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*[[Turkey]]: Russian and French Ambassadors leave Constantinople. |
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*[[Great Britain]] publishes an account of Turkish provocations. |
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*[[Mr. Asquith]]'s military service pledge.<ref>The Military Service Bill, introduced by [[Mr. Asquith]] to redeem his pledge of 2 November, 1915, that married men would not be called up until after single men, provided that unattested single men and childless married men of military age should be regarded as having attested; that service should be for the duration of the war; that [[Ireland]] should be exempted. This Bill was introduced on [[5 January]], 1916.</ref> |
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==References/notes== |
==References/notes== |
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Revision as of 01:21, 29 December 2018
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 2 November.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 2 November on The Great War wiki.
1914
Western Front
- Germans withdraw from nearly the whole of the left bank of the Yser, and concentrate for attack on Ypres.
- British lines pierced at Neuve Chapelle, which the Germans re-occupy.
Eastern Front
- East Prussia re-entered by Russian forces.
- North Sea proclaimed by the British Admiralty to be wholly a military area from 5 November.
Political
- Turkey: Russian and French Ambassadors leave Constantinople.
- Great Britain publishes an account of Turkish provocations.
1915
Political
- Mr. Asquith's military service pledge.[1]
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)
- ↑ The Military Service Bill, introduced by Mr. Asquith to redeem his pledge of 2 November, 1915, that married men would not be called up until after single men, provided that unattested single men and childless married men of military age should be regarded as having attested; that service should be for the duration of the war; that Ireland should be exempted. This Bill was introduced on 5 January, 1916.