A Concise Chronicle of Events of the Great WarRowe, R. P. P.
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A Concise Chronicle of Events of the Great War
Rowe, R. P. P.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Chronology
The Somme Front:--Gueudecourt is captured by the British and Combles
by the British and French; the British attack Thiepval; the French
advance east of Combles to St. Pierre Vaast Wood.
The Roumanians regain ground in the Vulcan Pass.
Sept. 27 (Wed.)
The Somme Front:--The British complete the capture of Thiepval.
Sept. 28 (Thur.)
The Somme Front:--The greater part of Schwaben Redoubt, on the
Thiepval Plateau, is captured by the British.
Sept. 29 (Fri.)
A Greek Provisional Government is formed in Crete by M. Venizelos
(see Sept. 25).
Oct. 1 (Sun.)
The Somme Front:--Eaucourt l'Abbaye is captured by the British.
The Bulgarians and Germans are checked in the Dobrudja.
A Zeppelin raid on London: a Zeppelin is brought down near Potter's
Bar by 2nd Lieut. W. J. Tempest.
Oct. 3 (Tues.)
The Greek Cabinet resigns owing to the attitude of the Allies.
The Roumanians counter-attack successfully both in Transylvania and
the Dobrudja and capture many prisoners.
Macedonia:--The Serbians reach Kenali in their advance on Monastir.
Oct. 4 (Wed.)
The Somme Front:--The French advance east of Morval.
Macedonia:--The British advance east of the Struma and capture a
number of villages.
The Cunard liner _Franconia_ and the French transport _Gallia_ are
sunk by submarines in the Mediterranean.
Oct. 5 (Thur.)
The Roumanians fall back in Transylvania.
Oct. 7 (Sat.)
The Somme Front:--The British capture Le Sars.
Transylvania:--Brasso (Kronstadt) is recaptured by the
Austro-Germans (see Aug. 29).
The British advance in Macedonia.
The German submarine U53 reaches Newport, Rhode Island, after a
voyage of seventeen days.
Oct. 8 (Sun.)
The Somme Front:--The French advance to the outskirts of
Sailly-Saillisel.
The Germans advance in Transylvania.
Eight ships are torpedoed off the American coast by the U53.
Oct. 9 (Mon.)
A new Greek Cabinet is formed by Professor Lambros.
The Isonzo Front:--The Italians capture important positions and many
prisoners.
Oct. 10 (Tues.)
An Allied ultimatum is presented to Greece demanding the surrender
of the Greek fleet; the Greek Government protests but yields.
Oct. 11 (Wed.)
The Allies take possession of the Greek fleet.
The Isonzo Front:--The Italian advance continues.
Oct. 12 (Thur.)
A Franco-British raid by 40 aeroplanes on the mauser factories at
Oberndorf.
Oct. 13 (Fri.)
The Germans enter Roumania.
Norway prohibits the use of her territorial waters by belligerent
submarines.
Oct. 14 (Sat.)
The Somme Front:--The British advance at Schwaben Redoubt; the
French advance near Bouchavesnes and Ablaincourt.
Oct. 16 (Mon.)
The Germans capture the Gyimes Pass leading into Northern Roumania.
Oct. 17 (Tues.)
The Allies land troops at Athens.
Oct. 18 (Wed.)
The Somme Front:--The French capture Sailly-Saillisel.
Oct. 19 (Thur.)
A new offensive is launched by the Germans and Bulgarians in the
Dobrudja.
The German cruiser _München_ is sunk by a British submarine in the
North Sea.
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