July 14—Italians take two miles of Austrian trenches in the Carnic Alps; Italians take two forts south of Goritz.
TURKISH CAMPAIGN
June 16—Turkish artillery damages Allies' positions at Avi Burnu.
June 17—British repulse Turks who attempt to retake trenches lost by them a few days ago; a German officer leads the Turks.
June 20—Turks are undertaking offensive operations in the Caucasus; Turks defeat Russians near Olti, Transcaucasia, fifty-five miles west of Kars, capturing war material.
June 21—Turkish Asiatic batteries bombard allied columns on way to new positions.
June 22—French attack Turkish lines along two-thirds of the entire front on the Gallipoli Peninsula, infantry charges following a heavy bombardment; on the left the French carry two lines of the Turkish trenches and hold them against counter-attacks; to the right, after an all-day battle, the French also take Turkish works, most of which are wrecked by the French artillery; the French now hold the ground commanding the head of the ravine of Kereves Dere, which had been defended by the Turks for several months.
June 27—In the Caucasus region the Russians recently occupied the town of Gob, twenty-five miles north of Lake Van, and Russian forces are moving toward Biltis, Armenia, where Turkish forces are concentrated.
June 30—Allies take several lines of Turkish trenches near Krithia.
July 2—Recent gains made by the Allies on the Gallipoli Peninsula are held despite furious counter-attacks.