14 July: Difference between revisions

*{{WF}} - Germans attack Belgians on Yser canal and are repulsed.

*{{EF}} '''- Russians fall back towards Narev. Great Austro-German offensive from Baltic to Bukovina begins'''. Enemy capture Przasnysz (Narev).

*{{SF}} - Montenegrins repulse Austrian attack at Grahovo ([[Montenegro]]).

*{{AE}} - Turks driven from Nasriya (Euphrates) by British force from Kurna.

*{{PO}} '''- National Registration Bill passes''' House of Lords.

*{{WF}} - British attack German second line; capture Longueval and Bazentin-le-Petit, and the whole of Trones Wood. '''End of first phase of Battle of the Somme'''.

*{{EF}} * End of first phase of Battle of Baranovichithe Somme.

*{{NO}} - British force under General Sir C. Crewe captures Mwanza, on Lake Victoria Nyanza. General van Deventer takes Mpondi (on Central Railway).

*{{WF}} - German attacks repulsed in region of Lombartzyde (Nieuport).

** French gain and hold against counter-attacks German trench system on Moronvillers, east of [[Reims]].

** German thrust on Chemin des Dames and Cerny partially resisted north of the [[Aisne (river)|Aisne]].

*{{AE}} - Successful British raid on Turks near Gaza.

*{{PO}} '''- Herr von Bethmann Hollweg resigns'''; succeeded as German Imperial Chancellor by Dr. Michaelis.

** U.S. House of Representatives votes ''nem. con.'' £128,000,000 to send 22,000 aeroplanes and 100,000 airmen to [[Western Front]].

** [[George V|The King]] and Queen return from visit to Western Front.

** [[Sir Douglas Haig]] made K.T.

*{{SF}} - French capture Austrian positions on River Devoli (Albania).

*{{AE}} - Defeat of Turks at passages of Jordan and on Abu Tellul ridges, 510 prisoners.

*{{PO}} - Provisional agreement between British and German delegates to Hague ''re'' Prisoners of War.<ref>Hague Conference ''re'' Prisoners of War: Combatants to be exchanged man for man, rank for rank. Better treatment of prisoners on line of Franco-German agreement of April, 1918.</ref>