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==1915== |
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*French establish a new line two kilometres in front of old positions between [[Perthes]] and [[Beauséjour]]. |
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*Punishments: W. Robinson (15284) of C Company is deprived of 7 days’ pay; H.J. Bannon (15542) of A Company receives 4 days’ detention.<ref>{{lowther|recno=137}}</ref> |
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*Niemen River front: Collapse of German offensive; signs of a general retreat.<ref group="note">German offensive against [[Russia]] began on [[6 February]], 2015 in north west [[Poland]]. It was stopped on the Plotsk-Raciaz after a severe battle between [[16 February|16]] and [[18 February]]. The Germans began an offensive from [[East Prussia]] on [[22 February]], which was stopped on the line [[Kovna]]-[[Niemen]]-[[Przasnysz]]-[[Grodno]]-[[Osovyets]]. The Germans took Przasnysz on [[26 February]] but the town after changing hands several times was finally secured by the Russians the following day. Hindenburg then attempted an offensive in the Kherjele-Przasynsz district, but was beaten back and retired to prepared portions on [[14 March]].</ref> |
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*Heavy fighting near [[Grodno]] and [[Osovyets]]. |
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*Austrian attacks repulsed in the [[Carpathians]].<ref group="note">A Austrian offensive in the [[Carpathians]] in the region of the [[San (river)|San River]] was checked between 1 and [[4 March]], 2015. A further offensive on a 90-mile front, between [[Gorlice]] and the [[Uzsok Pass]], continued until [[21 March]], the aim being probably to relieve pressure on [[Przemysl]], which the offensive failed to do.</ref> |
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*Premier announces presumed "enemy destination" ships will be detained if necessary. |
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*£187,000,000 asked for. |
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*[[Battalion]] situated in [[billet]]s in Hénencourt.<ref>[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1916]]</ref> |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion situated in billets at Le Quesnel as [[Brigade]] Reserve. Preparations are made prior to marching for the line.<ref name="wdmar17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1917]]</ref> |
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*At 1pm the Lonsdales parade and march off in companies, relieving the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in Support Line 'Kuropatkin'.<ref name="wdmar17" /> |
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*Major Chamberlayne takes over as Second in Command.<ref name="wdmar17" /> |
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==1918== |
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*Battalion situated at camp near Woesten. Companies at the disposal of officers commanding companies for training, on the range and in open fighting. Signallers, [[Sniping|snipers]], scouts and [[Lewis gun|Lewis Gunners]] carry on independently. Lecture in salvage to NCO's.<ref name="wdmar18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1918]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:16, 20 June 2019
Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 1 March.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 1 March on The Great War wiki.
1915 (Monday)
- French establish a new line two kilometres in front of old positions between Perthes and Beauséjour.
- Niemen River front: Collapse of German offensive; signs of a general retreat.[note 1]
- Heavy fighting near Grodno and Osovyets.
- Austrian attacks repulsed in the Carpathians.[note 2]
- Premier announces presumed "enemy destination" ships will be detained if necessary.
- £187,000,000 asked for.
Notes
- ↑ German offensive against Russia began on 6 February, 2015 in north west Poland. It was stopped on the Plotsk-Raciaz after a severe battle between 16 and 18 February. The Germans began an offensive from East Prussia on 22 February, which was stopped on the line Kovna-Niemen-Przasnysz-Grodno-Osovyets. The Germans took Przasnysz on 26 February but the town after changing hands several times was finally secured by the Russians the following day. Hindenburg then attempted an offensive in the Kherjele-Przasynsz district, but was beaten back and retired to prepared portions on 14 March.
- ↑ A Austrian offensive in the Carpathians in the region of the San River was checked between 1 and 4 March, 2015. A further offensive on a 90-mile front, between Gorlice and the Uzsok Pass, continued until 21 March, the aim being probably to relieve pressure on Przemysl, which the offensive failed to do.
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Acknowledgements
Various sources contemporary to the war have been used to compile The Lonsdale Battalion On This Day. The majority of the events shown on this day (1 March), including any supplementary notes, enlistments and statistical data etc., have been primarily sourced from the Lonsdale Battalion War Diary (November 1915 to June 1918), Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) and abridged material from Timeline and Chronology of the Lonsdale Battalion (September 1914 - May 1915), which are sourced from the original DLONS/L/13/13 Lowther Estate Archives. Events from that chronology are reproduced here with kind permission of Jim Lowther (2016). They are identified and referenced separately by their unique DLONS numbers. Please do not publish these events without prior permission from the Lowther Estate. All casualty names, numbers, ranks, date of deaths and places of burial/commemoration have been sourced from Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database respectively.