THE GREAT WAR – November 1916
Verdun
2nd Nov French take Fort Vaux
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The Somme
13th Nov British attack Beaumont Hamel
19th Nov Battle of the Somme and Ancre Heights ends
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Eastern Front
5th Nov Central Powers proclaim new Kingdom of Poland
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The Balkans
1st Nov Ecaterina Teodoroiu requests joining Romanian army
3rd /4th Nov Ecaterina Teodoroiu captured but escapes
6th Nov Ecaterina Teodoroiu wounded
1st Nov Germans launch attack against Targu Jiu
Mid-Nov Germany captured Targu Jiu
21st Nov Germans occupy Craiova
27th Nov Germans began advance to Bucharest
19th Nov Bulgaria/Germany abandoned Monastir to the Allies
21st Nov Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph died
16th Nov Flora Sandes wounded during assault of Monistar
30th Nov Flora Sandes awarded Kara George Star
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Other Fronts
1st to 4th Nov Ninth Battle of Isonzo
7th Nov America President Wilson re-elected
28th Nov First aeroplane raid on London
Nov Jellicoe appointed First Sea Lord
Nov Churchill arrives in France
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