7
Au
5 ;
a German
squadron invades the Gulf,
10,17,
18,
and
21
Au
5 ;
the Germans
advance on,
18
О
5 ;
fighting
near,
10 N 5, 7 Ja 7, 23-30 Ja 7 ;
the Germans attack near,
20
Au
7 ;
they occupy it,
3
S
7 ;
a naval
action in the Gulf,
12-21
Ο γ
Rimnic-Sarat captured by Germans,
26-28
D
6
Rizeh captured by Russians,
7
Mh
6
Roberts, Lord, dies,
14 N 4
Robertson, Sir W., apptd. Chief of
Staff,
21
D
5 ;
resigns,
16
F
8
Robinson, Lt. W. L.( brings down
a Zeppelin,
3
S
6
Rœux
captured by British,
14
My
7
Roisel occupied by British,
24
Mh
7
Romani,
the Battle of,
4-5
Au
6
Roubaix reoccupied by Allies,
18
О
8
Roumania declares war on Austria,
27
Au
6 ;
invades Transylvania,
28
Au
6 ;
agrees to an armistice,
6
ľ)
7 ;
submits to a German
ultimatum,
2
Mh
8 ;
signs peace
with Central Powers,
7
My
8
Rovereto
captured by Italians,
23 N 5
Royal Edward sunk,
14
Au
5
Roye
captured by Germans,
26
Mh
8 ;
retaken by French,
27
Au
8
Ruanda invaded by Belgians,
30
My
6
Rufigi River, fighting on the,
5 Ja 7
(see also
Königsberg)
Rumanovo captured by Bulgarians,
22
О
5
Ruim-el-Bahr occupied by British,
26
F
8
Russell, H.M.S., sunk,
27
Ap
6
Russia sunk,
14
D
6
335
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Russia
:
invades East Prussia,
7
Au
4 ;
guarantees autonomy
to Poland,
14
Au
4 ;
the Grand
Duke Nicholas is sent to the
Caucasus,
5
S
5 ;
sends an ulti¬
matum to Bulgaria,
4
О
5 ;
sends
troops to Marseilles,
20
Ap
6 ;
food riots in
Petrograd, 9
Mh
7 ;
the revolution begins,
12
Mh
7 ;
the Tsar abdicates,
15
Mh
7 ;
new Government re¬
cognised by the Allies,
24
Mh
7 ;
M.
Miliukoñ
resigns,
16
My
7 ;
M. Kerenski becomes War
Minister,
16
My
7 ;
the Govern¬
ment repudiates a separate Peace,
19
My
7 ;
launches a great
oően-
sive in E.
Galicia,
1
Jl
7 ;
pro¬
claims a republic,
15
S
7
(see
Kerenski)
;
a coup d'état
by
Bolshevists,
7 N 7
(see Lenin)
;
negotiates at Brest-Litovsk,
2
D
7;
the General Staff sur¬
renders,
3
D
7 ;
the Ukrainians
revolt,
8
D
7
(see Ukraine)
;
the
Constituent Assembly meets,
n
D
7 ;
is dispersed by Bolshevists,
13
D
7 ;
who sign an armistice
at Brest-Litovsk,
15
D
7 ;
and
open Peace negotiations,
22
D
7 ;
but denounce Germany's con¬
ditions,
2 Ja 8 ;
the Constituent
Assembly meets again,
18 Ja 8 ;
is dissolved,
19 Ja 8 ;
Trotsky
announces that Russia is out
of the war,
10
F
8 ;
the Bol¬
shevists defeat Gen. Alexeiefi,
13
F
8 ;
the armistice terminates,
18
F
8 ;
Germany's terms are
accepted,
24
F
8 ;
Peace is signed
at Brest-Litovsk,
2
Mh
8 ;
the
British Embassy is attacked,
29
Au
8
Saarbrücken,
air-raids on,
6
S
5,
25
О
7,
i6 My
8
Saarburg
captured by French,
18
Au
4
Saillisel captured by French,
12 N 6
Sailly-Saillisel captured by French,
18
О
6
St. Denis Westrem, air-raids on,
3
Je
7, 27
S
7
St. Eloi, the Battle of,
14-17
Mh
5 ;
British success at,
27
Mh
6, 3
Ap
6 ;
a German success at,
7
Ap
6 ;
a British success at,
9-10
Ap
6
St.
Julien
stormed by Germans,
24
Ap
5 ;
captured by British,
31
Jl
7 ;
retaken by Germans,
1
Au
7 ;
by British,
3
Au
7
St. Mihiel captured by Germans,
23
S
4 ;
a German success at,
6
Jl
5 ;
the Battle of,
12-13
S
8
St. Nazaire, British base estab¬
lished at,
30
Au
4
St. Pierre Divion captured by
British,
13 N 6
St. Pierre Vaast Wood captured
by British,
16
Mh
7
St.
Quentin
retaken by French,
1
O8
Salifl captured by British,
12
Je
7
Salonika (for military operations, see
Macedonia)
:
Allied troops land
at,
5
О
5 ;
British reinforce¬
ments arrive,
4
D
5 ;
Gen. Sarrail
assumes command,
16 Ja 6 ;
air¬
raids on,
1
F
6, 27
Mh
6 ;
Russian
troops land,
30
Jl
6;
Italian
ditto,
11
Au
6;
Gen. Guillau-
met succeeds Gen. Sarrail,
15
D
7 ; Gen. F.
d'Esperey succeeds
Gen. Guillaumet,
27
Je
8
Salta
sunk,
10
Ар
η
Salvia, H.M.S.,
sunk,
20
Je
7
Samarra,
fighting near,
17
Ар
j
;
the British occupy the station,
23
Ap
7
Sambre,
the Battle of the, 1-11
N 8
Samoa occupied by New Zealand,
28
Au
4
San crossed by the Russians,
14
S
4 ;
the Battle of the,
14-17
My
5
San Giovanni captured by Italians,
27
My
7
ЗЗ6
INDEX
San
Grado
captured by Italians
15
S
6
San Michele, Monte,
captured by
Italians,
19
JI
5
Sanna-i-Yat
:
see Kut-el-Amara
Sarajevo, assassination at,
28
Je
4
Sari Bair, the Austrians attack at
9
My
5 ;
the Battle of,
6-і 1
Au
5
Sarnia, H.M.S.,
sunk,
12
S
8
Sarrail,
Gen.,
assumes command
at Salonika,
16 Ja 6 ;
succeeded
by Gen. Guillaumet,
15
D
7
Sarykamish, the Battle of,
29
D
4—2 Ja 5
Scarborough bombarded,
16
D
4,
4S7
Scarpe, a
British attack on the,
23
Ap
7 ;
the Battle of the,
26
Au—
3
S
8
Scheer,
Admiral, apptd. Chief of
Admiralty Staff,
2
Au
8
Scheidemann, Herr,
becomes Prime
Minister,
12
F
9 ;
resigns,
20
Je g
Schilden
Island captured by Ger¬
mans,
20
О
7
Schleswig-Holstein,
air-raid on,
25
Mh6
Schwaben
Redoubt captured by
British,
28
S
6 ;
they advance at,
14
О
6
Scott, H.M.S., sunk,
15
Au
8
Scutari captured by Austrians,
23 Ja 6 ;
occupied by Italians,
4N8
Seaham bombarded,
11
Jl
6
Sedan occupied by Americans,
6 N 8
Seeheim occupied by Union troops,
17
Ap
5
Sęidler,
Dr.
von,
becomes Austrian
Premier,
24 Je 7 ;
tenders bis
resignation,
22 ja 8 ;
resigns,
23
Jl
8
Selle,
Battle of the,
17-25
О
8
Sèmendria,
taken by Austrians,
10
О
5
Sémiin
occupied by Serbians,
10
S
4 ;
they evacuate it,
17
S
4
Sende,
fighting at,
25
О
5
Senussi Arabs repulsed near
Mersa
Matruh,
13
D
5 ;
routed,
25
D
5 ;
again,
23 Ja 6 ;
defeated
at Agagia,
26
F
6 ;
again near
Siwa,
5
F
7
Serbia (for military operations, see
Macedonia)
:
invades Bosnia,
12
Au
4 ;
is invaded by Austria,
13
Au
4 ;
the Austrians take
Shabatz,
16
Au
4 ;
the Battle of
the Jardar,
17-19
Au
4 ;
the
Austrians evacuate Serbia,
25
Au
4 ;
the Serbians invade Hungary
and occupy Semlin,
10
S
4 ;
they
defeat the Austrians on the
Drina
15
S
4 ;
but evacuate
Semlin,
17
S
4 ;
the Serbians
reinvade
Bosnia,
22
S
4 ;
are
driven out,
27
О
4 ;
the third
Austrian invasion of Serbia begins,
1 N 4 ;
the Austrians occupy
Belgrade,
2
D
4 ;
the Battle of
the Ridges,
3-6
D
4 ;
the Serbians
retake Belgrade and expel the
Austrians,
15
D
4 ;
the fourth
Austrian invasion begins,
6
О
5 ;
the Austro-Germans capture Bel¬
grade,
8
О
5 ; Semendria,
io O
5 ;
Bulgaria
invades
Serbią, 11
Ο
5 ;
captures
Vranja, 15
О
5 ;
Veles,
21
О
5 ;
Uskub
and
Rumanovo,
22
О
5 ;
the Austrians
force the Danube at
Orşova,
23
О
5 ;
and open a route to
Constantinople,
24
О
5 ;
and
join the Bulgarians,
25
О
5 ;
the
Serbians retake
Veles,
25
О
5 ;
and join the French,
27
О
5 ;
the Bulgarians retake
Veles,
29
О
5 ;
the Austrians capture
Kragujevatz,
30
O s
;
the Bul¬
garians take Nish,
5 N 5
(now
see Macedonia)
;
the Serbian
Govt. leaves Mitrovitza for Pris-
rend,
23 N 5 ;
the Austrians cap¬
ture Mitrovitza and Prishtina,
the Govt. removes to Scutari,
25
N 5 ;
the Serbian Army retreats
337
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
into Albania,
28 N 5 ;
Corfu is
prepared for Serbian troops,
и
Ja 6 ;
the first Serbian troops
land at Corfu,
15 Ja 6 ;
the re¬
organised Serbian Army is con¬
centrated there,
10
F
6 ;
they
advance on Monastir,
3
О
6
(now
see Macedonia)
;
they recapture
Nish,
12
О
8 ;
Ipek and
Novi
Bazar,
14
О
8 ;
approach the
Danube,
20
О
8 ;
the French
occupy Negotin,
22
О
8 ;
the
Serbians reoccupy Belgrade,
1
N8
Sereth, fighting on the,
2-9
S
5 ;
a
Russian attack on the,
4
Au
6
Seringes
captured by American
troops,
31
Jl
8
Serre
captured by British,
25
F
7
Shabatz captured by Austrians,
16
Au
4
Shaiba, the Battle of,
12-14
Ap
5
Shatt-el-Adhaim, fighting on the,
8, 17, 24, 30
Ap
7
Sha
vii
occupied by Germans,
1
My
5 ;
they evacuate it,
11
My
5
Sheerness, air-raid on,
22
О
6
Sherif of Mecca
:
see Grand Sherif
Siam declares war on Germany and
Austria,
22
Jl
7
Sidon occupied by British,
7
О
8
Silistria captured by Bulgarians,
9S6
Silvertown,
explosion at,
19 Ja 7
Simoon, H.M.S., sunk,
23 Ja 7
Sinai, an Australian success in,
16
My
6 ;
a British raid on El
Arish,
18
My
6 ;
the British
occupy El Arish,
21
D
6 ;
and
Magdhaba,
23
D
6 ;
the Battle of
Rafa,
9 Ja 7 ;
the British cap¬
ture Turkish advanced posts,
20
F
7
(now see Palestine)
Singapore, mutiny at,
15
F
5
Sinn Fein leaders arrested,
17
My
8
Sinneh capt. by Russians,
5
Mh
6
Sirius, H.M.S.,
sunk,
23
Ap
8
Siwa,
action at,
5
F
7
Skouloudis, M., becomes Premier,
6 N 5 ;
resigns,
22
Je
6
Skra
di
Legen,
Greeks attack at,
30
My
8
Smith-Dorrien,
Gen.,
commands the
2nd
Corps,
17
Au
4 ;
apptd. to
command in East Africa,
14
D
5 ;
resigns,
10
F
6
Smuts,
Gen.,
succeeds Gen. Smith-
Dorrien,
10
F
6 ;
is succeeded by
Gen. Hoskins,
28 Ja 7
Smyrna bombarded,
5
Mh
5
Snaefell, H.M.S., sunk,
5 Je 8
Soissons occupied by Germans,
1
S
4 ;
reoccupied by French,
13
S
4 ;
the Battle of,
8-14 Ja 5 ;
captured by Germans,
29
My
8 ;
recaptured by Allies,
2
Au
8
Sokai,
the Battle of,
14
Au
4
Sollum occupied by British,
14
Mh
6
Somme,
the
ist
Battle of the,
1
Jl—
17 N 6 ;
the
2nd
ditto,
21
Mh—
5
Ap
8
Sonnino, Baron, visits London,
2
D
8
Souchez, the Battle of,
9
My
—
13
Jl
5;
the French capture the
sugar factory,
31
My
5;
and the
village,
26
S
5
South Africa
:
German patrols
enter near Nakob,
21
Au
4 ;
the rebellion begins,
De la Rey
shot,
15
S
4;
Maritz rebels,
9
О
4 ;
is defeated at Ratedrai,
15
О
4 ;
Beyers, Kemp, and
De
Wet rebel,
22
О
4 ;
De Wet
seizes
Heilbron,
24
О
4 ;
Maritz de¬
feated at Kakamas,26 O4; Beyers
defeated at
Commissie
Drift,
27
О
4 ;
rebels defeated at
Schuit
Drift,
30
О
4 ;
De Wet
defeated
at Mushroom Valley,
12 N 4 ;
De Wet
captured at
Waterburg,
1
D
4 ;
some rebels surrender
near Reitz,
4
D
4 ;
Beyers is de¬
feated near Bothaville, and is
drowned crossing the
Vaal
River,
8
D
4 ;
the main rebel force
sur-
З38
INDEX
renders,
8
D
4 ;
Maritz and
Kemp are defeated at Upington,
24 Ja 5 ;
Kemp surrenders, and
the rebellion at an end,
3
F
5
Southend, a Zeppelin raid on,
26
My
5 ;
an air-raid on,
12
Au
7
South-West Africa
:
the South
African Govt. decides to invade,
9
S
4 ;
Walfish Bay occupied,
25
Г>
4 ;
Swakopmund occupied,
14 Ja 5 ;
Botha sails for,
8
F
5 ;
Garub occupied,
22
F
5 ;
Makob
occupied,
3
Mh
5 ;
Nabas
occu¬
pied,
11
Mh
5 ;
the Germans
defeated at
Riet, 20
Mh
5 ;
Hasuur
occupied,
1
Ap
5 ; Warmbad
occupied,
4
Ap
5 ;
Seeheim
occupied,
17
Ap
5 ;
the Germans
defeated at
Gibeon, 28
Ар
5 ;
Karibib occupied,
5
My
5 ;
Wind¬
hoek captured,
12
My
5 ;
Otavi-
fontein captured,
2
Jl
5 ;
the
Germans defeated at Gaub,
4
Jl
5 ;
the German forces surrender,
9
Jl
5
Sonthwold bombarded,
25 Ja 7
Speedy, H.M.S., sunk,
3
S
4
Spincourt,
a German reverse at,
11
Au
4
Stanislau retaken by Austrians,
19
F
5 ;
by Russians,
4
Mh
5 ;
by Austrians,
8
Je
5 ;
by Rus¬
sians,
10
Au
6;
the Russians
advance on,
6
Jl
7 ;
capture
Austrian positions near,
8
Jl
7 ;
the Austro-Germans retake it,
24
J1
7
Staunch, H.M.S., sunk,
11 N 7
Stephen
Ригпеѕѕ,НМ.Ѕ.,ѕ\1ак,
13D7
Stockholm, Socialist Conference at
:
Russia declares for,
9
My
7 ;
French Socialists to attend,
28
My
7 ;
French Govt. refuses per¬
mission,
1
Je
7 ;
English Govt.
refuses,
13
Au
7
Stokbod, the, crossed by the
Russians,
8
Jl
6 ;
fighting on the,
3
Au
6 ;
Russians defeated on
the,
3
Ap
7
Strasbourg entered by Marshal
Foch,
25 N 8
Stravina capt. by Serbians,
4
D
6
Strongbow, H.M.S., sunk,
17
О
7
Struma,
the, crossed by the British,
10
S
6
Strumnitza, the Bulgarians driven
from,
19
О
5 ;
occupied by the
British,
26
S S
Stryj
captured by Austro-Germans,
1
Je
5
Strypa,
Russian successes on the,
30
Au
5, 2 N 5, 1 Ja 6, 15 Je 6
Sturgkh, Count, assassinated,
21
О б
Stuttgart, air-raids on,
22
S
5,
16
S
7, 22
S
7
Styr,
an Austrian victory on the,
15 N 5 ;
a Russian victory on
the,
1 Ja 6 ;
crossed by the
Russians,
20
Jl
6
Submarine (British)
Bii
sinks
the Messudiyeh,
13
D
4 ;
E
3
sunk,
18
О
4 ;
E
9
sinks a Ger¬
man destroyer,
6
О
4 ;
Ε 11
torpedoes a Turkish transport,
26
My
5 ;
E
13
is shelled when
aground,
18
Au
5 ;
E
14
enters
the Sea of Marmora,
27
Ap
5 ;
she sinks a Turkish transport,
29
Ap
5 ;
she is sunk,
28 Ja 8 ;
E
20
lost,
6 N 5 ;
Ë
23
sinks the
Westfalen, 19
Au
6
(German) attack on British
Light Cruiser Squadron,
9
Au
4 ;
one is sunk by a British aero¬
plane,
26
Au
5 ;
the
Deutsch¬
land
reaches the United States,
9
Jl
6 ;
regains Germany,
23
Au
6 ;
S
20
sunk,
5
Je
7 ;
U
8
sunk,
4
Mh
5 ;
U
12
sunk,
9
Mh
5 ;
U
15
sunk,
9
Au
4 ;
U
18
sunk,
23 N 4 ;
U
28
sinks the
Falába,
28
Mh
5 ;
U
48
sunk,
24 N 7 ;
U
53
reaches Newport,
7
О
6 ;
and sinks eight ships,
8
О
6 ;
UC
5
captured,
27
Ap
6
—
Blockade declared by Ger¬
many,
18
F
5
339
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Submarine Reprisals by England
announced,
8
Mh
5 ;
rescinded,
12 Je 5 ;
announced by Germany,
12
Ap
5
Sudan, the
:
fighting at Beringia,
22
My
6 ;
the British capture
El Fashěr,
23
My
6
Suez Canal, the
ist
attack on the,
2-4
F
5 ;
the
2nd
ditto,
22-
23
Mh
5 ;
the
3rd
ditto,
28
Ap
5 ;
the 4th ditto,
4-5
Au
6
Suffren
sunk,
25 N 6
Sultan of Egypt dies,
9
О
7
Surprise, H.M.S., sunk,
23
D
7
Sussex sunk,
24
Mh
6
Sutherland sunk,
2
S
5
Suvla Bay, landing at,
6
Au
5 ;
the Battle
oí,
6-15
Au
5 ;
the
evacuation begins,
8
D
5 ;
is
completed,
20
D
5
Swakopmund, occupied by Union
troops,
14 Ja 5
Swift, H.M.S. sinks German de¬
stroyers,
20
Ap
7
Sydney, H.M.S
.,
destroys the Emden,
9N4
Syedlets captured by Germans,
12
An
5
Syria
:
see Palestine and Sinai
Szent István
sunk,
10 Je 8
Tabriz captured by Turks,
9 Ja 5 ;
reoccupied by Russians,
30 Ja 5 ;
by Turks,
14 Je 8
Tagliamento, fighting on the,
28
O-
5N7
Tahure, the
E atte
of, captured by
Germans,
30
О
5 ;
fighting at,
13
F
8
Taif, surrender of,
23
Jl
б
Talaat Bey becomes Grand Vizier,
5F7
Tanga
attacked by British,
3-5 N
4 ;
occupied by British,
7
Jl
6
Tank River, fighting on the,
30
Ap
8
Tanks first used,
15
S
6
Tannenberg,
the Battle of,
26-29
Au
4
Tarnopol
captured by Russians,
23
Au
4 ;
the Battle of,
7-8
S
5 ;
the Germans advance on,
20
Jl
7
Ta veta
occupied by Germans,
15
Au
4 ;
fighting near,
11
Mh
6
Tekrit, a British victory at,
5 N 7 ;
the British occupy it,
6 N 7
Tempest, Lieut. W. J., destroys a
Zeppelin,
і О
6
Terhand, air-raid on,
9
F
6
Thetis, H.M.S., sunk,
23
Ap
8
Thiaumont, the Germans advance
near,
11
Je
6 ;
they storm the
Fort,
23
Je
б
;
the French re¬
take it,
30
Je
6 ;
and advance,
22
Au
6
Thiepval, fighting near,
19
Jl
6, 18-
22
Au
6, 26
Au
6, 14
S
6, 28
S
6,
21
О
6,
ίο Ν
6 ;
captured by
British,
27
S
б,
24
Au
8
Thilloy captured by British,
28
F
7
Thar
dis
rams a submarine,
28
F
5
Tibati occupied by Allies,
3 N 5
Tiberias occupied by British,
25
S
8
Tirlemont capt. by Germans,
17
Au
4
Tirpitz, Admiral
von,
resigns,
16
Mh6
Tisza,
Count, resigns,
22
My
7 ;
is
assassinated,
31
О
8
Tithonus, H.M.S., sunk,
28
Mh
8
Togoland
invaded by Franco-British
forces,
8
Au
4
Tornado, H.M.S., sunk,
23
D
7
Torrent, H.M.S., sunk,
23
D
7
Tourcoing,
reoccupied by Allies,
18
О
8
Tournai
captured by Germans,
24
Au
4 ;
the British reach,
21
О
8 ;
enter it,
8 N 8
Transylvania invaded by Rou¬
manians,
28
Au
6 ;
they occupy
Kronstadt,
29
Au
6 ; Herman¬
stadt,
i S
6 ;
and advance,
14
5
6 ;
the Austro-Germans gain
the Vulcan Pass,
20
S
6 ;
the
Roumanians regain ground there,
26
S
б
;
and counter-attack,
3
О
6 ;
but retire,
5
О б
;
the
Austro-
З40
INDEX
Germans retake
Kronstadt, 7
О
6 ;
and advance,
8
О
6 ;
the
Germans enter Roumania,
13
О
6
Transylvania sunk,
4
My
7
Trebizond, the Russians attack
3
Ap
6 ;
they capture it,
18
Ap
6 ;
the Turks reoccupy it
24
F
8
Trent, the Italians enter,
3 N 8
Trentino,
the Battle of,
14
My
—4
Je
6
Trepofl, M., resigns,
9 Ja 7
Trêves,
air-raids on,
17
О
5, 3
Je
7,
22
S
7, 21
Au S
Trieste,
a naval action
at,
9
D
7 ;
occupied by Italians,
3
Ν
8
Tripoli captured by British,
13
О
8
Triumph, H.M.S., sunk,
25
My
5
Trones
Wood, fighting at,
9-14
Jl
6
Trotus Valley, fighting in the,
8
Mh
7, 8
Au
7
Tsar of Russia assumes command
of the Army,
5
S
5 ;
abdicates,
15
Mh
7
Tsingtau (Kiao-Chau)
:
evacua¬
tion demanded by Japanese,
15
Au
4 ;
the blockade begins,
27
Au
4 ;
the Japanese attack,
2
S
4 ;
a British force landed,
24
S
4 ;
bombarded,
31
О
4 ;
cap¬
tured,
7 N 4
Tubantia sunk,
16
Mh
6
Tulip, H-M.S., sunk,
30
Ap
7
Turkey: declares war on Rou-
mania,
30
Au
6 ;
the Sultan of,
dies,
3
Jl
8 ;
signs an Armistice,
30
О
8
Tuscania sunk,
5
F
8
Tu
trakan
captured by Bulgarians,
6
S
6
Tuz Khartmatli,
a British success
at,
29
Ap
8
Tużla
captured by Germans and
Bulgarians,
21
О
6
Tyrwrntt, Commodore, defeats Ger¬
man naval forces, ro My
7, 5
Je
7
Tysmienica captured by Russians,
7
Au
6
U-boats
:
see Submarines
Udine
captured by Austrians,
29
О
7 ;
the Italians reoccupy it,
3 N 8
Uganda invaded by Germans,
20
N4
Ujiji captured by Belgians,
3
Au
6
Ukraine
:
a Russian offensive in
the,
4
Je
6 ;
the Govt. demands
recognition,
19
D
7 ;
its inde¬
pendence accepted at Brest-
Litovsk,
10 Ja 8 ;
the Republic
makes peace,
9
F
8 ;
the Germans
establish a dictatorship,
1
My
8
Ullswater, H.M.S., sunk,
15
Au
8
Um-el-Hannah, a battle at,
21 Ja 6
Umiej
surrenders,
16
Jl
6
Undaunted, H.M.S., sinks German
destroyers,
17
О
4
Undine sunk,
7 N 5
United States of America
:
sends a Note protesting against
maritime policy of Great Britain
and France,
7 N 5 ;
publishes
a Note protesting against British
search of mails,
27 Ja 6 ;
pre¬
sents a Note to Germany,
19
Ap
6 ;
Mr. Wilson is re-elected
President,
7 N 6 ;
he sends a
Peace Note,
ao D
6 ;
Germany
replies,
25
D
6 ;
the Allies reply,
9 Ja 7 ;
breaks
ой
diplomatic
relations with Germany,
3
F
7 ;
in¬
vites neutral Powers to sever
relations with Germany,
4
F
7 ;
refuses to negotiate with Ger¬
many,
12
F
7 ;
asks Congress to
declare a state of war,
2
Ap
7 ;
the Senate decides for war,
4
Ap
7 ;
the Government ditto,
5
Ap
7 ;
adopts conscription,
28
Ap
7 ;
publishes Mr. Wilson's
message to Russia,
10
Je
7 ;
the first troops reach France,
26
Je
7 ;
a conference with
British War Cabinet in London,
20 N 7 ;
declares war on Austria,
7
D
7 ;
replies to Germany's
Peace overtures,
15
О
8
341
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
Unity of Command announced by
the Allies at Rapallo,
9 N 7 ;
by
Mr. L. George at Paris,
12 N 7
Urmia occupied by Turks,
16
Ap
5
Uruguay severs relations with
Germany,
6
О
7
Uskub captured by Bulgarians
22
О
5 ;
by French,
30
S
8
Valenciennes reoccupied by the
Allies,
2 N 8 ;
formal entry by
the British,
7 N 8
Valona
occupied by the Italians,
26
D
4, 29
My
5
Van captured by Russians,
15
My
5 ;
the Battle of,
4
О
5 ;
re-
occupied by Russians,
18
Mh
7
Van
Deventer,
Gen., apptd.
to
command in East Africa,
16
My
7
Vanguard, H.M.S., lost,
9
Jl
7
Vardar
crossed by French and
British,
27
О
5 ;
the Battle of
the,
15-30
S
8
Varennes
captured by Allies,
26
S
8
Varna bombarded,
27
О
5
Vaux, Fort,
the Germans attack,
3
Mh
6 ;
they gain ground at,
1
Ap
6 ;
the French gain ground
at,
20
Ap
6 ;
a fresh German
attack,
1
Je
6 ;
the fort isolated,
4
Je
6 ;
more German attacks,
6
Je
6 ;
they capture it,
7
Je
6 ;
the French retake it,
2 N 6 ;
the
Americans retake the village,
1
J18
Vehement, H.M.S., sunk,
2
Au
8
Veles
captured by Bulgarians,
21
О
5 ;
retaken by Serbians,
25
О
5 ;
by Bulgarians,
29
О
5 ;
by Ser¬
bians,
25
S
8
Velox, H.M.S., mined,
25
О
5
Venice, air-raids on,
11
Je
6, 25
F8
Venizelos, M., resigns,
5
О
5 ;
goes
to Crete,
25
S
6 ;
forms a Pro¬
visional Govt.,
29
S
6 ;
becomes
Premier,
26
Je
7
Verdun cleared of civilians,
16
F
6;
the Battle of,
21
F—
1
JI
6;
the French attack at,
24
О
—4
N
6, 15-18
D
6;
fighting at,
17
Jl
7 ;
the French attack again,
20
Au
7, 25 N 7
Vermeiles,
a German success near,
11
My
6
Verona, air-raid on,
14 N 5
Versailles, an Allied Conference
begins at,
28
О
8
Victoria Kyanza, fighting on,
23
Je
5
Vidzy retaken by Russians,
20
S
5
Ville
de Ciotat
sunk,
24
D
5
Ville-sur-Ancre
captured by Aus¬
tralian troops,
19
My
8
Villers-Bréttoneux
captured by
Germans,
23
Ap
8 ;
retaken by
British,
24
Ap
8
Villers-Guislan captured by British,
18
Ap
7
Vilna
capitulates,
18
S
5 ;
fighting
near,
25-27
Mh
6, 7
Ap
6
Vimy Bridge, the French attack,
25-29
S
5 ;
fighting on the,
15
My
6, 19
My
6, 21
My
6, 25
My
6 ;
German attacks near,
12
F
6 ;
captured by British,
9
Ap
7
Vindictive, H.M.S.
,
raids
Zeebrugge,
23
Ар
8 ;
is sunk off
Ostend,
10
My
8
Viribus Unitis sunk,
31
,0
8
Vistula crossed by the Germans,
21JI5, 28JI5
л
.
Vladimir Volynski captured by
Austro-Germans,
5
Au
5
Vladivostok, marines landed at,
5
Ap
8 ;
British troops landed
at,
3
Au
8;
Japanese troops
landed at,
11
Au
8
Vlodava captured by Germans,
15
Au
5
Vranja captured by Bulgarians,
15
О
5
Vulcan Pass carried by Austro-
Gennans,
20
S
6;
the Rou¬
manians regain ground at,
26
S6
INDEX
Walfish
Bay occupied by Union
troops,
25
D
4
Walmer, air-raid on,
20
F
6
War Committee apptd. by British
Cabinet,
n N
5
Warilda sunk,
3
Au
8
Warlencourt captured by British,
25
F
7, 25
Au
8
Warmbad
captured by Union troops,
4
Ap
5
Warneford,
Lieut., destroys a Zep¬
pelin,
7 Je 5
Warsaw, the
ist
battle for,
15-
27
О
4 ;
the
2nd
ditto,
18
N—28
D
4 ;
the
3rd
ditto,
19
Jl
—5
Au
5 ;
captured by
Austro-Germans,
5
Au
5
Welsh Ridge, the Germans attack,
30
D
7
Wemyss,
Adm.,
succeeds Lord
Jellicoe,
26
D
7
Westfalen
torpedoed,
19
Au
6
Westminster, the Duke of, rescues
prisoners from the Senussi
, 17
Mh
6
Whitby bombarded,
16
D
4
Wien
sunk,
9
D
7
Wilhelm
II. of Germany flies the
country,
9 N 8 ;
formally abdi¬
cates,
28 N 8
Wilhelmsthal occupied by British,
14 Je 6
Wilson, Sir H., succeeds Sir W.
Robertson,
16
F
8
------,
Mr. W., re-elected President,
7 N 6 ;
states his
'
fourteen points,'
8 Ja 8
(for
'
Notes,' etc., see
United States)
Windau occupied by Germans,
18
JI5
Windhoek captured by Union troops,
12
My
5
'
Windsor
'
adopted by Royal
Family,
17
Jl
7
Wolf returns to Germany,
24
F
8
'Wonderwork, the/ stormed by
British,
14
S
6
Women's Royal Naval Service
formation announced,
28 N 7
Woodfield sunk,
3 N 5
Wulverghem, fighting at,
13-15
Ap
8
Wum Biagas captured by British,
9O5
Yarmouth bombarded,
3 N 4, 25
Ap
6, 14 Ja 8 ;
air-raid on,
19
Ja 5
Y
arra
sunk,
29
My
7
У
orek
sunk,
4
Ν
4
Ypres, the
ist
Battle of,
19
О
—
2i
N 4 ;
the
2nd
ditto,
22
Ap
—24
My
5 ;
a German success near,
14
F
6 ;
a British ditto,
2
Mh
6 ;
fighting at,
2
Je
6, 13
Je
6 ;
the
3rd
Battle of,
31
Jl
—
6 N 7 ;
the 4th ditto,
28-29
S
8
Yser, the Battle of the,
16-30
О
4
-----
Canal, German attempts to
cross,
12
F
6
Zaimis, M., becomes Premier,
5
О
5 ;
resigns,
4 N 5 ;
becomes Premier
again,
22
Je
6 ;
resigns again,
11
S
6 ;
becomes Premier again,
3
My
7 ;
resigns,
23
Je
7
Zeebrugge
occupied by Germans,
15
О
4 ;
bombarded by British
ships,
23 N 4 ;
by Franco-British
squadron,
23
Au
5 ;
air-raids on,
22 Ja 5, 11
F
5, 16
F
5,
і Ар
5,
i8 Mh
6, 20
Mh
6, 10 N 6, 15
N 6, 17 N 6, 28 N 6, 11
D
6, 1
Je
7, 3
Je
7, 12
S
7, 2
My
8, 22
My
8 ;
a naval action off,
7
Ap
7 ;
bombarded by British
ships,
12
My
7 ;
a naval raid on
(Vindictive),
23
Ap
8 ;
recap¬
tured by Belgians,
19
О
8
Ζ
enta
sunk,
16
Au
4
Zeppelin, Count, dies,
8
Mh
7
Zeppelins destroyed
:
in Bel¬
gium by Lieut.
Warneford, 7 Je
5 ;
near Brussels,
7 Je 5 ;
near
Ostend,
9
Au
5 ;
L
19
in the
North Sea,
31 Ja 6;
near Revigny,
21
F
6 ;
L
15
over the Thames,
343
EVENTS
OF THE GREAT WAR
31
Mh
6 ;
L
20
ofi Norway,
2
My
6 ;
L
7
ой
Schleswig, 4
My
6 ;
near Salonika,
5
My
6 ;
at Cuffley
by Lieut. Robinson,
3
S
6 ;
L
32
and
L
33
in Essex,
23
S
6 ;
at
Potter's Bar by Lieut. Tempest,
і О б
;
two in the Eastern
Counties,
27 N 6 ;
in France,
16
Mh
7 ;
L
22
in the North Sea,
15
My
7 ;
L
43
in the North
Sea,
14
Je
7 ;
one in the
SE.
of
England,
16
Je
7 ;
off Jutland,
21
Au
7 ;
five in France,
19
О
7 ;
ой
the East Coast,
5
Au
8 ;
in
the North Sea,
11
Au
8 ;
ой
the
Frisian coast,
12
Au
8
Zeppelin Raids
:
on Yarmouth,
Cromer, and King's Lynn,
19
Ja 15 ;
on Calais,
21
F
5 ;
ditto,
18
Mh
5 ;
ditto,
28
Mh
5 ;
on
the Tyneside,
14
Ap
5 ;
on East
Anglia,
15
Ар
5 ;
ditto,
30
Ар
5 ;
on Calais,
16
My
5 ;
on Rams-
gate,
1
7My
5 ;
on Southend,
26
My
5;
on London (the first),
31
My
5 ;
on the East Coast,
4
Je
5 ;
ditto,
6
Je
5 ;
on the North-East Coast,
15
Je
5 :
on
the'East Coast,
9
Au
5 ;
ditto,
12
Au
5 ;
ditto, 7S5;
ditto, and on London,
8
S
5 ;
on
London,
12
О
5 ;
ditto,
13
О
5 ;
on Paris,
29 Ja 6 ;
on the Mid¬
lands,
31 Ja 5 ;
on the North-
East Coast,
5
Mh
6 ;
on the East
Coast,
31
Mh
6 ;
on the North-
East Coast,
1
Ap
6 ;
ditto, and on
Scotland,
2
Ap
6 ;
on the Eastern
Counties,
4
Ap
6 ;
on the North-
East,
5
Ap
6 ;
on the Eastern
Counties,
25
Ap
6 ;
on Kent,
26
Ap
6 ;
on the North-East and
Scotland,
1
My
6 ;
ditto,
2
My
■ 6 ;
on East
Anglia,
29
Jl
6 ;
on
the East and South-East,
31
Jl
6 ;
on the Eastern Counties,
2
Au
6 ;
on England,
9
Au
6 ;
on the Eastern Counties,
23
Au
6 ;
ditto, and on London,
24
Au
6 ;
ditto,
3
S
6 ;
ditto,
23
S
6 ;
ditto,
25
S
6 ;
on London,
і О
6 ;
on England,
27 N 6 ;
on Kent,
16
Mh
7 ;
on East
Anglia,
23
My
7 ;
on the South-East,
16
Je
7
ς
on the Yorkshire coast,
21
Au
7 ;
on the North-East, East, and
London,
19
О
7 ;
on the York¬
shire coast,
12
Mh
8 ;
on Hartle-
pool,
13
Mh
8 ;
on the East Coast
and Midlands,
12
Ap
8
Zillebeke, Klein, the Germans attack
at,
6 N 4, 12 N 4
Zonnebeke, a battle at,
23
О
4 ;
captured by British,
26
S
7
Zubian, H.M.S.,
27
О
6
Zulu, H.M.S., damaged,
27
О
6
Zurawno, a battle at,
10
Je
5
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