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==1914==
==1916==
*[[Brigadier General]] Jardine conducts a tour of the rear line and [[machine gun]] positions with officers commanding the battalions of the [[97th Brigade]].<ref name="wdsep16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916]]</ref>
===Western Front===
*The day is comparatively quiet with only a few hostile [[trench mortar]]s falling near the Lonsdale's front line doing no damage.<ref name="wdsep16" />
*[[Allies]] recover [[Soissons]] and force the passage of the [[Aisne]] there.
*There is very active hostile machine gun fire during the evening.<ref name="wdsep16" />
*[[Amiens]] recovered by the French.
*Germans begin to drive the Belgians back into [[Antwerp]]; Battle along line [[Aerschot]]-[[Malines]].
===Eastern Front===
*[[East Prussia]]: Russians turn on their pursuers and defeat them at [[Sredniki]] near the Niemen.


==1917==
===Southern Front===
*[[Battalion]] situated in [[billet]]s in Wulpen finding working parties.<ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref><ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref>
*Serbians and Austrians fighting in both [[Serbia]] and [[Syrmia]].
===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===
*[[Tsing-tau]]: Japanese capture the railway at Kiao-chau town.
===Naval and Overseas Operations===
*[[Solomon Islands]]: Australian [[troops]] capture [[Bougainville]].
*The ''[[SMS Hela|Hela]]'', German cruiser, sunk by British submarine ''[[HMS E9|E9]]''.
===Political===
*[[Germany]]: Herr [[von Bethmann-Hollweg]]'s reply to [[Mr. Asquith]]'s Guildhall speech of [[4 September]] published.


==References/notes==
==References / notes==
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Revision as of 23:56, 5 June 2020

September

Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 13 September.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 13 September on The Great War wiki.

1916

  • Brigadier General Jardine conducts a tour of the rear line and machine gun positions with officers commanding the battalions of the 97th Brigade.[1]
  • The day is comparatively quiet with only a few hostile trench mortars falling near the Lonsdale's front line doing no damage.[1]
  • There is very active hostile machine gun fire during the evening.[1]

1917

References / notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916
  2. A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.
  3. 11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917
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