THE GREAT WAR – JANUARY 1917

Various Fronts

3^rd Jan           Sir Douglas Haig promoted to Field-Marshal

9^th Jan           HMS “Cornwallis” sunk by submarine in the Mediterranean

10^th Jan          Entente governments send joint reply to President Wilson over Peace Plan

10^th Jan          Belgium’s reply to President Wilson would be the repatriation of their country

11^th Jan         Austro-Hungarian/German refusal to accept responsibility should the plan be rejected.

14^th Jan          Japanese battlecruiser “Tsukuba” exploded in docks

19^th Jan           Proposal for Mexico to enter alliance with Germany

20^th Jan          Hoskins replaces Smuts as Commander of the East African forces

23^rd Jan           HMS “Simoom” sunk

31^st Jan           Germany announced unrestricted submarine warfare

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Eastern Front

8^th Jan             Russian Prime Minister Trepov resigns

17^th Jan           Russian Minister of War Shuvaev resigns

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The Caucasus and Middle East Campaign

3^rd Jan             First desert raid by Lawrence of Arabia

7^th/8^th Jan     British artillery bombardment began on Khadairi Bend

9^th Jan            British began major attack on Khadairi Bend

9^th Jan            Battle of Rafah

29^th Jan           British capture Khadairi Bend

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