The Germans win trenches from the British on the Vimy Ridge.
Verdun:—Part of the Mort Homme is captured by the Germans, but the French advance on the Douaumont Plateau and carry the Haudromont quarries.
Mesopotamia:—The British advance on the south bank of the Tigris.
May 22 (Mon.)
The Sudan:—The action of Beringia: the Sultan of Darfur is defeated.
May 23 (Tues.) Ramillies, 1706.
The Sudan:—El Fasher, the capital of Darfur, is captured by the British.
May 24 (Wed.)
Verdun:—Cumières is stormed by the Germans.
May 25 (Thur.)