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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 15 August.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 15 August on The Great War wiki.
1914
- Template:WF - Belgium: Reduction of forts at Liège completed; Germans checked at Dinant by the French.
- Template:NO - South Africa: Meeting of disaffected Boers: Address by General Delarey.[1]
- Template:PO - Japan: Ultimatum to Germany demanding evacuation of Tsing-tau (Kiao-Chau).[2]
1915
- Template:WF - Violent bombardment on Yser front.
- Template:EF - 1,730 Russians taken prisoners outside Kovna. Losice, Biala, and Mazyrecze (west of Brest) captured; enemy crosses Bug east of Droghiczyn.
- Russian line broken at Bransk (on Nurzec), 5,000 prisoners taken.
- Template:SF - Venice bombarded by seaplane.
- Template:PO - National Register taken. Cholera in Hungary. Striking exposure of German intrigues in New York World.
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)
- ↑ Meeting at Treuerfontein (Western Transvaal) of Dutch Burghers, convened at instigation of rebel and German plotters. Address by General Delarey, who possessed unrivalled influence in Western Transvaal, to about 800 Burghers. Situation in Europe explained and exhortation to keep cool and await events.
- ↑ Ultimatutm regarding the evacuation of Tsing-tau (the naval port of Kiao-Chau, the German Protectorate in China) presented to Germany by Japan.