20 October
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 20 October.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 20 October on The Great War wiki.
1914
Western Front
- Battle round Arras: fierce German attack repulsed.
- Poelcapelle captured by the Germans.
- Indian Expeditionary Force (Cavalry, Meerut and Lahore Division) reaches the front.
- Heavy fighting near La Bassée.
Eastern Front
Political
- Germans report 149,000 French, 107,000 Russian, 32,000 Belgian, and 9,000 British prisoners.
- British losses to date 57,000, including sick.
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)