9 May: Difference between revisions - The Lonsdale Battalion

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==~~1915 (Sunday)~~==

==1916==

*[[Battalion]] in isolation camp at Contay Wood (measles) involved in [[Division]]al and [[Brigade]] manoeuvres, training and small 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><ref>Training continues during the whole period of isolation.</ref><ref name="wdmay16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, May 1916]]</ref>

*Second Battle of Ypres: British retake [[Wieltje]]. They fail in an attack on [[Aubers Ridge]] ([[Neuve Chapelle]]).

*A draft of 50 [[other ranks]] join the Battalion.<ref name="wdmay16" />

*[[Allied]] Spring Offensive begins.

*Second Battle of Artois begins (see [[18 June]]).

*The leading division of the British [[New Army|New Armies]] leaves England for [[France]] (see [[21 August]] 1914 and [[24 February]] 1915).

*Germans defeated at Krakinow (Baltic Provinces).

*President Wilson, in a speech, defines [[United States]] policy in regard to the {{RMS|Lusitania}} outrage (see [[7 May]]).

*Chinese Government yield to Japanese demands (see [[7 May|7]] and [[25 May]]).

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==References / notes==

==Notes==

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==Acknowledgements==

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-<noinclude>{{Calendar|May}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
+<noinclude>{{Calendar|May}}{{Date-introtext}}__NOTOC__</noinclude>
-==1915 (Sunday)==
+==1916==
+*[[Battalion]] in isolation camp at Contay Wood (measles) involved in [[Division]]al and [[Brigade]] manoeuvres, training and small 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><ref>Training continues during the whole period of isolation.</ref><ref name="wdmay16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, May 1916]]</ref>
-*Second Battle of Ypres: British retake [[Wieltje]]. They fail in an attack on [[Aubers Ridge]] ([[Neuve Chapelle]]).
+*A draft of 50 [[other ranks]] join the Battalion.<ref name="wdmay16" />
-*[[Allied]] Spring Offensive begins.
-*Second Battle of Artois begins (see [[18 June]]).
-*The leading division of the British [[New Army|New Armies]] leaves England for [[France]] (see [[21 August]] 1914 and [[24 February]] 1915).
-*Germans defeated at Krakinow (Baltic Provinces).
-*President Wilson, in a speech, defines [[United States]] policy in regard to the {{RMS|Lusitania}} outrage (see [[7 May]]).
-*Chinese Government yield to Japanese demands (see [[7 May|7]] and [[25 May]]).
+==References / notes==
-==Notes==
+<small>{{lowther copyright}}</small>
-<references group="note"/>
-==References==
 {{reflist}}
+<!--{{refs-lowther}}-->
-==Acknowledgements==
-{{acknowledgements}}
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 [[Category:Events by day|130]]