On This Day - 10 May 1915
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
French take cemetery of Neuville St. Vaast and part of Carency (north of Arras).
British repulsed on Aubers ridge.
Eastern Front
German retreat in Baltic Provinces.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Sinking of "Lusitania" causes anti-German demonstrations in London and Liverpool.
Submarine E14 sinks a transport in the Sea or Marmora.
Political, etc.
President Wilson on the "Lusitania". "There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight," etc.
