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

1914

Events preceding British Declaration of War

• 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

• Template:WF - Continued Allied bombardment on Western Front. French take Thiaumont.
• Template:NO - Baltic: Indecisive small British naval action.

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 Nyasaland 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)