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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 15 October.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 15 October on The Great War wiki.

1914

Western Front

• Ostend and Zeebrugge occupied by the Germans.
• The Allied lines extended to the Coast.

Eastern Front

• Poland: First Battle for Warsaw begins along all the line of the Vistula (till 23 October).

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

• Tsing-tau: The beginning of the end. Non-combatants allowed to leave.

Naval and Overseas Operations

• South Africa: Rebels routed at Ratedraai.
• North Sea: HMS Hawke sunk by German submarine U-9.

References/notes

Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)