On This Day - 18 October 1914
Theatre definitions:
Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any
military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland.
Eastern Front comprises the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and
Austro-Romanian fronts. Southern Front comprises the
Austro-Italian and Balkan (including Bulgaro-Romanian) fronts, and
Dardanelles. Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres comprises
Egypt, Tripoli, the Sudan, Asia Minor (including Transcaucasia), Arabia,
Mesopotamia, Syria, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, China, India, etc.
Naval and Overseas Operations comprises operations on the seas
(except where carried out in combination with troops on land) and in
Colonial and Overseas theatres, America, etc. Political, etc.
comprises political and internal events in all countries, including Notes,
speeches, diplomatic, financial, economic and domestic matters.
Source: Chronology of the War (1914-18, London; copyright expired)
Western Front
The Yser held by the Belgians against the Germans: struggle from Lombartzyde to Keyem.
Roulers occupied by the Germans after fierce three-days' battle.
Eastern Front
Galicia: Beginning of a desperate but vain effort of the Austrians to cross the San.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Belgian Coast: British monitors under Admiral Hood aid the Belgians in the Battle of the Yser.
Loss of British submarine E.3 announced by German wireless.
