On This Day - 29 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
Yser: Germans take Ramscapelle. The Belgians open the sluices of the canal.
Heavy fighting round Festubert (La Bassee).
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Egypt: Beduin tribes raid the frontier.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Turkish fleet attacks Odessa, Novorossisk, and Theodosia, and sinks Russian destroyer, etc.
Political, etc.
Great Britain: Lord Fisher appointed First Sea Lord.
Turkey enters the war on the German side.
