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==1914== |
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===Western Front=== |
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*Enlistments: [[George Fawkes (13299 Cpl.)]].<ref>{{SDGW}}</ref> |
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*Germans capture Fort Manonviller (Avricourt). |
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*British on line [[Noyon]]-Chauny-[[La Fère]]: British cavalry successful near latter. |
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*Fall of [[Longwy]]. |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*Russians beat Austrians at [[Lutzow]] ([[Galicia]]). |
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*[[East Prussia]]: Russians approach the ''[[SMS Königsberg|Königsberg]]'' in the north: but in the south the Battle of [[Tannenberg]] continues against them. |
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===Naval and Overseas Operations=== |
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*Battle of Bight of [[Heligoland]]: the German cruisers ''[[SMS Mainz|Mainz]]'', ''[[SMS Cöln|Koln]]'', and ''[[SMS Ariadne|Ariadne]]'' sunk. |
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==1916== |
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*At 12:30pm the [[Lonsdales]] relieve the 17th Highland Light Infantry in the front line [[trench]]es (left of Hulluch Sector); relief is complete by 2:45pm.<ref name="wdaug16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1916]]</ref> |
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*The day is very quiet with little or no action to report.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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*The Commanding Officer inspects these front line trenches during the night.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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==1917== |
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*At 8:50pm the Lonsdales move from Canada Camp to Oost Dunkerque as Divisional Reserve; arrives 9:50pm.<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref> |
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==1918== |
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*Deaths: [[Evan Davies (15447 Sgt.)]] and [[Herbert Arthur Napper (27792 Pte.)]].<ref>{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:14, 10 January 2018
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 28 August.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 28 August on The Great War wiki.
1914
Western Front
- Germans capture Fort Manonviller (Avricourt).
- British on line Noyon-Chauny-La Fère: British cavalry successful near latter.
- Fall of Longwy.
Eastern Front
- Russians beat Austrians at Lutzow (Galicia).
- East Prussia: Russians approach the Königsberg in the north: but in the south the Battle of Tannenberg continues against them.
- Battle of Bight of Heligoland: the German cruisers Mainz, Koln, and Ariadne sunk.
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)