A Concise Chronicle of Events of the Great War

by R. P. P. Rowe

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[INDEX]

Note:—This Index should not be used by itself: reference should always be made to the Chronicle.

Ap = April
Au = August
D = December
F = February
Ja = January
Je = June
Jl = July
Mh = March
My = May
N = November
O = October
S = September

The number following the month-letter indicates the year, e.g. 17 S 5 = 17th September 1915.

[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
Addison, Dr., becomes Minister of Munitions, 10 D 6
Aden Protectorate:—invaded by Turks, 12 F 5;
they capture Lahej, 5 Jl 5
Adrianople, air-raids on, 14 Ap 6, 2 S 7
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, 10 Je 7
Air Board constituted, 18 My 6
—— Ministry announced, 16 O 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, 1st Battle of the, 13-28 S 4
——, 2nd Battle of the, 16 Ap-20 My 7
——, 3rd Battle of the, 27 My-2 Je 8
——, a French attack on the, 23 O 7
Akaba, the Turks driven from, 22 F 5
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, 10 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 retake Berat, 1 O 8;
Elbasan, 7 O 8;
Durazzo, 14 O 8;
Alessio, 27 O 8;
Scutari, 4 N 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
Alcantara sunk, 29 F 6
Aleppo captured by British, 26 O 8
Alessio captured by Italians, 27 O 8
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
Amiral Charnier sunk, 8 F 6
Amiral Ganteaume sunk, 26 O 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, 1st German invasion, 23 O 4
——, 2nd German invasion, 17 N 4
Antilles sunk, 17 O 7
Antivari captured by Austrians, 22 Ja 6
Antwerp: the Belgian Govt. moves to, 17 Au 4;
attacked by Germans, 28 S 4;
the British Naval Division arrives, 5 O 4;
the Belgian Govt. evacuates, 7 O 4;
bombarded by Germans, 8 O 4;
evacuated by Belgians, 8 O 4;
captured by Germans, 10 O 4;
an air-raid on, 24 Mh 5;
reoccupied by Belgians, 19 N 8
Anzac, Turkish attacks at, 4 N 5;
the evacuation of, begins, 8 D 5;
is completed, 20 D 5
Apapa 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, 10 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 Luxburg, 12 S 7
Argyll, H.M.S., lost, 28 O 5
Ariadne, H.M.S., sunk, 26 Jl 7
Ariadne sunk, 15 Ja 6
Ariel, H.M.S., sinks the U12, 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 3 O 8
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 O 8
Army, the British, transferred to Flanders, 1-19 O 4;
takes over an additional sector of the Front (announced), 26 Ja 8;
G.H.Q. moved to Montreuil, 31 Mh 6;
occupies Cologne bridge-head, 12 D 8;
see also Expeditionary Force
Arras, reoccup. by the French, 30 S 4;
attacked by Germans, 20 O 4;
the 1st Battle of, 9 Ap—16 My 7
Arsiero captured by Austrians, 31 My 6;
recaptured by Italians, 27 Je 6
Artemis 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 O 8
Asquith, Mr., resigns, 5 D 6
Aster, H.M.S., sunk, 4 Jl 7
Astræa, H.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, 30 D 7
Aubers recapt. by British, 17 O 4
Audacious, H.M.S., sunk, 27 O 4
Augustovo, the Battle of, 29 S—4 O 4;
fighting near, 8 Mh 5
Auja River, fighting on the, 9 Mh 8
Austria-Hungary: sends an ultimatum to Serbia, 23 Jl 4;
declares war on Serbia, 28 Jl 4;
declares war on Russia, 5 Au 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 Montenegro, 9 O 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 O 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 Germans, 22 Mh 6
Ayette recaptured by British, 2 Ap 8
Azizie reached by the British, 23 O 5;
they retire from, 30 N 5
Aztec sunk, 2 Ap 7
B. E. F.: see Expeditionary Force
Badger, H.M.S., rams a submarine, 24 O 4
Baghdad capt. by British, 11 Mh 7
Baiburt captured by Russians, 15 Jl 6
Bailleul occupied by Germans, 4 O 4;
retaken by British, 14 O 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 Ap 7
Baltic Provinces invaded by Germany, 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 Germans take it, 24 Mh 8;
the Battle of, 21-31 Au 8;
captured by the British, 29 Au 8
Baranovitchi, the Battle of, 2-14 Jl 6
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, succeeded by Adm. Lord Fisher, 29 O 4
Bauer, Herr, becomes Premier, 21 Je 9
Bavarian Republic proclaimed, 7 N 8
Bayano, 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, 21 Au 8
Beaumont Hamel captured by British, 13 N 6
Beersheba captured by British, 31 O 7
Beirut occupied by French, 7 O 8
Beitunia captured by British, 28 D 7
Belad station captured by British, 8 Ap 7
Belgium: invaded by Germany, 3 Au 4;
the Govt. moves to Antwerp, 17 Au 4;
to Ostend, 7 O 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 O 5;
by Serbians, 1 N 8
Bellewarde Ridge, fighting on the, 16 Je 5
Belluno 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 O 8
Berestetchko occupied 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, 7 O 8
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 Heligoland
——, Battle of the, 28 Au 4
Bireh captured by British, 29 D 7
Birmingham, H.M.S., sinks the U15, 9 Au 4
Birrell, Mr., resigns, 2 My 6
Bismarck Archipelago occupied by Australia, 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
Blonie 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 O 6
Bolivia severs relations with Germany, 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, 3 S 4
Boselli, Sig., resigns, 25 O 7
Bosnia, 1st invasion by Serbia, 12 Au 4;
2nd invasion, 22 S—27 O 4
Botha, Gen., announces decision to invade S.W. Africa, 9 S 4;
assumes command of Union Forces, 22 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 destroyer, 21 Mh 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 Au 8
Braemar Castle sunk, 24 N 6
Braila captured by Austro-Germans, 5 Ja 7
Brasso occupied by Roumanians, 29 Au 6;
retaken by Austro-Germans, 7 O 6
Bratiano, M., becomes Premier, 2 Ja 7
Bray captured by British, 24 Au 8
Brazil severs relations with Germany, 9 Ap 7
Bremen sunk, 17 D 5
Breslau escapes from Messina, 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 a 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 negotiations 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 O 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
British Army transferred to Flanders, 1-19 O 4;
takes over a section of the French front, 26 Ja 8;
see also Expeditionary Force
Brits, Col., defeats Maritz at Ratedrai, 15 O 4;
at Kakamas, 26 O 4;
defeats rebels at Schuit Drift, 30 O 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 destroyers, 20 Ap 7
Bruges, air-raids on, 2 F 7, 8 F 7, 16 F 7, 1 Je 7, 3 Je 7, 23 Mh 8;
recaptured by Belgians, 19 O 8
Brussiloff, Gen., succeeds Gen. Ivanoff, 4 Ap 6;
succeeds Gen. Alexeieff, 4 Je 7;
resigns, 1 Au 7
Brussels captured by Germans, 23 Je 6
Brussels, the Belgian Govt. evacuates, 17 Au 4;
occupied by Germans, 20 Au 4;
air-raids on, 20 D 4, 24 D 4, 9 Au 6, 11 Au 6;
reoccupied by Belgians, 18 N 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 offensive between the, 30 Je 5
Bukoba 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 O 5;
declares war on Serbia, 14 O 5;
declares war on Roumania, 1 S 6;
is invaded by British, 25 S 8;
proposes an Armistice, 25 S 8;
signs an Armistice with the Entente Powers, 29 S 8;
King Ferdinand abdicates, 4 O 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;
bombarded, 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 counterattack at, 30 N 7;
an inquiry announced on, 15 Ja 8;
captured by the British, 9 O 8
Cambrai and the Hindenburg Line, the Battle of, 27 S-5 O 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 O 4;
Edea occupied, 26 O 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 O 5;
Sende occupied, 25 O 5;
the Germans are driven from Eseka, 30 O 5;
Tibati occupied, 3 N 5;
a British success at Bango Mountain, 6 N 5;
Mangeles captured, 21 D 5;
Jaunde occupied, 1 Ja 6;
last German post in Mora Mountains 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 O-18 N 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 O 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;
is 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 O 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. A., becomes Secretary for India, 26 My 5;
resigns, 12 Jl 7
Champagne, the Battle of, 25 S-8 O 5
Champagne, H.M.S., sunk, 9 O 7
Charleroi, the Battle of, 21-23 Au 4
Chateaurenault sunk, 14 D 7
Château-Thierry, the Germans reach, 31 My 8;
the Americans attack at, 25 Je 8;
recaptured by French, 21 Jl 8
Chaulnes occupied by British, 17 Mh 7;
captured by Germans, 26 Mh 8;
retaken by French, 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 O 8
Chernavoda captured by Germans and Bulgars, 24 O 6
Chilwell, explosion at, 5 O 7
China severs relations with Germany, 13 Mh 7;
declares war on the Central Powers, 14 Au 7
Chivata occupied by British, 15 N 7
Cholm occupied by Austro-Germans, 31 Jl 5
Chuignes capt. by British, 23 Au 8
Chunuk Bair captured by New Zealanders, 8 Au 5;
retaken by Turks, 10 Au 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-Germans, 2 My 5
Cismon occupied by Austrians, 15 N 7
City of Athens sunk, 11 Au 7
Cividale captured by Germans, 27 O 7
Clan MacTavish sunk, 17 Ja 6
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 Ap 6
Colmar, air-raid on, 16 S 7
Cologne, air-raids on, 8 O 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 Conscription
Conference: see Peace Conference
—— at Paris, an Allied, 27 Mh 6, 29 N 7
—— at Versailles, 28 O 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 N 8
Constanza captured by Germans, 22 O 6;
bombarded by Russians, 2 N 6
Contalmaison, fighting at, 3-10 Jl 6
Contest, H.M.S., sunk, 18 S 7
Coquette, H.M.S., sunk, 7 Mh 6
Corfu, a French force lands at, 11 Ja 6;
the first Serbian troops land, 15 Ja 6;
landing of the Serbian Army completed, 10 F 6
Corn, minimum price for, guaranteed by England, 23 F 7
Cornwallis, H.M.S., sunk, 11 Ja 7
Coronel, the Battle of, 1 N 4
Corrington sunk, 1 Jl 8
Costa Rica declares war on the Central Powers, 23 My 8
Cotton declared contraband, 21 Au 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 6;
again, 24 Au 8
Courcelles captured by British, 21 Au 8
Courland coast bombarded, 25 Mh 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, 29 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 Ap 7
Cumières stormed by Germans, 24 My 6
Cuxhaven, German warships off, bombed, 25 D 4
Cymric sunk, 8 My 6
Cyprus annexed by Great Britain, 5 N 4
Czar: see Tsar
Czecho-Slovaks declared Allies, 13 Au 8
Czecho-Slovak State proclaimed, 30 O 8
Czernin, Count, resigns, 15 Ap 8
Czernowitz captured by Russians, 15 S 4;
retaken by Austrians, 22 O 4;
by Russians, 27 O 4;
by Austrians, 17 F 5;
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 O 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;
bombardment 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 E14 enters the Sea of Marmora, 27 Ap 5;
the E14 sinks a Turkish transport, 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 Barbarossa sunk, 9 Au 5;
the Royal Edward sunk, 14 Au 5;
the Sutherland, sunk, 2 S 5;
the Ramazan sunk, 19 S 5;
the Marquette sunk, 26 O 5;
the Hythe sunk, 29 O 5;
the E20 lost, 6 N 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 Sultan of, defeated, 22-23 My 6
Declaration of London abandoned, 28 Je 6
Dedeagatch bombarded, 21 O 5, 18 Ja 6
De la Rey shot, 15 S 4
Delcassé, M., resigns, 13 O 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 Au 8
Deraa captured by Arabs, 27 S 8
Derby, Lord, appointed Director of Recruiting, 5 O 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 Au 6
Devonport, Lord, appointed Food Controller, 10 D 6;
resigns, 1 Je 7;
succ. by Lord Rhondda, 15 Je 7
De Wet: see under South Africa
Diakhova occupied by Bulgarians,9 D 5
Dialah River, a Turkish stand on the, 7 Mh 7;
the British cross, 9 Mh 7
Diaz, Gen., becomes Generalissimo, 9 N 7
Dibra occupied by Bulgarians, 9 D 5
Dixmude captured by Germans, 10 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, 1 O 6;
the Roumanians counter-attack, 3 O 6;
they fall back, 5 O 6;
the Austro-Germans capture Brasso, 7 O 6;
they attack again, 19 O 6;
capture Tuzla, 21 O 6;
Constanza, 22 O 6;
Chernavoda, 24 O 6;
the Russians and Roumanians 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 Roumanians evacuate Buzeu, 14 D 6;
the Russians are victorious at Botogu, 18 D 6;
the Germans take Rimnic-Sarat, 26-28 D 6;
Braila, 5 Ja 7;
Focsani, 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, 6-11 D 5, 12 Mh 7, 25 Ap 7, 9 My 7
Don, air-raid on, 20 F 6
Donegal sunk, 17 Ap 7
Dormans, the Germans reach, 31 My 8
Dorna Watra Pass, fighting at the, 28 F 7
Douai reoccupied by the Allies, 17 O 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 Ap 6;
and recapture the village, 24 O 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 O 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
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 D 4
Dundee, H.M.S., sunk, 3 S 7
Dunkirk, air-raid on, 30 D 4;
marines landed at, 19 S 4;
bombarded from the sea, 25 Mh 7
Durazzo occupied by Italians, 20 D 5;
retaken by Austrians, 27 F 6;
a naval attack on, 2 O 8;
the Italians reoccupy it, 14 O 8
Dvina line attacked by Germans, 28 Au 5
Dvinsk, a German attack on, fails, 24 S 5;
the Battle of, 3-10 O 5;
the Russians attack near, 12-14 O 5;
again, 31 O-3 N 5;
fighting near, 20-22 Mh 6
Düsseldorf, air-raids on, 22 S 4, 8 O 4, 9 O 4
East Africa: Dar-es-Salaam shelled by British cruisers, 13 Au 4;
Taveta is occupied by the Germans, 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 surrenders, 12 Ja 5;
the Germans retake Jassin, 19 Ja 5;
but are defeated on the Mora River, 9 Mh 5;
the British capture Bukoba, 23 Je 5;
they advance on Kilimanjaro, 7 Mh 6;
are successful near Taveta and Kilimanjaro, 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 My 6;
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;
Kilossa, 22 Au 6;
Mrogoro, 26 Au 6;
Neu Iringa, 29 Au 6;
Dar-es-Salaam surrenders, 4 S 6;
the Germans defeated at Lupembe, 30 O 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, 1 O 7;
a Belgian column occupies Mahenge, 9 O 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, 1 O 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
Edea occupied by Allies, 26 O 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 the 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;
captured by British, 21 D 6
Elbasan captured by Bulgarians, 17 D 5;
by Italians, 7 O 8
El Fasher captured by British, 23 My 6
Emden appears off Bengal, 10 S 4;
shells Madras, 22 S 4;
sinks the Jemchug and Mousquet, 28 O 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 Jl 7
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 O 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 Mh 6;
they retire from, 9 Mh 6
Esthonia invaded by Germans, 21 O 7;
they evacuate it, 27 O 7
Etaples, an air-raid on, 19 My 8
Expeditionary Force, the British, lands in France, 9 Au 4;
embarkation completed, 16 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
Falaba 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 squadron, 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, explosion at, 2 Ap 6
Feluja captured by British, 19 Mh 7
Ferdinand, K. of Bulgaria, abdicates, 4 O 8
Fère-en-Tardenois, the Germans reach, 30 My 8;
the Allies recapture, 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 O 4;
succeeded by Sir H. Jackson, 28 My 5
Fismes captured by Americans, 4 Au 8
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 O 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
Focsani captured by Austro-Germans, 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 Bordeaux, 3 S 4;
M. Delcassé resigns, 13 O 5;
declares war on Bulgaria, 16 O 5;
M. Briand becomes Premier, 28 O 5;
resigns, 17 Mh 7;
M. Ribot becomes Premier, 19 Mh 7;
the Govt. addresses a Protest to Neutrals against German barbarities, 25 Mh 7;
refuses to allow Socialists to attend Stockholm 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 O 6
Frankenau, the Battle of, 23 Au 4
Frankfurt, air-raids on, 10 Au 7, 22 S 7, 21 Au 8
Freiburg, an air-raid on, 14 Ap 7
French, Lord, commands B.E.F., 16 Au 4;
meets General Joffre, 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, 6 O 8
Friedrichshafen, air-raids on, 21 N 4, 28 Ap 5
Friedrichstadt, a battle at, 3 S 5
Fromelles, 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 Mh 8
Galatz evacuated by Russians, 11 Ja 7
Gallia sunk, 4 O 6
Gallipoli (for Naval exploits, see Dardanelles):
the Allies land in (battle of Cape Helles), 25-26 Ap 5;
positions consolidated, 27 Ap 5;
1st 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 offensive, 29 Je-1 Jl 5;
a Turkish attack, 4 Jl 5;
Battle of Sari Bair, 6-11 Au 5;
the British land at Suvla Bay, 6 Au 5;
Battle of Suvla, 6-15 Au 5;
Chunuk Bair captured by New Zealanders, 8 Au 5;
Chunuk Bair retaken by Turks, 10 Au 5;
2nd British attack at Suvla, 21 Au 5;
Sir Ian Hamilton recalled, 16 O 5;
Sir C. Monro assumes command, 28 O 5;
a Turkish attack at 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 Gallipoli is completed, 8 Ja 6;
the British occupy the Dardanelles forts, 12 N 8
Galway Castle sunk, 12 S 8
Garua 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 1st Battle of, 27 Mh 7;
the 2nd Battle of, 17 Ap 7;
fighting 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 O 6
George, Mr. Ll., apptd. Minister of Munitions, 26 My 5;
Secretary for War, 6 Jl 6;
proposes reforms to Mr. Asquith, 1 D 6;
becomes Premier, 7 D 6
Germany: sends ultimatums to France and Russia, 31 Jl 4;
declares 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 reprisals for Great Britain's treatment 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 warning, 27 Au 5;
declares war on Portugal, 10 Mh 6;
agrees with U.S.A. not to sink without warning, 4 My 6;
declares war on Roumania, 28 Au 6;
invades Roumania, 13 O 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 warfare, 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 O 7;
captures islands in the Gulf of Riga, 12-20 O 7;
invades Esthonia, 21 O 7;
announces that she will treat with Bolshevists, 29 N 7;
signs an Armistice at Brest-Litovsk, 15 D 7;
it terminates and she invades 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;
Nikolaieff, 17 Mh 8;
offers Peace Terms to Belgium, 15 S 8;
sends a Note to Mr. Wilson, 4 O 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 Entente Powers, 11 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 O 4;
occupied by Germans, 13 O 4;
reoccupied by Belgians, 11 N 8
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 N 6
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
Glencorse Wood, 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. Gloucester, 7 Au 4;
reaches the Dardanelles, 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 Constantinople, 27 Ja 8
Goldap occupied by Russians, 10 N 4
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, 1 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 O 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 Hedjaz) 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 O 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, 11 N 5;
recruiting for 'Derby' Groups closes, 12 D 5;
Compulsory 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 enemy titles, 19 Je 7;
changes ministers, 17 Jl 7;
closes cable communication with Holland, 11 O 7;
announces formation of Air Ministry, 16 O 7;
orders two meatless days a week, 23 Ja 8;
adopts compulsory rationing, 25 F 8;
renounces Home Rule and Conscription for Ireland, 21 Je 8
Greece:—M. Zaimis becomes Premier, 5 O 5;
refuses Serbia's appeal for help, 12 O 5;
M. Zaimis resigns, 4 N 5;
M. Skouloudis becomes Premier, 6 N 5;
a Note presented by the Allies, 21 Je 6;
M. Skouloudis resigns, 22 Je 6;
an Allied naval demonstration 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. Venizelos goes to Crete, 25 S 6;
proclaims a Provisional Government at Crete, 29 S 6;
the Cabinet resigns, 3 O 6;
Prof. Lambros becomes Premier, 9 O 6;
the Govt. yields to the Allies' Ultimatum, 10 O 6;
the Allies take possession of the Greek fleet, 11 O 6;
they land troops at Athens, 17 O 6;
demand surrender of batteries, 26 N 6;
Greece rejects the demands, 1 D 6;
Royalist party gains control, 6 D 6;
a blockade proclaimed by the Allies, 8 D 6;
they demand demobilisation of Greek troops, 11 D 6;
and present 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 Constantine abdicates, 11 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 S 5
'Group' system applied, 22 O 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, 3 S 6
Gumbinnen, the Battle of, 20 Au 4
Gyimes Pass captured by Germans, 16 O 6
Hafiz Kor, a British success at, 5 S 5
Hague, The, Conferences at, concerning prisoners, 25 Je 7, 8 Je 8
Haifa captured by British, 23 S 8
Haig, Sir D. (Lord Haig), commands the 1st 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 capture 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, 7 N 8
Hamel captured by American and Australian troops, 4 Jl 8
Hamelincourt captured by British, 23 Au 8
Hamilton, Sir I., arrives at Tenedos, 17 Mh 5;
recalled, 16 O 5
Hampshire, H.M.S., sunk, 5 Je 6
Hartlepool bombarded, 16 D 4
Hartmannsweilerkopf 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 O 5
Harwich, air-raids on, 4 Jl 7, 22 Jl 7;
a naval action off, 10 My 7
Hasuur seized by Union troops, 1 Ap 5
Haudromont quarries carried by the French, 21 My 6
Haumont Wood captured by Germans, 22 F 6
Havrincourt, the Battle of, 12-18 S 8
Hawke, H.M.S., sunk, 15 O 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 Au 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 Roumanians, 1 S 6
Hermes, H.M.S., sunk, 31 O 4
Herrmann sunk, 13 Je 6
Hertling, Count, becomes Premier, 1 N 7;
resigns, 1 O 8
Hesperian 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 60, 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 6
Hindenburg Line, portions captured, 13 Ap 7, 3 My 7, 15 Je 7
Hintze, Adm. von, succeeds Von Kühlmann, 9 Jl 8
Hiramo Maru sunk, 4 O 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 O 5, 4 Mh 6, 18 Mh 6
Homs occupied by British, 15 O 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
Hoskins, 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 torpedoed, 24 N 6;
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 Rewa sunk, 4 Ja 8;
the Glenart Castle sunk, 26 F 8;
the Guildford Castle torpedoed, 10 Mh 8;
the Koningin Regentes sunk, 6 Je 8;
the Llandovery Castle sunk, 27 Je 8
Housatonic sunk, 3 F 7
Houthulst Forest, fighting in, 9 O 7, 12 O 7, 22 O 7
Hulluch, fighting at, 26 S 5
'Hunding' line broken by French, 19 O 8
Hungary (see Austria-Hungary):
invaded by Russia, 28 S 4;
proclaims a Republic, 31 O 8
Hussein Kamel, Khedive of Egypt, succeeds Abbas II., 18 D 4;
dies, 9 O 7
Hythe sunk, 29 O 5
Immelman shot down, 18 Je 6
Imperatritsa Maria sunk, 20 O 6
India, H.M.S., sunk, 8 Au 5
Indian Corps reaches France, 19 O 4;
is attacked at Festubert, 23 N 4;
attacks at Givenchy, 19-22 D 4;
leaves France, 28 D 5
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 O 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 proclaimed, 27 Ap 6;
the rebellion crushed, 1 My 6;
the Convention 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 Au 8
Irles captured by British, 10 Mh 7
Irresistible, H.M.S., sunk, 18 Mh 5
Ishtip captured by Serbians, 25 S 8
Isonzo, fighting on the, 2-29 Jl 5, 14 Au 6, 14 S 6;
an Italian offensive on the, 14 My-10 Je 7;
another, 19 Au 7
Ispahan captured by Russians, 19 Mh 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 O 5;
on Germany, 28 Au 6;
Sig. Orlando becomes Premier, 28 O 7;
French troops arrive, 3 N 7;
British troops arrive, 4 N 7
Itchen, H.M.S., sunk, 6 Jl 7
Ivangorod invested by Germans, 22 Jl 5;
captured by Austro-Germans, 5 Au 5
Ivanoff, Gen., superseded, 4 Ap 6
Ivernia sunk, 1 Ja 7
Jablonica occupied by Russians, 15 Au 6
—— Pass carried by Russians, 22 Au 6;
fighting near, 2 S 6
Jabussi occupied by British, 14 O 4
Jackson, Sir H., apptd. First Sea Lord, 28 My 5;
succeeded by Sir John Jellicoe, 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 Tsingtau, 2 S 4;
occupies Marshall Islands, 7 O 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
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
Joffre, Marshal, meets Sir J. French in 'the Retreat,' 29 Au 4;
succeeded by Gen. Nivelle, 12 D 6;
created a Marshal, 26 D 6
Jordan crossed by British, 22 Mh 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 II. of Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse sunk, 26 Au 4
Kakera, action at, 2 S 7
Kalat Shergat captured by British, 28 O 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 Premier, 16 S 6
Kalusz 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 Bulgarians, 25 Au 6;
bombarded by warships, 28 Au 6;
surrender of the 4th Greek Army Corps at, 12 S 6
Kawachi lost, 12 Jl 8
Kemmel Hill, a German attack on, 17 Ap 8;
captured by Germans, 25 Ap 8
Kemmern, the Battle of, 11 N 5
Kemp rebels, 22 O 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 Rayat 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 sunk, 9 Au 5
Kiao-Chau: see Tsingtau
Kibata, a British success near, 15 D 6
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 Mh 6, 11 Mh 6
Kilossa captured by British, 22 Au 6
Kimpolung captured by Russians, 23 Je 6
King Edward VII., H.M.S., sunk, 6 Ja 6
King George V. thrown from his horse, 28 O 5
King's Lynn, air-raid on, 19 Ja 5
Kirkuk occupied by British, 7 My 8;
they evacuate it, 24 My 8;
and occupy it again, 25 O 8
Kitchener, Lord, apptd. Secretary of 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 O 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 N 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 Au 5
Kragujevatz captured by Austrians, 30 O 5
Krasnik, the 1st 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. Commander-in-Chief, 21 N 7
Krithia, the 1st Battle for, 28 Ap 5;
2nd Battle for, 6-8 My 5;
3rd Battle for, 4 Je 5
Kronstadt (Brasso) occupied by Roumanians, 29 Au 6;
retaken by Austro-Germans, 7 O 6
Kühlmann, H. von, resigns, 9 Jl 8
Kum occupied by Russians, 20 D 5
Kut-el-Amara (see also Mesopotamia):
the British reach, 25 S 5;
the 1st 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 position, 22 Ap 6;
an attempt to run a supply ship into Kut, 24 Ap 6;
the garrison capitulates, 29 Ap 6 (now see Mesopotamia)
La Bassée, the Battle of, 11-31 O 4
La Boiselle, fighting at, 3-4 Jl 6
'Labyrinth,' the fighting at, 14 N 5
Laconia sunk, 25 F 7
La Fère captured by Germans, 30 Au 4;
retaken by French, 13 O 8
Laforey, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Mh 7
Lahej captured by Turks, 5 Jl 5
Lajj, British cavalry reach, 5 Mh 7
Lambros, Prof., becomes Premier, 9 O 6
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 O 8
Lassigny, the 1st Battle of, 9-13 Je 8;
the 2nd Battle of, 9-15 Au 8
Lassoo, H.M.S., sunk, 13 Au 6
Laurentic 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 1st Battle of, 26 Au 4;
captured by British, 10 O 8;
the 2nd Battle of, 8-10 O 8
Leinster sunk, 10 O 8
Leipsig Redoubt carried, 7 Jl 6
Lemberg, the 1st Battle of, 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 N 7
Lens occupied by Germans, 4 O 4;
fighting near, 12-15 Ap 7, 15-22 Au 7;
evacuated by Germans, 3 S 8
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 Ap 6
Leuze Wood captured by British, 5 S 6
Libau shelled, 17 N 4;
bombarded, 28 Mh 5;
captured by Germans, 8 My 5
Liberia severs relations with Germany, 8 My 7
Lichnowsky, Prince, his memoir published, 15 Mh 8
Liége 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 O 4;
reoccupied by Allies, 17 O 8
Lisbon, an insurrection at, 6-11 D 7
Livenza, fighting on the, 7 N 7
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 7, 25 S 7, 29 S 7, 30 S 7, 1 O 7, 31 O 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 O 5, 13 O 5, 24 Au 6, 3 S 6, 23 S 6, 25 S 6, 1 O 6, 19 O 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 O 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
Louvain sunk, 20 Ja 8
Lowestoft, air-raid on, 20 F 6;
bombarded, 25 Ap 6;
naval raid on, 26 N 6
Lublin occupied by Austro-Germans, 30 Jl 5
Ludendorff, Gen., resigns, 26 O 8
Luderitz Bay occupied by Union troops, 19 S 4
Ludwigshaven, air-raid on, 27 My 5
Lupembe, action at, 30 O 6
Lusitania sunk, 7 My 5
Lutkow captured by Austro-Germans, 19 My 5
Lutsk captured by Germans, 1 S 5;
retaken by Russians, 23 S 5;
they abandon it, 28 S 5;
and retake it, 6 Je 6
Luxemburg invaded by Germany, 2 Au 4
Lvoff, 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 O 8
M 30 sunk, 13 My 6
Maan captured by Arabs, 23 S 8
Macedonia[12] (see also Salonika, Serbia):
the Bulgarians take Vranja, 15 O 5;
are driven from Strumnitza, 19 O 5;
but capture Veles, 21 O 5;
the Allies bombard Dedeagatch, 21 O 5;
the Bulgarians take Uskub and Rumanovo, 22 O 5;
the Serbians retake Veles, 25 O 5;
French troops join the Serbians, 27 O 5;
British and French in position across the Vardar, 27 O 5;
the Bulgarians retake Veles, 29 O 5;
and capture Nish, 5 N 5;
Prilep, 16 N 5;
but are repulsed near Strumnitza, 16 N 5;
the Germans capture Novi Bazar, 21 N 5;
the Austrians take Mitrovitza and Prishtina, 25 N 5;
Bulgarians occupy Prisrend, 29 N 5;
and Monastir, 5 D 5;
and attack the British near Doiran, 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 position before Salonika, 12 D 5;
the Bulgarians capture Doiran and Ghevgeli, 12 D 5;
Elbasan, 17 D 5 (now see Albania);
the Allies bombard Dedeagatch and Porto Lagos, 18 Ja 6;
and are bombarded on the Vardar, 7 Ap 6;
the Bulgarians capture Fort Rupel, 26 My 6;
a French success near Doiran, 11 Au 6;
the Bulgarians attack near Salonika, 17 Au 6;
and advance towards Kavala, 18 Au 6;
they capture Florina, 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 Kavala, 12 S 6;
the Allies successful near Florina, 15 S 6;
capture it, 18 S 6;
the Serbians reach Kenali, 3 O 6;
the British advance, 4 O 6;
again, 7 O 6;
ditto, 31 O 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;
again, 9 My 7;
they withdraw, 16 Je 7;
Greek troops attack at Skra di Legen, 30 My 8 (now see Albania);
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;
Strumnitza, 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, 9 O 7
Majestic, H.M.S., sunk, 27 My 5
Makob occupied by Union troops, 3 Mh 5
Malancourt captured by Germans, 30 Mh 6
Malangali, fighting at, 24 Jl 6
Malema occupied by British, 13 Je 8
Maloja 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 D 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 O 6
Maritz: see under South Africa
Marmora, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Jl 8
Marne, the 1st Battle of the, 6-10 S 4;
the Germans reach the, 31 My 8;
the 2nd Battle of the, 15 Jl-4 Au 8
Marne, H.M.S., sinks a submarine, 20 Jl 8
Maroilles, action at, 25 Au 4
Marquette sunk, 26 O 5
Marshall, Lt.-Gen., apptd. to command in Mesopotamia, 24 N 7
Marshall Islands occupied by Japan, 7 O 4
Martinpuich captured by British, 15 S 6;
again, 24 Au 8
Mary Rose, H.M.S., sunk, 17 O 7
Masurian Lakes, the Battle of the, 6-12 S 4
Maubeuge invested, 26 Au 4; surrenders, 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 O 8;
resigns, 8 N 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 Mh 5
Merckem captured by Allies, 27 O 7
Merris captured by Australian troops, 29 Jl 8;
the 'Mont' captured by British, 3 Je 8
Mersa Matruh, fighting at, 13 D 5, 25 D 5
Merv captured by Bolshevists, 22 Au 8
Merville captured by British, 19 Au 8
Mesopotamia (see also Kut-el-Amara and Persia):
Basra occupied by British, 21 N 4;
the Battle of Shaiba, 12-14 Ap 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;
the 1st Battle of Kut, 28 S 5;
they take Kut, 29 S 5; they
reach Azizie, 23 O 5;
they advance on Ctesiphon, 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 position 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, 11 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 Ap 7;
Turks defeated at Istabulat, 18 Ap 7;
the British attack between Istabulat and Samarra, 21 Ap 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 Ramadieh, 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 Khartmatli, 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;
evacuate Kirkuk, 24 My 8;
advance east of the Tigris, 23 O 8;
capture Kirkuk again, 25 O 8;
Kalat Shergat, 28 O 8;
the Turks routed, 29 O 8;
the Turkish forces surrender, 30 O 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
Météren, 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 Chancellor, 14 Jl 7;
resigns, 30 O 7
Mignonette, H.M.S., sunk, 17 Mh 7
Milan, an air-raid on, 14 F 6
Miliukoff, M., resigns, 16 My 7
Military Service Bill introduced, 5 Ja 6
—— Act comes into operation, 10 F 6
—— Cross instituted, 1 Ja 5
Milner, Lord, becomes Secretary for War, 18 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, 1 Au 5;
retaken by Russians, 16 Au 5
Mitrovitza captured by Austrians, 25 N 5
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 O 4;
engage German destroyers, 17 My 6
—— the M 15 sunk, 11 N 7
—— the M 21 sunk, 20 O 8
—— the M 30 sunk, 13 My 6
Monmouth, H.M.S., sunk, 1 N 4
Monro, Gen., succeeds Gen. Hamilton, 16 O 5;
assumes command, 28 O 5
Mons, the Battle of, 23 Au 4;
retaken 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 Austrians, 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 6;
Antivari 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 O 7
—— Sound, fighting in, 17-18 O 7
Mora River (E. Africa), Battle of the, 9 Mh 5
—— Mountains (W. Africa), fighting 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
Mormal, 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 the, 9 Ap 6;
is repulsed, 10 Ap 6;
a French success, 2 My 6;
fresh German attacks, 3 My 6;
they lose ground, 8 My 6;
fighting at, 20-21 My 6
Morval captured by British, 25 S 6
Moshi occupied by British, 12 Mh 6
Mosul occupied by British, 3 N 8
Mount Lovtchen captured by Austrians, 10 Ja 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
Moyenville captured by British, 21 Au 8
Mpwapwa occupied by British, 11 Au 6
Mulhausen captured by French, 8 Au 4;
they evacuate it, 10 Au 4;
they retake it, 19 Au 4;
the Germans retake it, 25 Au 4
München sunk, 19 O 6
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 6;
retaken by Turks, 2 Au 6;
by Russians, 24 Au 6;
abandoned by Russians, 3 My 7
Mwanza captured by British, 12 Jl 6
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 Au—11 S 4;
air-raid on, 10 Au 7
Nantes, British base established at, 30 Au 4
Narev crossed by the Germans, 23 Jl 5
Narotch, Lake, the 1st Battle of, 18 Mh—14 Ap 6;
the 2nd Battle of, 28 Ap 6
Narrows, Battle of the, 18 Mh 5
Nasiriyeh captured by British, 25 Jl 5
Nasturtium, H.M.S., sunk, 27 Ap 6
Natal, H.M.S., destroyed, 31 D 5
Naval Actions: off Belgian coast, 20 Mh 6, 22 Jl 6, 27 O 7;
in North Sea, 23 Ja 7, 12 D 7, 21 Mh 8, 11 Au 8 (see also Jutland, Dogger Bank, and Heligoland)
Naval Division formed, 7 S 4;
reaches Antwerp, 5 O 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 O 8
Negro, H.M.S., sunk, 21 D 6
Nesle 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 6
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, 1 S 8
Neuville, a German attack near, 24 Ja 6
New Guinea occupied by Australia, 24 S 4
Ngaundere 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
Nieuport, Battle of, 10 Jl 7
Niger, H.M.S., sunk, 11 N 4
Nikolaieff occupied by Germans, 17 Mh 8
Nish captured by Bulgarians, 5 N 5;
recaptured by Serbians, 12 O 8
Nitti, Sig., becomes Premier, 21 Je 9
Nivelle, Gen., succeeds Marshal Joffre, 12 D 6;
is succeeded by Gen. Pétain, 15 My 7
Norongombe, a British victory at, 19 Jl 7
North Sea: see Naval Actions, Jutland, Heligoland, Dogger Bank
North Star, H.M.S., sunk, 23 Ap 8
Norway forbids the use of territorial waters to submarines, 13 O 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 O 8
Novo Georgievsk captured by Germans, 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 O 6
Oberndorf, air-raid on, 12 O 6
Ocean, H.M.S., sunk, 18 Mh 5
Oceanic, H.M.S., lost, 8 S 4
Odessa occupied by Germans, 13 Mh 8
Oesel Island attacked by Germans, 12 O 7;
they capture Arensburg, 13 O 7;
fight a naval action, 14 O 7;
occupy the island, 16 O 7
Okrida occupied by Bulgarians, 9 D 5
Olai captured by Russians, 7 N 5
Olita fort evacuated by Russians, 26 Au 5
Oppy captured by British, 7 O 8
Oppy line, fighting at the, 29 Ap 7, 3 My 7, 28 Je 7
Orama sunk, 19 O 7
Orlando, Sig., becomes Premier, 28 O 7;
resigns, 19 Je 9
Orsova, passage forced by Austro-Germans at, 23 O 5;
occupied by Roumanians, 7 S 6;
retaken by Austro-Germans, 23 N 6
Ortona bombarded by Austrians, 23 Jl 5
Ossowietz captured by Germans, 23 Au 5
Ostend occupied by British, 27 Au 4;
the 7th Division disembarked at, 6 O 4;
occupied by Germans, 15 O 4;
bombarded by British, 5 Je 7, 22 S 7, 25 S 7, 21 O 7, 21 Mh 8;
a British naval raid on, 23 Ap 8;
H.M.S. Vindictive 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 O 8
Otranto sunk, 6 O 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
Palembang sunk, 18 Mh 6
Palestine (see also Sinai):
the 1st 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 O 7;
and the defences of Gaza, 1 N 7;
a British success north of Beersheba, 6 N 7;
they capture Gaza, 7 N 7;
a further Turkish defeat, 9 N 7;
another at Ascalon, 13 N 7;
the British approach Jaffa, 15 N 7;
capture it, 17 N 7;
approach Jerusalem, 18 N 7;
capture Mizpeh, 21 N 7;
occupy Hebron, 6 D 7;
capture Jerusalem, 9 D 7;
formal entry into, 11 D 7;
they advance again, 12 D 7, 21 D 7;
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 Jaffa, 10 Ap 8;
Arabs seize the Hedjaz railway near Maan, 24 Ap 8;
the British advance and recapture Es Salt, 30 Ap 8;
they are defeated near Jisr-ed-Damieh, 1 My 8;
they withdraw 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 O 8;
the French occupy Beirut, 7 O 8;
the British take Tripoli, 13 O 8;
Homs, 15 O 8;
an armistice with Turkey signed, 31 O 8
Pallada destroyed, 11 O 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 O 7, 26 O 7, 30 O 7;
they capture it, 6 N 7;
and evacuate it, 16 Ap 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 concerning Fiume, 23 Ap 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 6;
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, 25 Jl 5
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
Persia: — a revolt breaks out in, 22 N 5;
Russians occupy Hamadan, 11 D 5;
Kum, 20 D 5;
Kermanshah, 27 F 6;
Sinneh, 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 Russians 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 O 7
Pétain, Gen., apptd. Chief of Staff, 29 Ap 7;
Commander-in-Chief, 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, 1 Mh 7
Phœnix, H.M.S., sunk, 14 My 8
Piave, Austrian attacks on the, 10-16 N 7;
fighting on the, 15-25 Je 8, 2-6 Jl 8, 24-28 O 8
Pilkem, fighting near, 6 Jl 5
Pinsk occupied by Germans, 16 S 5;
a Russian success near, 16 Ja 6
Pirrie, 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, 6 D 6
Ploska Height captured by Russians, 2 S 6
Plumer, Gen., apptd. to command in Italy, 24 N 7
Podgora, attacked by Italians, 15 Je 5;
an Italian success at, 20 Jl 5
Pola, naval raids on, 1 N 6, 14 My 8, 31 O 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 Independent 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, 6-11 D 7
Portugal sunk, 30 Mh 6
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 O 5
President Lincoln sunk, 31 My 8
Prilep captured by Bulgarians, 16 N 5;
retaken by French, 23 S 8
Primula, H.M.S., sunk, 1 Mh 6
Prinz Adalbert sunk, 23 O 5
Prishtina captured by Austrians, 25 N 5;
occupied by French, 10 O 8
Prisrend occupied by Bulgarians, 29 N 5;
retaken by French, 11 O 8
Provence II. sunk, 26 F 6
Prussia, East: the Russians invade, 7 Au 4;
evacuate, 12 S 4;
reinvade, 4 O 4;
evacuate, 9 O 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
Przemysl invested by Russians, 22 S 4;
the siege raised for three weeks, 15 O 4;
again besieged, 11 N 4;
the defences breached, 13 Mh 5;
it surrenders, 22 Mh 5;
attacked by Austro-Germans, 30 My 5;
they capture it, 3 Je 5
Pskoff 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 O 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, 11 D 6
Renaudin sunk, 18 Mh 6
'Retreat,' the, begins 24 Au 4;
ends, 5 S 4
Reval occupied by Germans, 25 F 8
Rewa 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 Controller, 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 O 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 O 7
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 O 8
Roumania declares war on Austria, 27 Au 6;
invades Transylvania, 28 Au 6;
agrees to an armistice, 6 D 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 O 5
Rujm-el-Bahr occupied by British, 26 F 8
Russell, H.M.S., sunk, 27 Ap 6
Russia sunk, 14 D 6
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 ultimatum to Bulgaria, 4 O 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 recognised by the Allies, 24 Mh 7;
M. Miliukoff resigns, 16 My 7;
M. Kerenski becomes War Minister, 16 My 7;
the Government repudiates a separate Peace, 19 My 7;
launches a great offensive in E. Galicia, 1 Jl 7;
proclaims 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 surrenders, 3 D 7;
the Ukrainians revolt, 8 D 7 (see Ukraine);
the Constituent Assembly meets, 11 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 conditions, 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 Bolshevists defeat Gen. Alexeieff, 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 O 7, 16 My 8
Saarburg captured by French, 18 Au 4
Saillisel captured by French, 12 N 6
Sailly-Saillisel captured by French, 18 O 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 established 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 O 8
Saliff captured by British, 12 Je 7
Salonika (for military operations, see Macedonia):
Allied troops land at, 5 O 5;
British reinforcements 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. Guillaumet succeeds Gen. Sarrail, 15 D 7;
Gen. F. d'Esperey succeeds Gen. Guillaumet, 27 Je 8
Salta sunk, 10 Ap 7
Salvia, H.M.S., sunk, 20 Je 7
Samarra, fighting near, 17 Ap 7;
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
San Grado captured by Italians, 15 S 6
San Michele, Monte, captured by Italians, 19 Jl 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, 6-11 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, 4 S 7
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 9
Schilden Island captured by Germans, 20 O 7
Schleswig-Holstein, air-raid on, 25 Mh 6
Schwaben Redoubt captured by British, 28 S 6;
they advance at, 14 O 6
Scott, H.M.S., sunk, 15 Au 8
Scutari captured by Austrians, 23 Ja 6;
occupied by Italians, 4 N 8
Seaham bombarded, 11 Jl 6
Sedan occupied by Americans, 6 N 8
Seeheim occupied by Union troops, 17 Ap 5
Seidler, Dr. von, becomes Austrian Premier, 24 Je 7;
tenders his resignation, 22 Ja 8;
resigns, 23 Jl 8
Selle, Battle of the, 17-25 O 8
Semendria, taken by Austrians, 10 O 5
Semlin occupied by Serbians, 10 S 4;
they evacuate it, 17 S 4
Sende, fighting at, 25 O 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 O 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 O 5;
the Austro-Germans capture Belgrade, 8 O 5;
Semendria, 10 O 5;
Bulgaria invades Serbia, 11 O 5;
captures Vranja, 15 O 5;
Veles, 21 O 5;
Uskub and Rumanovo, 22 O 5;
the Austrians force the Danube at Orsova, 23 O 5;
and open a route to Constantinople, 24 O 5;
and join the Bulgarians, 25 O 5;
the Serbians retake Veles, 25 O 5;
and join the French, 27 O 5;
the Bulgarians retake Veles, 29 O 5;
the Austrians capture Kragujevatz, 30 O 5;
the Bulgarians take Nish, 5 N 5 (now see Macedonia);
the Serbian Govt. leaves Mitrovitza for Prisrend, 23 N 5;
the Austrians capture Mitrovitza and Prishtina,
the Govt. removes to Scutari, 25 N 5;
the Serbian Army retreats into Albania, 28 N 5;
Corfu is prepared for Serbian troops, 11 Ja 6;
the first Serbian troops land at Corfu, 15 Ja 6;
the reorganised Serbian Army is concentrated there, 10 F 6;
they advance on Monastir, 3 O 6 (now see Macedonia);
they recapture Nish, 12 O 8;
Ipek and Novi Bazar, 14 O 8;
approach the Danube, 20 O 8;
the French occupy Negotin, 22 O 8;
the Serbians reoccupy Belgrade, 1 N 8
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
Shavli occupied by Germans, 1 My 5;
they evacuate it, 11 My 5
Sheerness, air-raid on, 22 O 6
Sherif of Mecca: see Grand Sherif
Siam declares war on Germany and Austria, 22 Jl 7
Sidon occupied by British, 7 O 8
Silistria captured by Bulgarians, 9 S 6
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 capture 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
Sokal, the Battle of, 14 Au 4
Sollum occupied by British, 14 Mh 6
Somme, the 1st 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 O 4;
is defeated at Ratedrai, 15 O 4;
Beyers, Kemp, and De Wet rebel, 22 O 4;
De Wet seizes Heilbron, 24 O 4;
Maritz defeated at Kakamas, 26 O 4;
Beyers defeated at Commissie Drift, 27 O 4;
rebels defeated at Schuit Drift, 30 O 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 defeated near Bothaville, and is drowned crossing the Vaal River, 8 D 4;
the main rebel force surrenders, 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 D 4;
Swakopmund occupied, 14 Ja 5;
Botha sails for, 8 F 5;
Garub occupied, 22 F 5;
Makob occupied, 3 Mh 5;
Nabas occupied, 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 Ap 5;
Karibib occupied, 5 My 5;
Windhoek captured, 12 My 5;
Otavifontein captured, 2 Jl 5;
the Germans defeated at Gaub, 4 Jl 5;
the German forces surrender, 9 Jl 5
Southwold 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 Russians, 10 Au 6;
the Russians advance on, 6 Jl 7;
capture Austrian positions near, 8 Jl 7;
the Austro-Germans retake it, 24 Jl 7
Staunch, H.M.S., sunk, 11 N 7
Stephen Furness, H.M.S., sunk, 13 D 7
Stockholm, Socialist Conference at:
Russia declares for, 9 My 7;
French Socialists to attend, 28 My 7;
French Govt. refuses permission, 1 Je 7;
English Govt. refuses, 13 Au 7
Stokhod, 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 O 7
Struma, the, crossed by the British, 10 S 6
Strumnitza, the Bulgarians driven from, 19 O 5;
occupied by the British, 26 S 8
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 O 6
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) B11 sinks the Messudiyeh, 13 D 4;
E3 sunk, 18 O 4;
E9 sinks a German destroyer, 6 O 4;
E11 torpedoes a Turkish transport, 26 My 5;
E13 is shelled when aground, 18 Au 5;
E14 enters the Sea of Marmora, 27 Ap 5;
she sinks a Turkish transport, 29 Ap 5;
she is sunk, 28 Ja 8;
E20 lost, 6 N 5;
E23 sinks the Westfalen, 19 Au 6
—— (German) attack on British Light Cruiser Squadron, 9 Au 4;
one is sunk by a British aeroplane, 26 Au 5;
the Deutschland reaches the United States, 9 Jl 6;
regains Germany, 23 Au 6;
S20 sunk, 5 Je 7;
U8 sunk, 4 Mh 5;
U12 sunk, 9 Mh 5;
U15 sunk, 9 Au 4;
U18 sunk, 23 N 4;
U28 sinks the Falaba, 28 Mh 5;
U48 sunk, 24 N 7;
U53 reaches Newport, 7 O 6;
and sinks eight ships, 8 O 6;
UC5 captured, 27 Ap 6
—— Blockade declared by Germany, 18 F 5
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 Fasher, 23 My 6
Suez Canal, the 1st 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 O 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 of, 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 destroyers, 20 Ap 7
Sydney, H.M.S., destroys the Emden, 9 N 4
Syedlets captured by Germans, 12 Au 5
Syria: see Palestine and Sinai
Szent Istvan 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-5 N 7
Tahure, the Butte of, captured by Germans, 30 O 5;
fighting at, 13 F 8
Taif, surrender of, 23 Jl 6
Talaat Bey becomes Grand Vizier, 5 F 7
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
Taveta 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, 1 O 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 6;
the French retake 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 O 6, 10 N 6;
captured by British, 27 S 6, 24 Au 8
Thilloy captured by British, 28 F 7
Thordis 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 Mh 6
Tisza, Count, resigns, 22 My 7;
is assassinated, 31 O 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 O 8
Tournai captured by Germans, 24 Au 4;
the British reach, 21 O 8;
enter it, 8 N 8
Transylvania invaded by Roumanians, 28 Au 6;
they occupy Kronstadt, 29 Au 6;
Hermanstadt, 1 S 6;
and advance, 14 S 6;
the Austro-Germans gain the Vulcan Pass, 20 S 6;
the Roumanians regain ground there, 26 S 6;
and counter-attack, 3 O 6;
but retire, 5 O 6;
the Austro-Germans retake Kronstadt, 7 O 6;
and advance, 8 O 6;
the Germans enter Roumania, 13 O 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
Trepoff, M., resigns, 9 Ja 7
Trèves, air-raids on, 17 O 5, 3 Je 7, 22 S 7, 21 Au 8
Trieste, a naval action at, 9 D 7;
occupied by Italians, 3 N 8
Tripoli captured by British, 13 O 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): evacuation 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 O 4;
captured, 7 N 4
Tubantia sunk, 16 Mh 6
Tulip, H.M.S., sunk, 30 Ap 7
Turkey: declares war on Roumania, 30 Au 6;
the Sultan of, dies, 3 Jl 8;
signs an Armistice, 30 O 8
Tuscania sunk, 5 F 8
Tutrakan captured by Bulgarians, 6 S 6
Tuz Khartmatli, a British success at, 29 Ap 8
Tuzla captured by Germans and Bulgarians, 21 O 6
Tyrwhitt, Commodore, defeats German naval forces, 10 My 7, 5 Je 7
Tysmienica captured by Russians, 7 Au 6
U-boats: see Submarines
Udine captured by Austrians, 29 O 7;
the Italians reoccupy it, 3 N 8
Uganda invaded by Germans, 20 N 4
Ujiji captured by Belgians, 3 Au 6
Ukraine: a Russian offensive in the, 4 Je 6;
the Govt. demands recognition, 19 D 7;
its independence 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
Umlej surrenders, 16 Jl 6
Undaunted, H.M.S., sinks German destroyers, 17 O 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;
presents a Note to Germany, 19 Ap 6;
Mr. Wilson is re-elected President, 7 N 6;
he sends a Peace Note, 20 D 6;
Germany replies, 25 D 6;
the Allies reply, 9 Ja 7;
breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany, 3 F 7;
invites neutral Powers to sever relations with Germany, 4 F 7;
refuses to negotiate with Germany, 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 O 8
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 O 7
Uskub captured by Bulgarians, 22 O 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 O 5;
reoccupied 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 O 5;
the Battle of the, 15-30 S 8
Varennes captured by Allies, 26 S 8
Varna bombarded, 27 O 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 Jl 8
Vehement, H.M.S., sunk, 2 Au 8
Veles captured by Bulgarians, 21 O 5;
retaken by Serbians, 25 O 5;
by Bulgarians, 29 O 5;
by Serbians, 25 S 8
Velox, H.M.S., mined, 25 O 5
Venice, air-raids on, 11 Je 6, 25 F 8
Venizelos, M., resigns, 5 O 5;
goes to Crete, 25 S 6;
forms a Provisional Govt., 29 S 6;
becomes Premier, 26 Je 7
Verdun cleared of civilians, 16 F 6;
the Battle of, 21 F-1 Jl 6;
the French attack at, 24 O-4 N 6, 15-18 D 6;
fighting at, 17 Jl 7;
the French attack again, 20 Au 7, 25 N 7
Vermelles, a German success near, 11 My 6
Verona, air-raid on, 14 N 5
Versailles, an Allied Conference begins at, 28 O 8
Victoria Nyanza, fighting on, 23 Je 5
Vidzy retaken by Russians, 20 S 5
Ville de Ciotat sunk, 24 D 5
Ville-sur-Ancre captured by Australian 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 Ap 8;
is sunk off Ostend, 10 My 8
Viribus Unitis sunk, 31 O 8
Vistula crossed by the Germans, 21 Jl 5, 28 Jl 5
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 O 5
Vulcan Pass carried by Austro-Germans, 20 S 6;
the Roumanians regain ground at, 26 S 6
Walfish Bay occupied by Union troops, 25 D 4
Walmer, air-raid on, 20 F 6
War Committee apptd. by British Cabinet, 11 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 Zeppelin, 7 Je 5
Warsaw, the 1st battle for, 15-27 O 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 abdicates, 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 Jl 5
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, 9 O 5
Yarmouth bombarded, 3 N 4, 25 Ap 6, 14 Ja 8;
air-raid on, 19 Ja 5
Yarra sunk, 29 My 7
Yorck sunk, 4 N 4
Ypres, the 1st Battle of, 19 O-21 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 O 4
—— Canal, German attempts to cross, 12 F 6
Zaimis, M., becomes Premier, 5 O 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 O 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, 1 Ap 5, 18 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;
recaptured by Belgians, 19 O 8
Zenta sunk, 16 Au 4
Zeppelin, Count, dies, 8 Mh 7
Zeppelins destroyed: in Belgium by Lieut. Warneford, 7 Je 5;
near Brussels, 7 Je 5;
near Ostend, 9 Au 5;
L19 in the North Sea, 31 Ja 6;
near Revigny, 21 F 6;
L15 over the Thames, 31 Mh 6;
L20 off Norway, 2 My 6;
L7 off Schleswig, 4 My 6;
near Salonika, 5 My 6;
at Cuffley by Lieut. Robinson, 3 S 6;
L32 and L33 in Essex, 23 S 6;
at Potter's Bar by Lieut. Tempest, 1 O 6;
two in the Eastern Counties, 27 N 6;
in France, 16 Mh 7;
L22 in the North Sea, 15 My 7;
L43 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 O 7;
off the East Coast, 5 Au 8;
in the North Sea, 11 Au 8;
off 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 Ap 5;
ditto, 30 Ap 5;
on Calais, 16 My 5;
on Ramsgate, 17 My 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, 7 S 5;
ditto, and on London, 8 S 5;
on London, 12 O 5;
ditto, 13 O 5;
on Paris, 29 Ja 6;
on the Midlands, 31 J a 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, 1 O 6;
on England, 27 N 6;
on Kent, 16 Mh 7;
on East Anglia, 23 My 7;
on the South-East, 16 Je 7;
on the Yorkshire coast, 21 Au 7;
on the North-East, East, and London, 19 O 7;
on the Yorkshire coast, 12 Mh 8;
on Hartlepool, 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 O 4;
captured by British, 26 S 7
Zubian, H.M.S., 27 O 6
Zulu, H.M.S., damaged, 27 O 6
Zurawno, a battle at, 10 Je 5

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