1 August: Difference between revisions

← Older edit

1 August (view source)

Revision as of 13:41, 8 July 2022

1,588 bytes removed , 1 year ago

m

update notes and refs template

VisualWikitext

Borderman

Bureaucrats, Administrators

24,426

edits

Revision as of 21:56, 5 June 2020 (view source) Borderman (talk \| contribs) m (5 revisions imported: importing from sister site) ← Older edit		Latest revision as of 13:41, 8 July 2022 (view source) Borderman (talk \| contribs) m (update notes and refs template)
(4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|August}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==~~1914~~1916 (Tuesday)== Noyelle: Eight Officers and 218 [[other ranks]] involved in running [[fatigues]] at the {{wl\|Hohenzollern Redoubt}} for the Hairpin Mines. ~~===Events preceding British Declaration of War===~~ A draft of 89 other ranks join the Battalion during the morning. [[George V\|King George]] wires the [[Nicholas II of Russia\|Tsar]] that [[Germany]] recommended British proposals to [[Austria]] on [[30 July]], but that Russian mobilisation was reported during Austrian Cabinet meeting. [[Russia]] does not reply to German ultimatum expiring at noon. French mobilisation ordered 3.40 p.m. Germany, having ostensibly ordered general mobilisation 5 p.m., declares war on Russia 7.10 p.m.; makes out that Russians had crossed frontier in afternoon and begun war. (Declaration drafted before noon.) Tsar wires to King George that he had to mobilise on account of [[Serbia]]; but that though he had promised [[Kaiser]] he would not move [[troops]] during negotiations, Germany had suddenly declared war. Austria at last moment appears accommodating to England. [[Italy]] declines to take part in war, as being an aggressive one. [[Sir Edward Grey]] protests against detention of British ships in Hamburg. [[Belgium]] announces her intention of upholding her neutrality.<ref>Note presented to the various European Governments stating that Belgium proposed to carry out strictly her obligations under the Treaty of London, and had mobilised her [[army]] to defend her neutrality and her international obligations.</ref> ==1917 (Wednesday)== ~~==1915==~~ Coxyde: Duties impossible due to heavy rain all day. {{WF}} - [[Artillery]] duels in Artois, valley of the [[Aisne (disambiguation)\|Aisne]], north-west of [[Reims]], and in western [[Argonne]]; enemy attacks repulsed here. Regimental Medical Officer Captain Anderson in orders for the [[Distinguished Service Order]] <small>(DSO)</small> for his work on [[9 July\|9]], [[10 July\|10]] and [[11 July]]. ** British retake some [[trench]]es at [[Hooge]]. Lieut. Cook-Gray for the Military Cross <small>(MC)</small> on the same date. {{EF}} - [[Mitau]] ([[Riga]]) evacuated, and captured by Germans. Latter held on [[Blonie line]], west of [[Warsaw]]; they progress on the [[Narev (river)\|Narev]]. Austrians capture [[Novo Alexandria]] station ([[Ivangorod]]). <br/> {{SF}} - Enemy counter-attacks on Mr. Medetta (Carn.) and is repulsed. <!--{{notes}}{{refs}}-->{{acks}} {{NO}} - Galata bridge ([[Constantinople]]) blown up by British submarines. {{PO}} - [[Kaiser]] and [[Nicholas II of Russia\|Tsar]] each issue manifesto on first anniversary of war. Former swears that his conscience is clear. * [[Great Britain]] orders motor-boats in [[USA]]. ~~==References/notes==~~ ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|214]]