THE GREAT WAR –   JULY  1917

3^rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)

17^th July                           Opening bombardment of the 3^rd Battle of Ypres

31^st July                            The 3^rd Battle of Ypres begins

31^st July to 2^nd August   Battle of Pilkem Ridge

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Eastern Front

1^st to 19^th July                  The Kerensky Offensive, the last Russian initiative, failed

1^st -2^nd July                       Battle of Zborov, the only success of the Kerensky Offensive

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The Balkans

20^th July                            Corfu declaration about the future Kingdom of Yugoslavia

22^nd to 30^th July             Battle of Mârâști

July                                    France returns confiscated naval ships to Greece

July                                    Flora Sandes unwell after returning to trenches in the Serbian army

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The Middle East

2^nd to 6^th July                   Arab rebels seize the Jordanian port of Aqaba

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Various Campaigns

11^th July                           Open letter to King Albert II of Belgium regarding discrimination of the Dutch                                         Language

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