A Concise Chronicle of Events of the Great War. R. P. P. Rowe
A Zeppelin raid on the Midlands (67 killed); a Zeppelin, the £19, is wrecked in the North Sea while returning from the raid.
Feb. 1 (Tues.)
The British liner Appam arrives at Norfolk, Virginia, manned by a German prize crew.
A German air-raid on Salonika.
Feb. 2 (Wed.)
The Dutch steamer Artemis is torpedoed by a German submarine.
Feb. 3 (Thur.)
Mesopotamia:—Heavy fighting before Kut.
Feb. 4 (Fri.)
Heavy fighting round Dvinsk.
Feb. 8 (Tues.)
The Russians cross the Dniester.
The French cruiser Amiral Charnier is sunk by a mine or submarine off the Syrian coast.
Feb. 9 (Wed.)
A German air-raid on Ramsgate and Broadstairs. A British air-raid on Terhand.
Feb. 10 (Thur.)
The Military Service Act (instituting compulsory service for single men aged 19 to 30) comes into operation in Great Britain.
It is announced that Sir H. Smith-Dorrien resigns command in East Africa owing to ill-health (see Dec. 14, 1915), and that Lieut.-General J. Smuts is appointed to succeed him (see Jan. 28, 1917).
The Caucasus:—The Russian attack on Erzerum begins (see Feb. 16).
The reorganised Serbian army (75,000 troops) is successfully concentrated at Corfu.
British mine-sweepers are attacked off the Dogger Bank; the Arabis is sunk.
Feb. 11 (Fri.)
H.M.S. Arethusa (light cruiser) is sunk by a mine off the East Coast.
Feb. 12 (Sat.)
The Germans make several attempts to cross the Yser Canal.
German attacks near Vimy are repulsed.
Feb. 13 (Sun.)
The Caucasus:—A Russian success at Erzerum.
Feb. 14 (Mon.)
A German success at 'the Bluff,' near Ypres: the British lose trenches (see March 2).
An Austrian air-raid on Milan.
Feb. 16 (Wed.)
Verdun is cleared of its civilian population.
The Caucasus:—Erzerum is captured by the Russians (see Feb. 10).
Feb. 19 (Sat.)
German attacks are repulsed south of Arras and north of Ypres.
The Caucasus:—The Russians capture Akhlat and Mush, north-west of Lake Van (see Aug. 2).
The Cameroons:—The last German post in the Mora Mountains surrenders; this completes the occupation of the Cameroons by the Allies (see Aug. 25, 1914).
Feb. 20 (Sun.)
A German air-raid on Walmer and Lowestoft.
A British air-raid on Don, in Flanders.
Feb. 21 (Mon.)
The Battle of Verdun begins (see July 1).
A Zeppelin is destroyed near Revigny.
Feb. 22 (Tues.)
The Germans gain ground before Verdun, capturing Haumont Wood and the French salient north of Beaumont.
Feb. 23 (Wed.)
Portugal seizes interned German ships (see March 10).
Further German progress and French withdrawals before Verdun.
Feb. 24 (Thur.)
The French resist strongly before Verdun, but the German advance continues.
Feb. 25 (Fri.)
A critical day in the Battle of Verdun: Fort Douaumont is stormed by the Germans.
Feb. 26 (Sat.)
German attacks beyond Fort Douaumont are repulsed by the French; this ends the first stage of the Battle of Verdun.
Western Egypt:—The Senussi Arabs are defeated at Agagia.
The French transport Provence II. is sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean with heavy loss of life.
Feb. 27 (Sun.)
Verdun:—A heavy bombardment by the Germans and some infantry fighting.
Durazzo is captured by the Austrians.
Persia:—Kermanshah is captured by the Russians (see July 2, 1916).
The P. & O. liner Maloja is sunk by a mine off Dover.
Feb. 29 (Tues.)
An action is fought in the North Sea between H.M.S. Alcantara (armed merchant cruiser) and the German raider Greif, in which both are sunk.
Mar. 1 (Wed.)
H.M.S. Primula (sloop) is sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean.
Mar. 2 (Thur.)
A British success near Ypres: 'the Bluff' is recaptured (see Feb. 14).
Verdun:—The Germans capture the village of Douaumont.
The Caucasus:—Bitlis (south-west of Lake Van) is captured by the Russians (see Aug. 2).
Mar. 3 (Fri.)
Verdun:—The French reoccupy Douaumont village; the Germans attack the village of Vaux.
Mar. 4 (Sat.)
There is fierce fighting for the Hohenzollern Redoubt (near Loos).
Verdun:—The Germans again capture the village of Douaumont.
The German Admiralty announces the safe return of the raider Möwe.
Mar. 5 (Sun.)
Persia:—Sinneh is taken by the Russians.
A Zeppelin raid on the north-east coast of England.
Mar. 6 (Mon.)
Verdun:—The Germans advance up the northern slopes of the Côte de l'Oie.
Mar. 7 (Tues.)
A further German success at Verdun: Hill 265 is carried.
East Africa:—The British advance in the Kilimanjaro district.
The Caucasus:—Rizeh is captured by the Russians.
H.M.S. Coquette (destroyer) and the British torpedo boat No. 11 are sunk by mines off the east coast of England.
Mar. 8 (Wed.)
Heavy fighting at Verdun: the French regain ground.
Mesopotamia:—The second attempt to relieve Kut fails, the British being repulsed at Es Sinn.
The Caucasus:—The Russians advance towards Trebizond.
A French air-raid on Metz.
Mar. 9 (Thurs.)
Mesopotamia:—The British relieving force falls back from Es Sinn.
H.M.S. Fauvette (armed boarding-steamer) is sunk by a mine off the east coast of England.
Mar. 10 (Fri.)
Germany declares war on Portugal (see Feb. 23).
Mar. 11 (Sat)
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