Content added Content deleted
m (4 revisions imported: importing from sister site) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
<noinclude>{{Calendar|July}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ |
<noinclude>{{Calendar|July}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ |
||
== |
==1916== |
||
*Battalion marches to Bethune via Pont de Réveillon and Chocques and takes over billets.<ref name="wdjuly16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1916]]</ref> |
|||
===Events preceding 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.<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> |
|||
== |
==1917== |
||
*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> |
|||
*{{WF}} - Attacks by Crown Prince in [[Argonne]] checked. French success on [[Lingekopf]] ([[Alsace]]). |
|||
*{{EF}} - Enemy held on [[Narev (river)|Narev]] line, fierce fighting east of Rojan; [[Zeppelin]] captured by Russians. |
|||
** Germans repulsed at [[Shlok]] ([[Riga]]), warships co-operating. |
|||
*{{SF}} - Italians occupy crests on Julian front and capture [[Monte Sei Busi]]; and attack [[Doberdo Plateau|Plateau of Doberdo]]. |
|||
** Great fire in [[Constantinople]]. |
|||
*{{AE}} - Announced that [[Nejd]] (north-east Arabia) has proclaimed its independence and put Turkish garrisons to flight. |
|||
*{{NO}} - French operate against [[Lagosta Island]] ([[Adriatic]]) destroying Austrian submarine supply station, etc. |
|||
** Italians land and capture [[Pelagosa Island]] (centre of Adriatic). |
|||
** German destroyer sunk by British submarine in [[North Sea]]. |
|||
*{{PO}} - [[Great Britain]]'s reply to American Note of [[30 March]] received in Washington.<ref>The Note maintains that [[Great Britain]] has not departed from the main principles of international law, and gives precedents, during the blockade of Bermuda, for her action, suggesting that if a neutral country is aggrieved the remedy can be sought in courts or, eventually, in arbitration.</ref> |
|||
** [[Canada]]'s recruits up to date, 140,000. |
|||
==1918== |
|||
==References/notes== |
|||
*Battalion involved in training at Abancourt.<ref name="wdjuly18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1918]]</ref> |
|||
{{Gleichen-123}} |
|||
{{reflist}} |
|||
{{refs-table}} |
|||
<noinclude> |
<noinclude> |
||
[[Category:Events by day|208]] |
[[Category:Events by day|208]] |
||
Revision as of 23:43, 5 June 2020
Jun
July
Aug
Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 26 July.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 26 July on The Great War wiki.
1916
- Battalion marches to Bethune via Pont de Réveillon and Chocques and takes over billets.[1]
1917
1918
- Battalion involved in training at Abancourt.[4]
| References & Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||