24 December
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 24 December.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 24 December on The Great War wiki.
1914
Western Front
- British bomb German airsheds at Brussels.
- Dover bombed by German aeroplane.
- French successes at Perthes-les-Hurlus (Champagne) and Consenvoye (Meuse).
Eastern Front
- Reported rising of Romanians in Transylvania.
- Portuguese Colony of Angola (south-west Africa) invaded by Germans.
Political
- Morocco: Great Britain recognises French Protectorate.
- 134,000 German and 225,000 Austrian prisoners claimed by Russia to date.
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)