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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|August}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Saturday)== Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener calls for 100,000 men to help expand the British Armies in a fight against a formidable enemy. ~~===Western Front===~~ [[Belgium]]: Main army falls back towards the Dyle. [[Alsace]]: French occupy [[Altkirch]] and [[Mülhausen]]. ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ [[Antivari (Montenegro)]] bombarded by Austrian fleet. [[Togoland]] entered by combined French and British force. ~~===Political===~~ [[Russia]]: [[Nicholas II of Russia\|Tsar]] addresses the Duma. [[Switzerland]] mobilises and proclaims state of siege. [[USA]] offers its good services. ==1916 (Tuesday)== ~~==References/notes==~~ Battalion situated in the Cambrin Sector. ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ Four Officers commanding the Battalions in the 96th Infantry Brigade visit Lonsdale Battalion H.Q. They called for the purpose of getting information of the [[trench]]es which they are to take over. ~~{{reflist}}~~ ==1917 (Wednesday)== Battalion involved in training at Coxyde under [[Company]] Arrangements. ==1918 (Thursday)== The British [[Fourth Army]] and the French Third Army attack the village of [[Albert (Somme)\|Albert]] with tanks under Sir Douglas Haig. The Germans are completely surprised as the [[Allies]] break through the lines taking thousands of prisoners and hundreds of guns.<ref name="odhams">{{Odhams\|pageno=4}}</ref> <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|221]]