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===Western Front=== |
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*The Corps Commander G.S.O.<ref>General Staff Officer.</ref> and C.R.E.<ref>Commanding Royal Engineers.</ref> of [[32nd Division]] visited Battalion H.Q. during morning.<ref name="wdaug16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1916]]</ref> |
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*[[Liége]]: German infantry penetrate the city. |
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*At 2pm the Commanding Officer visited the right of the sub-sector (portion of line Battalion takes over).<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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*[[Alsace]] invaded by the French. |
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*In 'High Street' [[trench]], enemy [[trench mortar]]s are active; there is no retaliation from our guns.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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*[[British Expeditionary Force]] begins to land in [[France]]. |
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*At 8pm the engineers explode a mine in the left sub-sector, there is considerable [[artillery]] activity for about an hour.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*[[East Prussia]]: First Russian Army, under General Rennenkampf, crosses the frontier in force.<ref>General Rennenkampf's main army crosses the frontier at Suwalki, and commences the invasion of [[East Prussia]].</ref> |
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===Southern Front=== |
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*Bosnia is entered by the Serbians. |
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===Political=== |
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*[[Germany]]: [[Kaiser]] issues [[proclamation]] to his people.<ref>The [[Kaiser]] issues [[proclamation]] to the German people stating that since the foundation of the Empire he and his ancestors had laboured for peace, but "in the midst or perfect peace, enemies surprise us. We shall resist to the last breath of man and horse."</ref> |
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*[[Great Britain]]: [[Prince of Wales]] inaugurates National Relief Fund. |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion involved in training at Coxyde under [[Company]] Arrangements.<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref> |
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*Sea bathing in the afternoon. |
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Revision as of 22:45, 4 January 2018
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 7 August.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 7 August on The Great War wiki.
1914
Western Front
- Liége: German infantry penetrate the city.
- Alsace invaded by the French.
- British Expeditionary Force begins to land in France.
Eastern Front
- East Prussia: First Russian Army, under General Rennenkampf, crosses the frontier in force.[1]
Southern Front
- Bosnia is entered by the Serbians.
Political
- Germany: Kaiser issues proclamation to his people.[2]
- Great Britain: Prince of Wales inaugurates National Relief Fund.
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)
- ↑ General Rennenkampf's main army crosses the frontier at Suwalki, and commences the invasion of East Prussia.
- ↑ The Kaiser issues proclamation to the German people stating that since the foundation of the Empire he and his ancestors had laboured for peace, but "in the midst or perfect peace, enemies surprise us. We shall resist to the last breath of man and horse."