A Concise Chronicle of Events of the Great War

by R. P. P. Rowe

The Somme Front:—The French and British reach the Guillemont-Maurepas road.

Aug. 17 (Thurs.)

The Bulgarians attack near Salonika.

Aug. 18 (Fri.) Gravelotte, 1870.

The Somme Front:—The British attack along a front of 11 miles between Thiepval and Guillemont and capture important positions; the French gain ground near Maurepas.

Macedonia:—The Bulgarians advance towards Kavalla.

Aug. 19 (Sat.)

The Somme Front:—The British capture important positions on the Thiepval Ridge.

H.M.S. Nottingham and H.M.S. Falmouth (light cruisers) are torpedoed in the North Sea. The British submarine E23 torpedoes a German battleship, the Westfalen, in the North Sea.

Aug. 20 (Sun.)