Dec. 13 (Mon.)
Western Egypt:—In an action near Mersa Matruh an attack by Senussi Arabs is repulsed.
Dec. 14 (Tues.)
It is announced that Sir H. Smith-Dorrien is appointed to Supreme Command in East Africa (see Feb. 10, 1916).
Dec. 15 (Wed.)
Resignation of Sir John French; Sir Douglas Haig succeeds him as British Commander-in-Chief in France.
Dec. 17 (Fri.)
The German light cruiser Bremen and a German torpedo boat are sunk in the Baltic by Allied submarines.
Albania:—Elbasan is taken by the Bulgarians.
Dec. 20 (Mon.)