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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 27 August.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 27 August on The Great War wiki.

1914

Western Front

• British fall back from St. Quentin.
• Lille and Mézières occupied by the Germans.
• Namur: Last of the forts reduced.
• Ostend occupied by mixed British force (Marines, etc.).

Eastern Front

• Galicia: Russians capture Halicz and Tarnopol.

Naval and Overseas Operations

• SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse sunk by HMS Highflyer.
• SMS Magdeburg, German cruiser, destroyed in Gulf of Finland.

Political

• France: M. Viviani's Ministry reconstructed: entry of M. Millerand (War) and Delcassé (Foreign Affairs).

References/notes

Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)