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===Western Front=== |
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*[[Battalion]] is relieved in the [[trench]]es by the 15th Lancashire Fusiliers; commences at 1:30pm and completes at 4:30pm.<ref name="wdaug16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1916]]</ref> |
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*Belgians forced to abandon their [[trench]]es at [[Namur]]. |
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*Battalion takes over [[billet]]s in Bethune.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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*Battle of [[Charleroi]], between [[Mons]] and the [[Meuse]], between French and Germans begins. |
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*Deaths: [[Edward Bainbridge Bone (15280 Pte.)]].<ref>{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref> |
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*British move towards Mons. |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*[[East Prussia]]: Advance of Second Army under Samsonov; occupation (August 21-[[23 August|23]]) of [[Allenstein]], Neidenburg, [[Soldau]], [[Johannisburg]], etc. |
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===Naval and Overseas Operations=== |
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*[[South Africa]] invaded by German [[troops]]. |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion went to Bray-Dunes at 9:00am for Range Practice and bathing; returns to billets in Ghyvelde at 6:00pm.<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:31, 10 January 2018
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 21 August.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 21 August on The Great War wiki.
1914
Western Front
- Belgians forced to abandon their trenches at Namur.
- Battle of Charleroi, between Mons and the Meuse, between French and Germans begins.
- British move towards Mons.
Eastern Front
- East Prussia: Advance of Second Army under Samsonov; occupation (August 21-23) of Allenstein, Neidenburg, Soldau, Johannisburg, etc.
- South Africa invaded by German troops.
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)