Memory tablet. 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, 161—163, 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, 118—119, r93194. 259. 18th, 1917 Battle of Langemarck ends, 40. 23rd, 1914 BATTLE OF MONS. Germans repulsed. 26th, 1914 Battle of Le Cateau. September. Sept. 4th, 1914 BATTLE OF THE MARNE. Defeat of the Germans. 9th, 1916 Irish troops capture Guillemont and Ginchy. 4th, 1917 Australians and New Zealanders in action at Broodseinde. 20th, 1917 Battle of Menin Road begins, 40. 25th, 1917 Battle of Menin Road ends, 41. 26th, 1917 Capture of Zonnebeke. 28th, 1916 British capture the highest ground on the Thiepval spur. 28th, 1918 BATTLE OF YPRES, 1918, BEGINS, 49—51. Action during the battle, 80. 28th, 1918 Gheluvelt recaptured by British. Page numbers refer to accounts of representative actions described in The Battle Book of Ypres

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