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===Western Front=== |
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*[[Battalion]] is relieved at 2:30pm by the Royal Scots (3rd Division); relief complete at 4:00pm.<ref name="wdaug16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1916]]</ref> |
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*Germans reach Givet. |
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*Battalion proceeds to Bethune to rest [[billet]]s.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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*French Army holds the line [[Aisne]]-La Vesle-[[Reims]]-[[Verdun]]. |
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*Battle of the Grande Couronne of [[Nancy]] (31 August–[[11 September]]) |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*[[East Prussia]]: Alexander Samsonov commits suicide during Russian rout; Paul von Rennenkampf forced to begin a retreat to the frontier. |
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*[[Galicia]]: Austrian line broken near [[Halicz]]. |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion situated at Oost Dunkerque involved in training under [[Company]] Arrangements; working parties<ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref> at night.<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref> |
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