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January July February March September November April JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY 4 19 24 31 3 4 8 19 10 11 12 18 21 22 22 25 26 2 7 9 15 19 23 25 31 1915 London Stock Exchange German airships raid Britain Action of the Dogger Bank. On the Eastern Front, Turkish forces cross the Sinai Germany announces its Winter Battle of Masuria. In Royal Navy ships begin Battle of Neuve Chapelle. Royal Navy warships begin Britain forms the British and French warships German airships raid Paris for Russians capture the Austro- Second Battle of Ypres. First landing at Gallipoli. Italy signs the Pact of Battle of Gorlice–Tarnow. German submarine U-20 Second Battle of Artois. Battle of Festubert. British Defence of Anzac. At Italy declares war on Coalition government First German airship raid on reopens for the first time for the first time, attacking Encounter between British Germans use asphyxiating Desert and assault the Suez first sustained U-boat East Prussia, Germans defeat shelling the forts guarding British and Indian troops a concerted blockade of Mediterranean Expeditionary at the Dardanelles try to the first time Hungarian city of Przemysl Germans launch major British, French, Australian London, effectively joining German and Austro- sinks the luxury passenger French launch attack for troops undertake another Gallipoli, Australian and New Austria-Hungary and moves formed by the British Prime London. 7 people are killed since the outbreak of war Great Yarmouth and King’s and German battlecruisers gas in artillery shells for the Canal. The attack is strongly (submarine) campaign the Russians who begin to the entrance to the undertake their first Germany and its ports Force under General Sir force their way through assault on French, British and New Zealand troops the war on the Allied side. Hungarian armies defeat liner Lusitania off the west limited gains. Battle lasts attack in French Flanders Zealand troops fight off a to secure strategically Minister Herbert Asquith and 35 injured. Lynn. Five people are killed. in the North Sea. first time at the Battle of defeated. against merchant and retreat. Battle continues Dardanelles in Turkey. offensive in France with Ian Hamilton to carry out the Narrows. Three ships and Canadian troops around land on and around In 1914, Italy had been the Russians in the centre coast of Ireland. 1198 people until 18 June. only a short distance from very heavy Turkish attack. important points along their as tensions rise over his Bolimov passenger ships approaching until 22 February. The aim is for the ships to limited success. military operations at the are sunk; three are badly Ypres and use poison gas the Gallipoli peninsula a member of the Triple of their line and begin to are killed, including 128 US Aubers Ridge. Battle carries After weeks of effort on both shared border handling of the war. David Britain. Ships will be sunk force their way through Dardanelles damaged. Naval operations extensively for the first time. in support of the naval Alliance with Germany and drive them back. After weeks citizens. on until 25 May. sides, it is clear stalemate Lloyd George, the former without warning, including the Dardanelles and are suspended. Fighting continues until attack on the Dardanelles. Austria-Hungary. of retreat, the Russians lose Battle of Aubers Ridge. To has been reached. Chancellor of the Exchequer, neutral vessels. Continues capture the Turkish capital, 27 May. Fighting continues until most of their territory in support French operations appointed Minister of Constantinople (present day until September. January 1916. Poland. in Artois, British troops Munitions to increase the Military events Istanbul). attack in French Flanders but production of weapons and achieve no real gains. Battle ammunition. Naval events continues until 10 May. Aviation events Political events First units of Kitchener’s New Armies, forming the Social events 9th (Scottish) Division, leave Britain for overseas service JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1 22 23 9 13 15 18 28 6 16 25 25 1 5 6 9 12 14 15 10 22 27 30 7 19 20 Increasing numbers of Austro-Hungarian forces First Battle of the Isonzo. German South-West Africa Germans and Austro- National Registration Second Battle of the Isonzo. Pope Benedict XV issues Second landing at Gallipoli. Whitehaven in Cumberland, German and Austro- Co-ordinated Allied offensive German Fokker aircraft British and French troops Austria-Hungary launches Belgrade captured by In Brussels the Germans Bulgaria declares war on General Sir Ian Hamilton Indian infantry begins to Serbia defeated by No-Conscription Fellowship Britain, France, Russia, Japan Siege of Kut begins. After General Sir Douglas Haig Troops evacuated from the women start to be employed recapture the city of Italian troops attack Austro- surrenders to South African Hungarians launch a major Act introduced in Britain, Second in a series of eleven call for peace to all those After all attempts to move on Britain’s west coast, Hungarian forces capture in France, with French deployed in numbers along land in the Greek city of its third invasion of Serbia the Austro-Hungarians execute the British nurse, Serbia and enters the war on is replaced in command leave France in order to combined armies of Austria- holds its first national and Italy jointly renew the their defeat at Ctesiphon, replaces Field Marshal Sir Suvla and Anzac beachheads in British munitions factories Lemberg (Lvov) from the Hungarians in north-eastern forces led by General Louis offensive against the obliging all elgible men to battles launched along the fighting inland have been defeated, shelled by a German U-boat the fortress of Brest-Litovsk attacks in the Second Battle the Western Front. Able Salonika to support Serbia, Edith Cavell, for espionage the side of Germany, Austria- at Gallipoli by General Sir transfer to Mesopotamia Hungary and Bulgaria. meeting in London to Pact of London Anglo-Indian troops fall back John French as Commander at Gallipoli Russians Italy, aiming to reach Trieste. Botha Russians register for military service Isonzo river in north-eastern a new British landing is in Russian Poland of Champagne and Third to fire directly forward by threatening the southern and aiding escaped Hungary and Turkey Charles Monro Serbian troops forced to resist forcible conscription on Kut al Amara where they in Chief of the British Disappointing results but Italy. Fighting on the Isonzo made at Suvla Bay, linked Battle of Artois, and British by shooting through the flank of Bulgaria prisoners retreat through Albania to into the army and support are surrounded by Turkish Expeditionary Force in operations continue until continues until October to an assault on the hills attacks at the Battle of Loos. propellor arc, the Fokker the Adriatic coast. conscientious objectors forces. They eventually France and Belgium 7 July. 1917. beyond the Australian and The fighting at Loos carries establishes German air surrender on 29 April 1916. New Zealand position. The on until 4 November. superiority until Spring operations fail. 1916. Battle of Ctesiphon. In Mesopotamia, Turkish forces stop the Anglo-Indian advance on Baghdad only 40km (25 miles) south of the city..
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