Gallipoli:—The end of the Battle of Suvla (see Aug. 6).
Aug. 16 (Mon.)
The Russians retake Mitau (see Aug. 1).
Aug. 17 (Tues.)
The Germans capture Kovno (see July 20).
A German squadron enters the Gulf of Riga (see Aug. 10, 18, and 21).
Aug. 18 (Wed.)
The Germans cut the Brest-Bialystok railway.
A Russian naval success in the Gulf of Riga: the German squadron which has entered the Gulf suffers severe losses.
A British submarine torpedoes the German battle-cruiser Moltke in the Baltic.