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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 29 October.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 29 October on The Great War wiki.
1914
Western Front
- Battle of the Yser: Germans take Ramscapelle. The Belgians open the sluices of the canal.
- Heavy fighting round Festubert (La Bassée).
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
- Egypt: Beduin tribes raid the frontier.
- Turkish fleet attacks Odessa, Novorossisk, and Theodosia, and sinks Russian destroyer, etc.
Political
- Great Britain: Lord Fisher appointed First Sea Lord.
- Turkey enters the war on the German side.[1]
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)
- ↑ Turkey enters the war on the side of the Central Powers. Telegram from Petrograd states that German-Turkish warships Template:SMS and Template:SMS bombarded simultaneously and unexpectedly the unfortified seaside towns of Theodosia and Novorossisk respectively.