WAR DIARY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17288, 2 October 1916, Page 4

WAR DIARY.

LEADING EVENTS OF THE CAMPAIGNS. 191*. JUNE 33—Assassination at. Sarajevo of Archduke Franois Ferdinand. . JULY 28.—Declaration of war on Serbxaby Austria-Hungary. ' • AUGUST I—German declaration of war on Russia. ,'■",' AUGUST B—Germany declare* wax on France. AUGUST 4—British declaration of wax on Germany. ~ , AUGUST 6—Austria-Hungary declares war on Buiaia. ■ , ■' AUGUST 20—Germans occupy Brussels. . /AUGUST 23—Japanese declaration of war on Germany. _ ' AUGUST 28—Naval battle near Heligoland. Three German cruisers and tvo German destroyers sunk. AUGUST 29—German Samoa surrendered •to Expeditionary Force from New Zealand. AUGUST 31—Russians defeated at Osterode, East Prussia. . SEPTEMBER 3 Lemberg occupied by Russians. -Auatritna routed with enormous losses. , ~ SEPTEMBER 7—Germans reach the extreme point of their advance in France. Battle of Must opens. . . , .SEPTEMBER 10-Rout of the Austrian army in Galicia with losses of 250,000 killed and wounded, : 100,000 prisoners, 400 guns and ■ flags and stores. SEPTEMBER 12—Germans check Allied advance on Rive» Aisne. ".'.'.„ j OCTOBER I—German invasion of Grodno district, Russia, checked. Germans repulsed at Suwalki and Augustovo. OCTOBER B—Germans occupy Antwerp. OCTOBER 17—Germans repulsed from ■Warsaw. ' OCTOBER 18—Outbreak of rebellion in Oxango Free State leported. Do Wet and Bayers lead rebels. OCTOBER 80—Turkey commits hostile I against Russia. " .... ! NOVEMBER I—Naval action off Chile coast British cruisers Good Hope and Monmouth. »unk; . Glasgow damaged. NOVEMBER 2—Sanguinary battle in Flanders. Germans repulsed from Ypr«» with groai slaughter NOVEMBER 7—Surrender of Kwo-chau. NOVEMBER 16—Second German advance to Vistula develops. NOVEMBER 22 British occupy Basra. DECEMBER 2—Da Wot. Boer rebel loaclei, captured.. Australian and New Zea.and contingents landed in Egypt. DECEMBER 8— Naval engagement near Falkland Islands. German cruisers Senarnhorst, Gneiicnau, Loipsig and IN umbers, stink. Boor revolt suppressed. • DECEMBER 17—Egypt declared British protcctora/te. Khedive deposed; Prince Hussein nominated Sultan of Egypt. DECEMBER 25—German attack .on Warsaw, fails.

JANUARY recapture Ciernowitz. . . , „ .. JANUARY M—Naval engagement « North Sea. • German armoured cruiser Biuchtr tunk. „ FEBRUARY o—Turka advance on Suez Canal; npulfcd at Tusum and iamailia. New Zpulandsrs in action. FEBRUARY 13—Russians defeated in battle in Masurian Lakes •• district. FEBRUARY 19—Allies bombard Eardanallos forts. •--■'•. , , „ .FEBRUARY 2C—Russians beat bacic GeimiLis at Friasnysz ■■..'■ - MARCH 10—N'euvo Chapef.c captiued by Britifh. , .',""-,", MARCH . 15—Allies dflclaro blockade, of Germany. MARCH 20—Fall of Priemysl. APRIL 22—Germans o[;cn offensive in F.ai-.derc, using asphyxiating gates. Second batt'e of Yprcs. APRIL 25—Expeditionary Force at Dardanelles land*. New Zcalandero and Australians in nction on Peninsula of Gallipoli. HAY I—Germans develop attack in Woe> em Galicia. ■ „.,'■ MAY 3—Russian Imo broken on Biala. MAY 3—Russian retreat in Gaiicia commences. ■ MAY 7—Sinking of Ltmtania; 11C0 lives k>»t. N aIAY o—French offensive in Artois opens successfully. MAY 12—Great battle develops on San, Galicia. MAY 18— Turks repulsed by Australasians. Sari Bair front, leaving 20X0 dead. MAY 23—Italy declares war on Austria.

MAY 25—British Coalition Cabinet an nonnced.

( MAY 29—French • capture Ablain St Na zaire.'

JUNE 2—Austro-German forcoa recapture Przemysl. JULY B—British occupation of 'South-West. Africa completed. JULY 17—General Russian retreat in Northern and Central Po:anu..

JULY 20—Crisis develops in Polish struggle. Battles on Narew front and south cf Lublin. Italians commence- general offensive'on Iscnzc. .■ AUGUST s—Germans cccupy Warsaw. AUGUST 7—British ioroo landed at Suvls Buy, GalHpoli peninou'a. AUGUST 19—Novo Goorjrievok capturod by Germans.

AUGUST P,5-Brcst Lilovok occupied by Austro-ticrman forces.

SEPTEMBER 18—Germans occupy Vilna. SEPTEMBER 20-Brit:sh advance between I/jris and La Basso©, Loos occupied, French advanoe in Champagne, after fierce general engagement. SEPTEMBER 29—Important British <idyanco on Tigris. Kut-el-Amara occupied. OCTOBER I—Russians claim to have •topped German advance. OCTOBER i— Allied ultimatum dcliyered to Bulgaria, demanding dismissal of German officers and a, definite statement regarding Bulgarian intentions. OCTOBER s—Allies land troops at Salon- ■ OCTOBER o—Germane occupy Belgrade.

OCTOBER 11—Bu.eariana invade Serbia. NOVEMBER 22—Battle of Cteiiphon. - NOVEMBER li— Heavy Italian attack on Gorizia.

NOVEMBER 30—British retreating from Cteriphon. DECEMBER 9—Allied forces retreat from loutlicrn Serbia.

DECEMBER 18—Retirement of Sir John French announced. Sir Douglas Haig assumes command of British forces in the field. DECEMBER IS—Bri'.ioh evacuate Anzao and- Suvla Bar positions without loss. DECEMBER 25—New Zcalanders in hrußh with Arabs near Matruh, western Egypt. DECEMBER 27.—Imperial Government decides to apply principle of compulsion in recruiting unmarried men.

JANUARY B—Evacuation of Cape Helles bv British.

JANUARY 9.—Townshend'a force held up at Kut-el-Amara on Tigris. British, column advancing to relief. Fighting at Sheixh Shad.

JANUARY 18—Austrian s occupy Cettinje. " JANUARY 27.—Military Service Bill passed in. House of Lords. JANUARY 30—Germans open series of local-, offensives in France and Flanders. FEBRUARY 14—Conclusion of close alli-ance'-between France and Italy announced. FEBKUARY 15—Russians occupy Erzerum. FEBRUARY 20—Official announcement of completion of conquest of Came'roons. FEBRUARY 22-After three week's general activity, Germans reveal concentration •gainst Verdun. FEBRUARY 23—Germans capture French trenches north of Verdun. FEBRUARY 24 Groat attack against Verdun compels contraction of French front.

MARCH 3—Russians capture Bitlia. MARCH 9—Fierce bottle raging- on Verdun front. Germany declares war on Portugal. British invado German East Africa. MARCH 12—Russians open offensive on Dvina and also on. Dniester front. MARCH 14—Italian offensive opened on luonzo. \ . ' MARCH 20—Allied air raid on Zcebrugge. MARCH 26—British raid on Schleswig coast. German destrbyor sunk. MARCH 28—Important Allied war conference in Paris concludes. Austrian attack on Podgora breaks down. MARCH 31—Zeppelin raid on East Coast. One Zeppelin brought down. . APRIL I—Froncn contract front west ol APRIL 6—British Budget shows a total war indebtedness of £2,140,000,000, including £368,000,000 advanced to Allies and DorninAPRIJj 7—British success in Arusha district, East Africa. -•■'-- ■ ■'■••■ APRIL 9—Great German attack west of Mouse fails. ' . . ;'-,'" APRIL 15—Anwics landing in France. APRIL 17—Greek railways commandeered for transport of Serbian troops ts Salonika. APRIL 18—Russians capture Trobizond. APRIL 21—New recruiting proposals announced in Great Britain. Russian forco landed at Marseilles APRIL 24—Outbreak of robelhon in Ire. land Rebels seize Dublin Post Office and othor buildings. Sir Roger Casement arrested on West Coast. •■ APRIL 29—General Townshend, after enduring a. long siege at Kut-el-Arnara, on the Tigris, surrenders with 9000 men. ilki I—End of Irish rebellion. jJAY 4—General Compulsion Bill parses eccond reading in House of Commons . MA]f 7—Anzaos in their first action in France. • ■''•'< ' ~ ■.•'•. , ~ MAY 10—Germans attacking violently on west bank of Meueo at Verdun. MAY 14—Austrians great offensive in Trentino. Italians in retreat. .' MAY 81—Groat naval battlo off Jutland coast. British lose 3 battle cruisers, 3 armoured cruisers and 8 destroyers; German !osßeß, 2 battleships, 2 battle cruisers, 4 Mutant*. B daetoffyex* «d 1 «ujHn*tin*.

JUNE 4— Russians open jTsat offensive on Lutsk sector. JUNE 'o-iLord Kitcherier drowned in loss of H.M.S. Hampshire, which struck a mine off the Orkneys. JUNE B—Germans capture Vaux Fort." JUNE 9—Russians occupy Lutsk. Allies demand removal of Greek Government and institute blockade of Greek ports. JUNE 10—Russians capture Buczacz, on Strypa." Italian retreat ended. JUNE 13—Italian Government resigns. JUNE 17—Italians open counter-offensive on Sotte Comuni plateau. Greek Government concedes Allied demands. JUNE 18—Russians oocupy Cieniowite. JUNE 21—Germans fill breach in Austrian lire on Lutsk sector. ItVians advancing on Setto Comuni plateau. Greek Government resigns. _, . . JUNE 22—Germans eapturo Thisumont Farm and enter Fleury Village, on Verdun fiortt. , „ JUNE 24—Russians claim to occupy all Bukovina. Austrian* in retroat on Italian frontier. , _ ~ JUNE bombard German lines. JUNE 23—Austrians defeated east of KoloJUNE 30—Sir R. Casement sentenced to de<ith for high treason. ■ ' ■ JULY I—Franco-British offensive opens on Ancre-Somme sectora, Montauban, Dampierr* end other villages captured. JULY 2—British capture La Boisselle and Fricourt. Russians occupy Kolornea. JULY s—Russian fores crossing of Styr, W JULY 7-Ri'ght Hon D. Lloyd George apcointcd Secretary for War. , JULY B-Russians advance to lower Stokhed French capture Biacbon. . JULY 12-BritisH capture Contalmaispn. JULY H-British capture Grand and enter Longueval.. Russiad Offensive dovcloDin-' in Armenia. JULY 18-Bri!irfi capture i Bawsntin-le Petit and OviKers. Russians advance souJi"jULY counter-attacking east capture Barleux Bus-, ■ian" op=n new offensive en Rfc*. front. JULY 25-Australians and Londoners capInnT Pozieres Russians occupy Erzingan, r jULY 27—Russians occupy Brcdy, ;n G AUGUST &~Turk9 defeated at El Human, east of Suez Canal. _ * ~ . AUGUST B—Russian advance sontn or,. 9-Ita.lians storm Gorizia bridge-:. 1 AUGUST 10~Italians occupy Gorizia, taking 12 000 pr&onera. ei.-«.1.« AUGUST. 12-Rifsstftns cccupy StaniFlau. AUGUST 13—Russians occupy Podhaytse and Mariampol. 7K„ r ,w AUGUST 14—Russiana cccupy Aboion.^ AUGUST 15—Russians occupy Jab;ua AUGUST 20—British crmsars and Falmouth sunk in North Sea. One enemy submarine sunk, another damaged. AUGUST 23—German Dreadnought torpedoed bv British submarine. AUGUST 25—French capture lianrecfj;. AUGUST 28—Italy declares war en Germany. " , , AUGUST 29—Rumania declares war on Auptria. »•,"•«. AUGUST 31—Austrian" abandon southeiasfarn Transylvania la Rumanians. SEPTEMBER 2—Allien. Support demands on Greece bv nroienca of ieet at PirreuH. SEPTEMBER 3—Zeppelin brongj.t down by aviator Londsn. ■ SEPTEMBER l~ British capture GuiHomont; French cap'ure H*-ry f.-.id L- Forest. Bulsariiris under von Mackcnsen invade the Dobrudia. SEPTEMBER 3—Frc-.c!; tfko Scyccourt, Chilly and ent?r Vfimandovillsra. Bulbars occuriv Tntrakai, on ili« Pentibe. SEP'IT''M.S T, IR 9—British occupy Gincny. I'rennh rthvrro wo«t e.f Mc'.ise. SEPTEMBER 14—French occupy Bouchnvcstie.'.

SEPTEMBER IS—British ftnrm CourccUtto, Mar-.irv.;ioli. cud F.'ors. New Zenlacdors distintruirh thotuselvoe in action. SEPTEMBER. 18—F:tr.eh capture Bcrny arH. Vcrmandnvillcrs. SEPTEMBER CO—Strong German c.-us-ter-a'tack north of Sommo repulsed >. by French.

SEPTEMBER 21—Bu!ffarian« and Germans defeated in Bcbrudja and" forced to re'rent.

SEPTEMBER 23—Two Soppellns brought dov/n durinor raid on sou'horn England. SEPTEMBER 2G—British aterm Morval and Li'fbrcrfp; French take Rancourt. KEPIEMBER 27—Allies occupy Combles. Britifh storm Thiepval and Gneiidecourt. Greek revolutionary movement develops i:i Crete.