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*Battalion marches to Bethune via Pont de Réveillon and Chocques and takes over billets.<ref name="wdjuly16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1916]]</ref> |
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*Germany thinks Russia will not fight, but threatens mobilisation, i.e. war, if Russia does not stop her preparations, and asks Entente States to keep Russia quiet. [[Kaiser]] and German Fleet return from Norway. |
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*Austria begins to mobilise 8 corps on Russian frontier. |
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*[[Sir Edward Grey]] suggests Conference of Ambassadors in London. |
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*Russia declares she will mobilise on Austrian frontier if Austria crosses Serbian frontier. General Putnik released with apologies. |
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*Montenegro orders mobilisation. |
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*Gun-running riot in Dublin: apparent approach of civil war.<ref>Dublin: Grave encounter between 2nd King's Own Scottish Borderers and civilians owing to stoning of former by mob. Four civilians killed - one a woman. Sequel to gun-running by Nationalist Volunteers, Hill of Howth. Lord Mayor demands authority of which [[troops]] fired.</ref> |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion moves from Bray-Dunes to Coxyde at 6:45am; arrives 9:30am. Two Coys on working party.<ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref><ref name="wdjuly17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1917]]</ref> |
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*Battalion involved in training at Abancourt.<ref name="wdjuly18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1918]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:29, 1 January 2018
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 26 July.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 26 July on The Great War wiki.
1914
Precursor to British Declaration of War
- Germany thinks Russia will not fight, but threatens mobilisation, i.e. war, if Russia does not stop her preparations, and asks Entente States to keep Russia quiet. Kaiser and German Fleet return from Norway.
- Austria begins to mobilise 8 corps on Russian frontier.
- Sir Edward Grey suggests Conference of Ambassadors in London.
- Russia declares she will mobilise on Austrian frontier if Austria crosses Serbian frontier. General Putnik released with apologies.
- Montenegro orders mobilisation.
- Gun-running riot in Dublin: apparent approach of civil war.[1]
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)