Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Biography and Timeline — Page 12

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Arrives at Boulogne-sur-Mer to take up duties

Role range: 1915-1916 – 1915-1915

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Taken to General HQ at St Omer

Role range: 1915-1916 – 1915-1915

Major

Crosses the Channel to join his pre-1914 regiment of the Oxfordshire Hussars

Dardanelles Campaign Controversy

Churchill faced political criticism concerning the Dardanelles campaign, an episode he later addressed in historical writing.

Battle of Dardanelles

At the outset of the operation, the expected role of the infantry was to be the occupation of Istanbul; the taking of the straits was to be accomplished by the Entente naval forces.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915

Battle of Dardanelles

The British hope to turn the Balkans against the Axis. The British hope to capture Constantinople & force Turkey to surrender

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915

Battle of Dardanelles

The operation was originally intended to be purely naval due to a lack of available troops and the independence of Lord of the admiralty Winston Churchill but, by early February, it was decided that more regular infantry was needed.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915

Dardanelles Mine Threat Reassessed

The Admiralty reassesses the mine danger after battleships are sunk or damaged in the Narrows.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915

Dardanelles Minesweeping Reinforcement Supported

Churchill supports stronger minesweeping efforts as Ottoman minefields block progress through the straits.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915

Dardanelles Naval Gunfire Effort Expanded

The Admiralty increases naval gunfire against Ottoman forts while attempts continue to open the straits.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915

Merchant Shipping Warning Measures Expanded

The Admiralty expands warnings and routing advice to merchant vessels facing the growing submarine threat.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915

Queen Elizabeth Assigned to Dardanelles

The Admiralty commits the modern battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth to long-range bombardment at the Dardanelles.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915

Renewed Minesweeping Case Considered

Churchill considers arguments that determined minesweeping could still reopen the naval route through the Dardanelles.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915

Steam Roller Trench Experiment Ordered

Churchill authorises experimental work using heavy machinery to explore methods of crossing fortified trench systems.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915

Tennyson d'Eyncourt Chairs Landships Committee

Churchill places Director of Naval Construction Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt in charge of the landship project.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915

Tracked Landship Experiments Authorised

Churchill authorises practical experiments with tracked vehicles rather than relying only on paper designs.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1911-1915

Commander of 6th Royal Scots

Appointed Commander of the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, battalion of the 9th Division

Major

Informed he will command the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers

Commander of 6th Royal Scots

Appointed Commander of the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, battalion of the 9th Division

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1916

Commander of 6th Royal SF

Appointed Commander of the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel

Commander of 6th Royal SF

Appointed Commander of the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1916

Commander of 6th Royal Scots

Appointed Commander with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1916

Major

Takes command the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers

Battle of Ploegsteert

Takes the battalion of 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers across the Belgian border

Role range: 1914-1918

Speech

Urges the First Lord of the Admiralty to recall Lord Fisher as First Sea Lord

Role range: 1914-1918

Resignation of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

The 6th Royal Scots merges with the 15th Division. Churchill does not seek another command & returns to Parliament

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1916

Resignation of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Gives his Officers a farewell lunch at Armentieres

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1916

Resignation of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Holds a farewell luncheon for the officers of his batallion

Role range: 1914-1918

Resignation of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Returns to England, the end of his military career

Role range: 1914-1918

War Office

Stands alone in criticizing the Government during the War Office vote

Role range: 1915-1916

Commission

Learns Asquith witheld documents in the Dardanelles enquiry which would clear him

Role range: 1915-1916

Commission

The formation of a Commission is announced to investigate the Dardanelles Campaign

Role range: 1915-1916

Criticism of the Somme Offensive

Criticises the conduct of the Somme offensive while out of ministerial office.

Role range: 1914-1918

Commission

Writes to Earl Cromer asking to present his own case without Counsel

Role range: 1915-1916

Commission

Cromer informs Churchill the Commission will meet secretly & Churchill cannot examine

Role range: 1915-1916

Commission

Says there was full authority & at the time there was a reasonable prospect of success. Appears at the enquiry to defend the Dardanelles Campaign

Role range: 1915-1916

Commission

The findings are published but Churchills evidence is not. Churchill has his account of the Antwerp expedition published in the Sunday Pictoral

Role range: 1915-1916

War Cabinet

Excluded from Lloyd George's new 5 man War Cabinet

Role range: 1915-1916

Minister of Munitions

Appointed Minister of Munitions but is not appointed as a member of the War Cabinet

Role range: 1916-1922 – 1917-1918