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Revision as of 03:01, 25 January 2018
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 4 November.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 4 November on The Great War wiki.
1914
Western Front
- Lombartzyde recovered by the Allies.
- Battle of Ypres continues.
Eastern Front
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
- Armenia: Russian advance from Caucasus Mountains; Diadin occupied.
- East Africa: British reverse at Tanga.[1]
- German cruiser SMS Yorck destroyed by a mine near Wilhelmshaven.
Political
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)
- ↑ Tanga, German port on the Moschi Railway (East Africa), attacked unsuccessfully by an Indian Expeditionary Force with one British battalion. 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 101st Grenadiers, I.A., and 1st Kashmir Rifles suffered heavily during the engagement in the town, and forced to retreat to the coast and re-embark. Casualties nearly 800, including 141 British officers and men. Germans displayed great cunning in defence of the town, also employing native ruses de guerre.