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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|July}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914== Demonstrations in Ulster suggesting Civil War. ==1915== {{WF}} Crown Prince checked in Argonne after vigorous offensive. German advance round Souchez and capture cemetery. German attack in the "Labyrinth" (north of Arras) repulsed. {{EF}} Enemy offensive on the Bobr and Narev fronts (north-east of Warsaw). {{SF}} Turkish [[trench]]es before [[Achi Baba]] captured. Italian [[air-raid]] on Pola. {{NO}} Engagements reported between British-Belgian force and Germans on north Rhodesian frontier. {{PO}} State control of coal industry announced in Germany. South Wales miners conference rejects Government proposals. ==1916== {{WF}} '''British gain Mametz Wood''' and make progress in Trones Wood. Successful raids in Loos salient. Battalion is withdrawn to Crucifix dug-outs. Lieut. Kirkwood RAMC<ref>Royal Army Medical Corps.</ref> is relieved by Lieut. Webster RAMC.<ref name="wdjuly16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1916]]</ref> *Germans attack strongly at Verdun; gain some ground at Chapelle St. Fine, at intersection of Fleury-Vaux roads. {{EF}} Furious fighting continues on the Stokhod, with no decisive results. {{SF}} An Austrian attack on the Adige driven back. {{AE}} Russians under General Yudenich advance west of Erzerum on the Erzingan road and recapture Mamakhatun. ==1917== {{WF}} British [[air raid]] into Belgium. Battalion arrives at Coxyde at 5:30am. Day spent in rest.<ref name="wdjuly17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1917]]</ref> {{EF}} Russian progress towards Dolina (Galicia). General Kornilov crosses the Lomnica river. {{AE}} Announced that Turks have been routed by King of Hejaz in northern Arabia, 700 killed, 600 prisoners. {{PO}} Mesopotamia Debate: Mr. A. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India, resigns. Chinese Republicans enter Pekin; Tuan Chi Jui, P.M.; Fen Kwo Chang, President. ==1918== {{EF}} Announcement of Allied force on Murman coast. Czecho-Slovaks capture Kazan (on River Volga); Czecho-Slovaks control Siberian Railway east of Penza. Battalion training continues with 1st Battalion 130th Infantry Regiment (USA) at Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher.<ref name="wdjuly18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1918]]</ref> {{SF}} French advance on both sides of River Devoli (southern Albania); Austrians retreat. ~~<br>~~ {{NO}} Japanese battleship ''Kawachi'' blown up and sunk in Tokuyama Bay, 500 casualties. ~~{{table-deaths~~ {{PO}} Count Hertling in Reichstag on Belgium as a pawn. Prussian Upper House expels Prince Lichnowsky. ~~\|1914={{clear}}~~ Mr. Huges (Australian Premier) ''re'' Pacific islands.<ref>Speech of the Right Honourable W.M. Hughes (Australia Premier) ''re'' Pacific Islands: Australia will not consent to return to Germany captured Pacific Islands.</ref> ~~\|1915={{clear}}~~ Denaturalisation Bill passes first and second reading in House of Commons. ~~\|1916={{clear}}~~ [[George Henry Douthwaite (13809 L/Cpl.)\|Douthwaite, George Henry (13809 L/Cpl.)]] ~~\|1917={{clear}}~~ [[Anthony Askew (17557 L/Cpl.)\|Askew, Anthony (17557 L/Cpl.)]] [[Leonard George Guest (26931 Pte.)\|Guest, Leonard George (26931 Pte.)]] [[Joseph Kidd (27989 Pte.)\|Kidd, Jospeh (27989 Pte.)]] ~~\|1918={{clear}}~~ }} ==References/notes== ~~{{refs-table}}~~ {{Gleichen-123}} {{reflist}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|194]]

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