16th January – German Foreign Secretary proposes alliance with Mexico
against the USA.
31st January – Germany continues with unrestricted submarine warfare,
hoping to starve Britain into submission
3rd February – The USA severs diplomatic relations with Germany as U Boats
threaten US shipping.
23rd February – Germany begins its withdrawal to Hindenburg Line.
15th March – Russian Czar Nicholas II abdicates.
26th March – First battle of Gaza, Palestine, as British attempt to cut off the
Turkish in Mesopotamia, from their homeland. Queensferry lost
one man here in trench warfare after the Battle of Gaza
6th April – USA declares war on Germany. Troops begin to mobilise
immediately.
9th April – Second battle of Arras begins. British successfully employ new
tactics of creeping Barages. Queensferry lost 4 men here and
Dalmeny lost 2 men.
12th April – Canadian victory in the battle of Vimy Ridge.
7th June – The Battle of Messines Ridge, 19 mines detonated under German
lines. Explosions are heard from England.
13th June – First successful heavy bomber raid on London killing 162.
25th June – First American troops land in France.
31st June – Battle of Passchendaele begins.
17th July – Royal Family adopt name of House of Windsor.
28th July – Formation of Royal Tank Corps.
15th August – Battle of Hill 70. Canadians take hill, only 15 feet higher than
surrounding land, but allies lose 9,200 men.
9th October – Third phase of the Ypres Offensive begins with rain falling on
saturated ground. Battlefield turns into a quagmire. Queensferry
lost 5 men here and Dalmeny lost 5 men.
15th October – Dutch spy Mata Hari executed in Paris. (Margaretha Geertruida
"Margreet" MacLeod (née Zelle; 7 August 1876 – 15 October
1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari, was a
Dutch Frisian exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted
of being a spy.)
15th October – The last airship raid on Britain is carried out by 112 zeppelins.
2nd November – British Government supports plan for Jewish homeland in
Palestine in Balfour Declaration.
10th November – Battle of Passchendael ends. Allies have advanced only 5
miles, half a million men are casualties.
17th November – Second Battle of Heligoland Bight.
20th November – The Battle of Cambrai begins. Royal Flying Corps drop bombs
on German anti-tank guns. Queensferry lost 3 men here
11th December – Britain liberates Jerusalem ending 673 years of Turkish Rule.
23rd December – Russian Armistice with Germany.
against the USA.
31st January – Germany continues with unrestricted submarine warfare,
hoping to starve Britain into submission
3rd February – The USA severs diplomatic relations with Germany as U Boats
threaten US shipping.
23rd February – Germany begins its withdrawal to Hindenburg Line.
15th March – Russian Czar Nicholas II abdicates.
26th March – First battle of Gaza, Palestine, as British attempt to cut off the
Turkish in Mesopotamia, from their homeland. Queensferry lost
one man here in trench warfare after the Battle of Gaza
6th April – USA declares war on Germany. Troops begin to mobilise
immediately.
9th April – Second battle of Arras begins. British successfully employ new
tactics of creeping Barages. Queensferry lost 4 men here and
Dalmeny lost 2 men.
12th April – Canadian victory in the battle of Vimy Ridge.
7th June – The Battle of Messines Ridge, 19 mines detonated under German
lines. Explosions are heard from England.
13th June – First successful heavy bomber raid on London killing 162.
25th June – First American troops land in France.
31st June – Battle of Passchendaele begins.
17th July – Royal Family adopt name of House of Windsor.
28th July – Formation of Royal Tank Corps.
15th August – Battle of Hill 70. Canadians take hill, only 15 feet higher than
surrounding land, but allies lose 9,200 men.
9th October – Third phase of the Ypres Offensive begins with rain falling on
saturated ground. Battlefield turns into a quagmire. Queensferry
lost 5 men here and Dalmeny lost 5 men.
15th October – Dutch spy Mata Hari executed in Paris. (Margaretha Geertruida
"Margreet" MacLeod (née Zelle; 7 August 1876 – 15 October
1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari, was a
Dutch Frisian exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted
of being a spy.)
15th October – The last airship raid on Britain is carried out by 112 zeppelins.
2nd November – British Government supports plan for Jewish homeland in
Palestine in Balfour Declaration.
10th November – Battle of Passchendael ends. Allies have advanced only 5
miles, half a million men are casualties.
17th November – Second Battle of Heligoland Bight.
20th November – The Battle of Cambrai begins. Royal Flying Corps drop bombs
on German anti-tank guns. Queensferry lost 3 men here
11th December – Britain liberates Jerusalem ending 673 years of Turkish Rule.
23rd December – Russian Armistice with Germany.
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