17 September: Difference between revisions

↑ Sir John French's second despatch covers the period from 28 August to 10 September. It describes the continuation of the retreat, change of base from Havre to St. Nazaire, arrival on line south of the Marne, General Joffre's determination to counter-advance, movements of French and British armies, and their advance on 6 September, and the Battle of the Marne (6-10 September), and mentions the beginning of the Battle of the Aisne (12 September).

[1] Sir John French's second despatch covers the period from 28 August to 10 September. It describes the continuation of the retreat, change of base from Havre to St. Nazaire, arrival on line south of the Marne, General Joffre's determination to counter-advance, movements of French and British armies, and their advance on 6 September, and the Battle of the Marne (6-10 September), and mentions the beginning of the Battle of the Aisne (12 September).

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 ==1914==
+===Western Front===
-*Approval of the Army Council is given (War Office letter No. 20/Gen. No./3162 (A.G.1) and an Executive Committee is formed.
+*[[The Aisne]]: Heavy fighting around [[Soissons]].
-*[[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Earl of Lonsdale]] and the Executive Committee decide to raise the "[[Lonsdale Battalion]]" in three detachments: Carlisle, Kendal and Workington.<ref>There were four companies in the three detachments: A and B Companies from East and North Cumberland were based at [[Blackhall Camp|Blackhall Racecourse]] in Carlisle, C Company from Westmorland was based at Kendal, and D Company from West Cumberland was based at Workington.</ref>
+*[[Sir John French]]'s [[Despatch 17 September 1914 (FM Sir John French)|second despatch]]<ref>[[Sir John French]]'s second despatch covers the period from [[28 August]] to [[10 September]]. It describes the continuation of the retreat, change of base from Havre to St. Nazaire, arrival on line south of the [[Marne]], [[General Joffre]]'s determination to counter-advance, movements of French and British armies, and their advance on [[6 September]], and the [[Battle of the Marne]] (6-10 September), and mentions the beginning of the [[Battle of the Aisne]] ([[12 September]]).</ref> (published [[19 October]]).
-*Enlistments: [[Alfred James Chandler (15321 Pte.)]]<ref name="cwgc">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
+===Southern Front===
+*[[Syrmia]]: Serbians evacuate [[Semlin]].
-==1916==
+===Naval and Overseas Operations===
-*In reserve line [[billet]]s (Harley Street). Finds 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> for the front line [[trench]]es and Royal Engineers.<ref name="wdsep16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916]]</ref>
+*[[South Africa]]: German raid near Nakob.
+*[[General Beyers]] dismissed from his command.
-==1917==
-*In the front line. Encounters a raid on 'C' Company's lines about 3:30am with one other rank killed and one wounded.<ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref>
-*Heavy hostile bombardment on left sub-sector (St. Georges and Lombardzyde) during the afternoon.<ref name="wdsep17" />
-*One enemy soldier, who is wounded during raid on 'C' Company, is brought into 11th Border's lines.<ref name="wdsep17" />
-*Deaths: [[Fred Clancey (28832 Pte.)]].<ref>{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
-==References / notes==
-{{reflist|25em}}
+==References/notes==
+{{Gleichen-123}}
+{{reflist}}
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