12 July
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 12 July.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 12 July on The Great War wiki.
1914
- Demonstrations in Ulster suggesting Civil War.
1915
- Template: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.
- Template:EF Enemy offensive on the Bobr and Narev fronts (north-east of Warsaw).
- Template:SF Turkish trenches before Achi Baba captured. Italian air-raid on Pola.
- Template:NO Engagements reported between British-Belgian force and Germans on north Rhodesian frontier.
- Template:PO State control of coal industry announced in Germany. South Wales miners conference rejects Government proposals.
1916
- Template:WF British gain Mametz Wood and make progress in Trones Wood. Successful raids in Loos salient.
- Germans attack strongly at Verdun; gain some ground at Chapelle St. Fine, at intersection of Fleury-Vaux roads.
- Template:EF Furious fighting continues on the Stokhod, with no decisive results.
- Template: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
- Template:WF British air raid into Belgium.
- Template: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.
- Template: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
- Template:EF Announcement of Allied force on Murman coast. Czecho-Slovaks capture Kazan (on River Volga); Czecho-Slovaks control Siberian Railway east of Penza.
- Template:SF French advance on both sides of River Devoli (southern Albania); Austrians retreat.
- Template:NO Japanese battleship Kawachi blown up and sunk in Tokuyama Bay, 500 casualties.
- Template:PO Count Hertling in Reichstag on Belgium as a pawn. Prussian Upper House expels Prince Lichnowsky.
- Mr. Huges (Australian Premier) re Pacific islands.[1]
- Denaturalisation Bill passes first and second reading in House of Commons.
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)
- ↑ Speech of the Right Honourable W.M. Hughes (Australia Premier) re Pacific Islands: Australia will not consent to return to Germany captured Pacific Islands.