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JULY AUGUST - SEPTEMBER
July.
July ist, 1916 FRANCO-BRITISH OFFENSIVE OF THE SOMME BEGINS, 37
4th, 1917 The King visits Messines trenches.
12th, 1917 First use by enemy of mustard gas.
22nd, 1917 Preliminary bombardment for Third Ypres begins, 38.
27th, 1917 Germans evacuate first-line system on Fifth Army front, 38.
30th, 1915 First German liquid fire attack, 260.
31st, 1917 BATTLES OF YPRES. THIRD YPRES BEGINS, 38—42.
Actions during whole period (Third Ypres), 77, 88, 104107
120122, 161163, 179, 181183, 230, 236, 260.
31st, 1917 Battle of Pilckem (Third Ypres), 38.
Actions during battle, 7576, 8587, 212, 222223, 255
August.
Aug. 2nd, 1917 Battle of Pilckem ends, 39.
4th, 1914 WAR IS DECLARED.
10th, 1917 Westhoek taken, 39.
12th, 1915 First use of shrapnel helmets, 159.
16th, 1917 Battle of Langemarck begins, 39.
16th, 1917 Langemarck captured, 39.
Actions during battle, 6365, 118119, 193194, 259.
18th, 1917 Battle of Langemarck ends, 40.
23rd, 1914 BATTLE OF MONS. Germans repulsed.
26th, 1914 Battle of Le Cateau.
September.
BATTLE OF THE MARNE. Defeat of the Germans.
Irish troops capture Guillemont and Ginchy.
Australians and New Zealanders in action at Broodseinde.
Battle of Menin Road begins, 40.
Battle of Menin Road ends, 41.
Capture of Zonnebeke.
British capture the highest ground on the Thiepval spur
BATTLE OF YPRES, 1918, BEGINS, 49—51.
Action during the battle, 80.
Gheluvelt recaptured by British
Sept.
4th,
1914
99
9th,
1916
11
4th,
1917
20th,
1917
99
25th,
1917
99
26th,
1917
99
28th,
1916
>l
28 th,
1918
99
00
1918
Page numbers refer to accounts of representative actions described in
The Battle Book of Ypres.
