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==1914==
*Great Britain: Addresses in Parliament on the murdered Archduke: Lords Crewe and Lansdowne in House of Lords; Messrs. Asquith and Law in House of Commons.

==1915==
*{{WF}} Failure of German attacks at Bagatelle (Argonne) and Metzeral.
*{{EF}} Germans cross Gnila Lipa line. Austro-German advance from Tomashov. Germans claim 150,650 prisoners in June.
*{{SF}} [[Dardanelles]]: French take six lines of Turkish trenches. General Gouraud wounded, succeeded by General Bailloud.
*{{PO}} Welsh miners' dispute settled. Changes in Russian Cabinet.

==1916==
==1916==
*{{WF}} Continued Allied bombardment on [[Western Front]]. French take Thiaumont.
*Newspaper article: ''[[Had Severe Blows - Lonsdales Resting]]''.<ref>''[[Had Severe Blows - Lonsdales Resting]]'' &ndash; [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 30 June 1916.</ref>
*{{NO}} Baltic: Indecisive small British naval action.
*Newspaper article: ''[[Two in Hospital and One of Them a Lost Brother]]''.<ref>''[[Two in Hospital and One of Them a Lost Brother]]'' &ndash; [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 30 June 1916.</ref>
*Battalion situated at [[Crucifix Corner]]. No fresh written Battalion Orders are issued. Sometime during the day [[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - Appendix E|notes and instructions]]<ref>This is the final note with instructions from [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]] to the officers commanding the Battalion Companies.</ref> are issued verbally by [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]]. Each man is thoroughly acquainted with the task that lay before him.<ref name="lons">[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref>
*The Lonsdales move up at 10pm from dug-outs at Crucifix Corner to specifically dug assembly trenches in the thickest (and least damaged) area of Authuille Wood in preparation for Zero Hour on [[1 July]].<ref name="wdjun16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, June 1916]]</ref> A transverse trench used for communication purposes leads the men through the wood. They are hardly shelled at all during the night, with zero casualties.<ref name="lons" />


==1917==
==1917==
*{{WF}} British capture further enemy defences south-west and west of Lens. German attack on Chemin des Dames. Violent [[artillery]] action west of Mort Homme (Verdun).
*Battalion patrol examines wire in M.22.b.1.6. Day is exceptionally quiet.<ref name="wdjun17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, June 1917]]</ref>
*{{EF}} Heavy [[artillery]] action in Galicia.
*{{NO}} German forces driven from Nyassaland to the Rovuma border by British and Portuguese.
*{{PO}} '''Greece breaks off relations with Germany and Austria-Hungary'''. Soviet delegates leave Russia for Socialist conferences in Stockholm, England, France and Italy.

==1918==
*{{WF}} Two [[air-raid]]s on Paris. French success between Marne and Ourcq. German attack on British near Merris (River Lys) repulsed; British success north-west of [[Albert (place)|Albert]].
*{{EF}} Murman Council decides to support Entente against Bolsheviks.
*{{SF}} Italians capture Monte di Val Bello and Col del Rosso (Asiago). 2,000 prisoners.


==References/notes==
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Revision as of 16:39, 30 November 2017

June

Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 30 June.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 30 June on The Great War wiki.

1914

  • Great Britain: Addresses in Parliament on the murdered Archduke: Lords Crewe and Lansdowne in House of Lords; Messrs. Asquith and Law in House of Commons.

1915

  • Template:WF Failure of German attacks at Bagatelle (Argonne) and Metzeral.
  • Template:EF Germans cross Gnila Lipa line. Austro-German advance from Tomashov. Germans claim 150,650 prisoners in June.
  • Template:SF Dardanelles: French take six lines of Turkish trenches. General Gouraud wounded, succeeded by General Bailloud.
  • Template:PO Welsh miners' dispute settled. Changes in Russian Cabinet.

1916

1917

  • Template:WF British capture further enemy defences south-west and west of Lens. German attack on Chemin des Dames. Violent artillery action west of Mort Homme (Verdun).
  • Template:EF Heavy artillery action in Galicia.
  • Template:NO German forces driven from Nyassaland to the Rovuma border by British and Portuguese.
  • Template:PO Greece breaks off relations with Germany and Austria-Hungary. Soviet delegates leave Russia for Socialist conferences in Stockholm, England, France and Italy.

1918

  • Template:WF Two air-raids on Paris. French success between Marne and Ourcq. German attack on British near Merris (River Lys) repulsed; British success north-west of Albert.
  • Template:EF Murman Council decides to support Entente against Bolsheviks.
  • Template:SF Italians capture Monte di Val Bello and Col del Rosso (Asiago). 2,000 prisoners.

References/notes

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

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