9 January 1918Grand FleetDavid Beatty Beatty, 1st
Establishes the Grand Fleet Strategy
Historical records for Great Britain in 1918, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Establishes the Grand Fleet Strategy
Calls for younger men in essential industries to be replaced where possible and transferred to the forces.
States that the government will not yet extend compulsory military service to Ireland.
Presents new measures to release more men from industry for military service.
Defends further military service legislation as necessary to meet the army's manpower needs.
The Parliament of Northern Ireland is established
The Government decided to extend conscription to Ireland, and that Ireland would have to be given home rule in order to make it acceptable, Carson disagrees in principle and again resigns
The Government decided to extend conscription to Ireland, and that Ireland would have to be given home rule in order to make it acceptable, Carson disagrees in principle and again resigns
The Government decided to extend conscription to Ireland, and that Ireland would have to be given home rule in order to make it acceptable, Carson disagrees in principle and again resigns
The Parliament of Northern Ireland is established. The Government decided to extend conscription to Ireland, and that Ireland would have to be given home rule in order to make it acceptable, Carson disagrees in principle and again resigns
Takes part in the Arab victory at Tafileh and is later awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
Beatty takes a large force from the Forth for an intensive night exercise involving ships and submarines.
Reviews Allied and German manpower resources as divisions are transferred from the Eastern Front.
Haig warns that reduced infantry strength leaves British armies vulnerable to a major German offensive.
Supports wider compulsory rationing to protect civilian supplies during the final year of war.
Helps Arab forces hold Tafileh against Ottoman counterattack.
Beatty's command reviews the chain of collisions during the night exercise later called the Battle of May Island.
Birth of Norman Wisdom
Welcomes legislation expanding the electorate while the war continues.
Appointed Minister of Information
Appointed Minister of Information, the 1st person to hold this position
Explains the government's disagreement with Sir William Robertson over Allied strategic coordination.
Defends proposals for an Allied reserve controlled through common strategic machinery.
Supports Henry Wilson's appointment following Robertson's resignation.
Accepts Robertson's departure as Chief of the Imperial General Staff after the Versailles dispute.
Backs stronger Allied machinery at Versailles for coordinating reserves and strategy.
Answers criticism of government relations with newspapers and wartime information management.
Uses council meetings to press for unified Allied strategy.
Advises British ministers during Supreme War Council debates.
Cables all factories to requested increased output
Defends Lord Pirrie's appointment to strengthen merchant shipbuilding administration.
Confronts the emergency created by the opening German offensive on the Western Front.
Haig confronts the opening German spring offensive against the British Third and Fifth Armies.
Haig directs emergency measures as German forces penetrate the Fifth Army front near Saint Quentin.
Haig coordinates retreat and reinforcement as the Fifth Army falls back under intense German pressure.
Haig reviews the retreat around Bapaume as Operation Michael continues westward.
Bapaume is captured by the German during Operation Michael
Bapaume is captured by the German during Operation Michael
Instrumental in getting General Ferdinand Foch appointed as Allied Generalissimo
Haig accepts Foch's coordinating authority during the emergency conference at Doullens.
Supports the agreement giving Ferdinand Foch authority to coordinate Allied armies in France.
Haig supports unified Allied direction as the spring offensive threatens to divide British and French armies.
Haig coordinates resistance as German forces continue advancing during the Battle of Rosieres.
Haig reinforces the Arras sector where British troops slow renewed German attacks.
Presses for unified Allied command as German forces threaten the British and French armies.
Backs expansion of Foch's powers as the German offensive continues.
Beatty's fleet continues to contain Germany's surface navy while U-boats remain the greater maritime threat.
The Royal Airforce is founded
Haig's forces help stop the German advance toward Amiens during the Battle of the Avre.
Haig's armies check the final major thrust of Operation Michael along the Ancre.
Counters the Red Cross efforts to stop the French use of chemical weapons
Counters the Red Cross efforts to stop the French use of chemical weapons
Highlights the contribution of Dominion troops during the German spring offensive.
Introduces emergency legislation to expand the pool of men available for military service.
Haig directs reinforcements after German forces break into British and Portuguese positions near Estaires.
Plumer commands British defence near Ypres.
Argues that Ireland can no longer remain excluded from compulsory military service.
Combines the conscription proposal with a renewed commitment to Irish self-government legislation.
Haig shifts reserves north as the German offensive opens against the Flanders front.
Proposes raising the maximum military service age in response to the manpower emergency.
Reviews the German spring offensive and warns that the war has entered a critical phase.
Haig moves reserves north as the German Lys offensive threatens the British position in Flanders.
Haig issues his order during the Ypres crisis.
Haig issues his famous order calling on every position to be held during the Flanders crisis.
Haig issues his emergency order while German advances threaten British communications and positions in Flanders.
Haig sends reserves toward Bailleul as German attacks threaten the northern British front.
Appointed Chief of Staff of XX Corps
Appointed Chief of Staff of XX Corps
Haig supports British and French resistance during the first major German attack around Kemmel.
Haig reinforces the Bethune sector where German attacks are repelled during the Lys offensive.
Secures expanded military service powers during the emergency on the Western Front.
Haig supports the counterattack that restores the Allied position east of Amiens.
Haig coordinates British and French resistance during renewed German attacks around Kemmel.
Reports on losses and reinforcements after the first phase of the German spring offensives.
Supports the elevation of Foch to wider command authority over Allied operations.
Answers General Maurice's public accusations concerning army strength and government statements.
Defeats the parliamentary challenge arising from the Maurice controversy and retains Commons support.
Defends official figures used to describe British manpower on the Western Front.
Haig reviews reinforcement requirements after Germany launches a new offensive on the Aisne.
Reviews the new German attack on the Aisne as Allied forces face another major crisis.
Backs use of Allied shipping capacity to accelerate the arrival of United States forces.
Supports arrangements to speed the movement of American troops to the Western Front.
Awarded the Royal Societys Royal Medal
Awarded the Royal Societys Royal Medal
Visits GHQ in Paris & the Front
Launches the Messines offensive
The Cabinet forms the National Iron & Steel Industry Council
The Cabinet forms the Economic, Defence & Development Committee
The Cabinet forms the National Iron & Steel Industry Council
The Cabinet forms the National Iron & Steel Industry Council
The Cabinet forms the Economic, Defence & Development Committee
Reports the failure of the Austrian offensive in Italy as an important Allied success.
Praises the Italian resistance that defeats the Austrian attack along the Piave.
Reviews reinforcements and manpower after the heavy fighting of the spring.
American battleships remain integrated with Beatty's fleet and participate in North Sea operations and exercises.
Haig supports the carefully coordinated Australian-led attack at Hamel as a model for combined-arms warfare.
Accepts Rawlinson's proposal for an offensive against the German salient near Amiens.
Develops plans for a limited surprise attack east of Amiens.
Takes part in Allied planning before the Amiens Offensive, as Foch coordinates operations for the Western Front.
Haig approves secrecy and concentration measures for the planned Allied counteroffensive near Amiens.
Issues secret orders for the Palestine Offensive
Reports improving Allied prospects after the failure of Germany's spring offensives.
Tank Corps supports the opening attack with large numbers of armoured vehicles.
Commands the British Expeditionary Force as Rawlinson's Fourth Army attacks with Debeney's French First Army at Amiens.
Commands British Fourth Army during the surprise attack east of Amiens, with Australian and Canadian corps in the centre.
Air support helps protect the assault and disrupt German movement behind the front.
Welcomes the Allied attack at Amiens as the strategic initiative begins shifting decisively.
Commands III Corps on the British left during the Amiens operation.
Supports the attack with massed tanks used to break German defensive positions.
Directs British forces as the Amiens attack opens the Allied advance on the Western Front.
The Battle of Amiens opens in fog. British Fourth Army and French First Army break through German lines and begin the Hundred Days advance.
The Second Armys failure to secure the fall of Amiens (in particular the critically important railway junction) in the centre of the German line compromised the whole of Ludendorffs planned advance. 8-11 Aug, offensive instigated by Haig, ultimately leads to victory
Commands cavalry prepared to exploit breakthroughs made by infantry and tanks.
Commands Fourth Army in the main British attack east of Amiens.
The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy, begins the Allied counter-offensive later called the Hundred Days Offensive.
Haig's armies join the Allied counteroffensive that begins the decisive Hundred Days campaign.
Takes part in operations against the Ottoman rail station at Mudawwara.
Urges the continuation of existing relations with Russia
On 10th August the French 3rd Army launched attacks in the southern sector of the advance. Montdidier was re-captured and the Paris-Amiens railway line was once again in Allied control
Attends the BEF GHQ Shell Conference
On 10th August the French 3rd Army launched attacks in the southern sector of the advance. Montdidier was re-captured and the Paris-Amiens railway line was once again in Allied control
Attends the BEF GHQ Shell Conference
On 10th August the French 3rd Army launched attacks in the southern sector of the advance. Montdidier was re-captured and the Paris-Amiens railway line was once again in Allied control
The second phase of the offensive began on 21st August as the Second Battles of the Somme 1918. The French Tenth and 3rd Armies, and the British 3rd and First Army attacked. The ANZAC captured ground north of the Somme river at Peronne and Mont St. Quentin. Canadian forces captured ground near Queant
The second phase of the offensive began on 21st August as the Second Battles of the Somme 1918. The French Tenth and 3rd Armies, and the British 3rd and First Army attacked. The ANZAC captured ground north of the Somme river at Peronne and Mont St. Quentin. Canadian forces captured ground near Queant
The second phase of the offensive began on 21st August as the Second Battles of the Somme 1918. The French Tenth and 3rd Armies, and the British 3rd and First Army attacked. The ANZAC captured ground north of the Somme river at Peronne and Mont St. Quentin. Canadian forces captured ground near Queant
Attends the Allied Munitions Council
The Flanders Advance is also known as the Fifth Battle of Ypres.
Haig renews British attacks on the old Somme battlefield as German forces begin falling back.
Byng & Rawlinson take 8,000 prisoners along a 55km front, the German 2nd rereats
First day of the Battle of Bapaume, commands the 4th Army
Commands Third Army as the Battle of Albert opens the Second Battles of the Somme.
Begins the next phase of the Allied advance after Amiens by attacking toward Albert.
British Third and Fourth Armies renew the advance on the old Somme battlefield, forcing the German Second Army back.
Commands VI Corps as Third Army widens pressure on German positions.
Commands IV Corps in Third Army operations during the Battle of Albert.
Commands V Corps during Third Army attacks on the Albert front.
The British break theough the German lines & cross the River Ancre
Commands III Corps in Fourth Army operations during the renewed Somme advance.
Advances Fourth Army alongside Third Army as Albert is retaken.
Byng & Rawlinson reach Bapaume
The German line is driven back until the Allies hold the Arras-Bapaume Road
Haig supports Canadian-led attacks along the Scarpe that push German forces toward the Hindenburg Line.
Haig's Third Army continues pressure as British forces retake Bapaume during the Hundred Days.
Commands Third Army during the Second Battle of Bapaume phase.
Highlights the growing military importance of United States forces in the final Allied offensives.
Backs continued Allied attacks as German armies retreat from positions gained earlier in the year.
Contributes to staff work during the Allied offensives that drive German forces back in the final months of the war.
Haig's First Army breaks the Drocourt-Queant defensive system and forces further German withdrawal.
By 4th September the German forces had withdrawn to the Hindenburg Line, the position from which they had advanced to make the offensives in the earlier part of the year
By 4th September the German forces had withdrawn to the Hindenburg Line, the position from which they had advanced to make the offensives in the earlier part of the year
By early September German forces fall back toward the Hindenburg Line after Allied pressure following Amiens and the Somme battles.
Leads the 3rd Army over the Hindenburg line
Leads the 4th army over the Hindenburg line after German defeats at Bapaume & Arras
The Battle of Havrincourt (12th September 1918) was launched as a successful attack by the British 3rd Army with three divisions against four German Army divisions holding the fortified town of Havrincourt
The Battle of Havrincourt (12th September 1918) was launched as a successful attack by the British 3rd Army with three divisions against four German Army divisions holding the fortified town of Havrincourt
Leads the 4th army over the Hindenburg line after German defeats at Bapaume & Arras
The Battle of Havrincourt (12th September 1918) was launched as a successful attack by the British 3rd Army with three divisions against four German Army divisions holding the fortified town of Havrincourt
Leads the 3rd Army over the Hindenburg line
The Battle of Havrincourt (12th September 1918) was launched as a successful attack by the British 3rd Army with three divisions against four German Army divisions holding the fortified town of Havrincourt
Sept 16-Sept 18 the Damascus Campaign, aircraft bombard Turkish command centres
Sept 16-Sept 18 the Damascus Campaign, aircraft bombard Turkish command centres
Following the success at Havrincourt, three corps of the British 4th Army, one corps of the British 3rd Army and units of the French First Army.
The Battle of Epehy (18th September 1918) was launched against a 20 mile section of outpost positions for the Hindenburg Line.
The left and right wings of the advance progressed with difficulty, but the two Australian divisions in the centre of the advance were successful in achieving an advance of three miles.
The success of this attack showed to the Allies that the German defence, even on the fortified Hindenburg Line positions, was not impossible to break through
Following the success at Havrincourt, three corps of the British 4th Army, one corps of the British 3rd Army and units of the French First Army.
The Battle of Epehy (18th September 1918) was launched against a 20 mile section of outpost positions for the Hindenburg Line.
The left and right wings of the advance progressed with difficulty, but the two Australian divisions in the centre of the advance were successful in achieving an advance of three miles.
The success of this attack showed to the Allies that the German defence, even on the fortified Hindenburg Line positions, was not impossible to break through
Following the success at Havrincourt, three corps of the British 4th Army, one corps of the British 3rd Army and units of the French First Army.
The Battle of Epehy (18th September 1918) was launched against a 20 mile section of outpost positions for the Hindenburg Line.
The left and right wings of the advance progressed with difficulty, but the two Australian divisions in the centre of the advance were successful in achieving an advance of three miles.
The success of this attack showed to the Allies that the German defence, even on the fortified Hindenburg Line positions, was not impossible to break through
Following the success at Havrincourt, three corps of the British 4th Army, one corps of the British 3rd Army and units of the French First Army.
The Battle of Epehy (18th September 1918) was launched against a 20 mile section of outpost positions for the Hindenburg Line.
The left and right wings of the advance progressed with difficulty, but the two Australian divisions in the centre of the advance were successful in achieving an advance of three miles.
The success of this attack showed to the Allies that the German defence, even on the fortified Hindenburg Line positions, was not impossible to break through
Following the success at Havrincourt, three corps of the British 4th Army, one corps of the British 3rd Army and units of the French First Army.
The Battle of Epehy (18th September 1918) was launched against a 20 mile section of outpost positions for the Hindenburg Line.
The left and right wings of the advance progressed with difficulty, but the two Australian divisions in the centre of the advance were successful in achieving an advance of three miles.
The success of this attack showed to the Allies that the German defence, even on the fortified Hindenburg Line positions, was not impossible to break through
Following the success at Havrincourt, three corps of the British 4th Army, one corps of the British 3rd Army and units of the French First Army.
The Battle of Epehy (18th September 1918) was launched against a 20 mile section of outpost positions for the Hindenburg Line.
The left and right wings of the advance progressed with difficulty, but the two Australian divisions in the centre of the advance were successful in achieving an advance of three miles.
The success of this attack showed to the Allies that the German defence, even on the fortified Hindenburg Line positions, was not impossible to break through
Arab forces disrupt Ottoman lines of communication as Allenby's Megiddo offensive begins.
Supports the Arab northern advance during Allenby's Megiddo offensive.
Sends the Desert Mounted Corps through the breakthrough into the Ottoman rear.
Coordinates infantry, cavalry, artillery, armoured vehicles and aircraft at Megiddo.
Launches the Battle of Megiddo on 19 September 1918.
Plans the Megiddo attack to trap Ottoman formations and close their principal escape routes.
Uses a powerful creeping barrage to support the infantry attack at Sharon.
Twenty-First Corps infantry punches openings through Ottoman defences at Sharon.
Ottoman forces around Nablus are broken during the Megiddo offensive.
By 25 Sept the area is in Allied hands but there are 72,000 British casualties
By 25 Sept the Epehy is in Allied hands but there are 72,000 British casualties
Orders an advance on Damascus
The Battle of Canal du Nord (27th September - 1st October 1918) took place against a section of the canal and the outskirts of Cambrai. The British First Army was to cross the canal continuing the advance following on from the Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line and advance towards Cambrai
The Battle of Canal du Nord (27th September - 1st October 1918) took place against a section of the canal and the outskirts of Cambrai. The British First Army was to cross the canal continuing the advance following on from the Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line and advance towards Cambrai
Haig supports the First Army crossing that opens the approach toward Cambrai.
Assists Arab forces operating around Deraa during the Ottoman retreat.
1st day of the Battle of Flanders
The Flanders Advance is also known as the Fifth Battle of Ypres.
Plumer attacks during the Fifth Battle of Ypres.
Haig orders advances through the Ypres sector.
The Meuse Argonne Offensive (26th September - 11th November 1918) was an Allied offensive with the aim of pushing the German Armies further east from their positions at the Hindenburg Line, cutting the Germans off from their important rail routes supplying their front line sectors
The Meuse Argonne Offensive (26th September - 11th November 1918) was an Allied offensive with the aim of pushing the German Armies further east from their positions at the Hindenburg Line, cutting the Germans off from their important rail routes supplying their front line sectors
Welcomes Bulgaria's armistice as the first collapse among Germany's principal allies.
Quentin and Vendhuille had been incorporated into the German defences of the Hindenburg Line. The German defences on the canal comprised not only barbed wire entanglements and traps, but generally this stretch of canal was in a deep cutting of about 50 to 80 metres.
The Battle of the St. Quentin Canal (29th September - 2nd October 1918) was an attack launched on 29th September by US, French and British forces. A north-south stretch of this canal between St.
The British 4th Army and the French First Army had reached the canal sector in mid September, and were tasked with crossing the canal at the tunnel section or by the bridge
The canal ran through a tunnel at Bellicourt and there was a bridge further south of the tunnel at Bellenglise.
Quentin and Vendhuille had been incorporated into the German defences of the Hindenburg Line. The German defences on the canal comprised not only barbed wire entanglements and traps, but generally this stretch of canal was in a deep cutting of about 50 to 80 metres.
The Battle of the St. Quentin Canal (29th September - 2nd October 1918) was an attack launched on 29th September by US, French and British forces. A north-south stretch of this canal between St.
The British 4th Army and the French First Army had reached the canal sector in mid September, and were tasked with crossing the canal at the tunnel section or by the bridge
The canal ran through a tunnel at Bellicourt and there was a bridge further south of the tunnel at Bellenglise.
Haig's Fourth Army helps rupture the Hindenburg Line around the St Quentin Canal.
Moves with Arab forces during the final advance toward Damascus.
Bonar Law ops the "Feed The Guns Campaign" to raise a 2nd 1 billion pounds war loan
Bonar Law ops the "Feed The Guns Campaign" to raise a 2nd 1 billion pounds war loan
Forces under his command capture the strategic stronghold of Afulah.
Chaytor's Force captures Amman during the collapse of Ottoman resistance.
The Flanders Advance is also known as the Fifth Battle of Ypres.
Mounted forces under his command secure Beisan during the Megiddo pursuit.
The Desert Mounted Corps secures key defiles through the Carmel Range.
Conceals the main coastal concentration while deception points Ottoman attention toward the Jordan Valley.
Secretly concentrates striking forces on the coastal sector before the Megiddo offensive.
Orders the rapid pursuit north toward Damascus after the Megiddo breakthrough.
Chaytor's Force captures Es Salt as Ottoman Fourth Army formations retreat.
British Empire forces secure Haifa during the post-Megiddo advance.
Breaks through the Hindenburg Line
Reviews Allied attacks breaking through the German defensive system on the Western Front.
British Empire mounted troops capture Jenin during the rapid advance.
Chaytor's Force captures important Jordan River crossings during Megiddo.
Uses a feint toward the Jordan Valley to mislead Ottoman commanders before Megiddo.
Megiddo becomes the decisive victory of Allenby's Palestine and Syria campaign.
The Megiddo victory inflicts catastrophic losses on the Ottoman armies.
Plans a surprise offensive designed to trap Ottoman armies and block their escape.
From September a series of Allied offensives on the Western Front were launched in sequence at about the same time as the main Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Directs a fast-moving pursuit from Palestine into Syria after Megiddo.
Twentieth Corps attacks the Ottoman line in the Judean Hills at Nablus.
His forces secure Nazareth during the exploitation after the Sharon breakthrough.
Mounted forces encircle Ottoman formations and restrict their routes of escape.
Mounted troops secure Samakh as Ottoman forces collapse in northern Palestine.
Allied aircraft devastate retreating Ottoman columns along the Wadi el Fara road.
From September a series of Allied offensives on the Western Front were launched in sequence at about the same time as the main Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Ottoman troops at Ziza surrender to ANZAC mounted forces during the pursuit.
The Allies have advanced 8 miles & all the German defenses taken
Enters Damascus after Arab and Allied forces take the city from the Ottoman Empire.
Forces under his command capture Damascus during the rapid pursuit.
Helps Faisal's supporters organise provisional Arab administration after Damascus falls.
Beirut falls to the British
Haig continues pressure beyond the Hindenburg Line as British forces attack the Beaurevoir defences.
Meets Emir Feisal in Damascus after the city's capture.
Meets Feisal in Damascus
Considers Germany's request for an armistice and negotiations based on President Wilson's principles.
By this time the Army Group of Flanders (GAF) comprised a total of 28 divisions from the Belgian, British and French Armies under the command of King Albert I of Belgium.
The Battle of Courtrai, also known as the Battle of Roulers or the Second Battle of Belgium (14th - 19th October 1918) followed on after a pause of a couple of weeks from the end of the Allied Flanders Advance.
The successful advance recaptured a number of Belgian towns including Menin, Courtrai, Roulers (Flemish name: Roeselare), Ostend, Bruges, Zeebrugge, and the French towns of Lille and Douai. Units of the advance reached the Dutch border by 19th October
By this time the Army Group of Flanders (GAF) comprised a total of 28 divisions from the Belgian, British and French Armies under the command of King Albert I of Belgium.
The Battle of Courtrai, also known as the Battle of Roulers or the Second Battle of Belgium (14th - 19th October 1918) followed on after a pause of a couple of weeks from the end of the Allied Flanders Advance.
The successful advance recaptured a number of Belgian towns including Menin, Courtrai, Roulers (Flemish name: Roeselare), Ostend, Bruges, Zeebrugge, and the French towns of Lille and Douai. Units of the advance reached the Dutch border by 19th October
The Second Battle of Cambrai (8th October - 10th October 1918) was a successful offensive by the British First, 3rd and 4th Armies with the support of tanks. The advance crossed three German lines of defence which were lightly manned, took Cambrai within two days and suffered very light casualties
By this time the Army Group of Flanders (GAF) comprised a total of 28 divisions from the Belgian, British and French Armies under the command of King Albert I of Belgium.
The Battle of Courtrai, also known as the Battle of Roulers or the Second Battle of Belgium (14th - 19th October 1918) followed on after a pause of a couple of weeks from the end of the Allied Flanders Advance.
The successful advance recaptured a number of Belgian towns including Menin, Courtrai, Roulers (Flemish name: Roeselare), Ostend, Bruges, Zeebrugge, and the French towns of Lille and Douai. Units of the advance reached the Dutch border by 19th October
By this time the Army Group of Flanders (GAF) comprised a total of 28 divisions from the Belgian, British and French Armies under the command of King Albert I of Belgium.
The Battle of Courtrai, also known as the Battle of Roulers or the Second Battle of Belgium (14th - 19th October 1918) followed on after a pause of a couple of weeks from the end of the Allied Flanders Advance.
The successful advance recaptured a number of Belgian towns including Menin, Courtrai, Roulers (Flemish name: Roeselare), Ostend, Bruges, Zeebrugge, and the French towns of Lille and Douai. Units of the advance reached the Dutch border by 19th October
The Second Battle of Cambrai (8th October - 10th October 1918) was a successful offensive by the British First, 3rd and 4th Armies with the support of tanks. The advance crossed three German lines of defence which were lightly manned, took Cambrai within two days and suffered very light casualties
The 2nd Allied attack of the Battle of Flanders commences
Allied forces capture Homs as the pursuit continues through Syria.
Ostend is liberated by the Allies during the Battle of Flanders
The Battle of the Selle (17th - 26th October 1918) took place as the Allies continued the advance after the Second Battle of Cambrai, recapturing French villages one by one as the German forces reatreated to the north-east
Ostend is liberated by the Allies during the Battle of Flanders
Bruges is liberated by the Allies during the Battle of Flanders
Bruges is liberated by the Allies during the Battle of Flanders
The Allies reach the Dutch border
Resigns as Minister of Information due to ill health
The Allied advance reaches and captures Aleppo late in October.
Chairs the Gas Conference
Declines a proposed knighthood after the war.
The Ottoman Empire signs an armistice five days after Aleppo falls.
Turkey capitulates after Allenbys Damascus Campaign
The Ottoman Empire ends hostilities with the Allies.
Turkey surrenders to the Allies
Reviews the strategic consequences of the Ottoman withdrawal from the war.
Works with Allied leaders to establish military conditions for ending hostilities with Germany.
British Empire forces advance into Beirut during the pursuit north.
Plumer's Second Army advances with Belgian and French forces as German positions across Flanders collapse.
Beatty maintains readiness as German naval leaders contemplate a final major sortie near the end of the war.
Resigns after a dispute over jurisdiction with the Foreign Office
Returns to Britain after the Arab campaign and the capture of Damascus.
The Battle of Valenciennes (1st November 1918) was an offensive carried out by the British 3rd Army to advance to the French-Belgian border and the city of Valenciennes. The city was re-captured by Canadian troops on 2nd November
On 1st November the Allied offensive started up and the third German defensive line was breached. As the advance progressed northwards the towns of Mezieres, Charleville and Sedan were recaptured
On 1st November the Allied offensive started up and the third German defensive line was breached. As the advance progressed northwards the towns of Mezieres, Charleville and Sedan were recaptured
On 1st November the Allied offensive started up and the third German defensive line was breached. As the advance progressed northwards the towns of Mezieres, Charleville and Sedan were recaptured
The Battle of Valenciennes (1st November 1918) was an offensive carried out by the British 3rd Army to advance to the French-Belgian border and the city of Valenciennes. The city was re-captured by Canadian troops on 2nd November
On 1st November the Allied offensive started up and the third German defensive line was breached. As the advance progressed northwards the towns of Mezieres, Charleville and Sedan were recaptured
The Battle of Valenciennes (1st November 1918) was an offensive carried out by the British 3rd Army to advance to the French-Belgian border and the city of Valenciennes. The city was re-captured by Canadian troops on 2nd November
Austria-Hungary exits the war under Allied armistice terms.
Austria surrenders to the Allies
The Battle of the Sambre (4th November 1918) was a continuation of the Allied advance by Haigs Army Group (the First, 3rd and 4th Armies and the French First Army) coming from the direction of Valenciennes. The Allied troops were to advance from the Conde Canal on a thirty mile front towards Maubeuge-Mons. The offensive included the the Second Battle of Guise (4th - 5th November 1918)
The Battle of the Sambre (4th November 1918) was a continuation of the Allied advance by Haigs Army Group (the First, 3rd and 4th Armies and the French First Army) coming from the direction of Valenciennes. The Allied troops were to advance from the Conde Canal on a thirty mile front towards Maubeuge-Mons. The offensive included the the Second Battle of Guise (4th - 5th November 1918)
The Battle of the Sambre (4th November 1918) was a continuation of the Allied advance by Haigs Army Group (the First, 3rd and 4th Armies and the French First Army) coming from the direction of Valenciennes. The Allied troops were to advance from the Conde Canal on a thirty mile front towards Maubeuge-Mons. The offensive included the the Second Battle of Guise (4th - 5th November 1918)
The Battle of the Sambre (4th November 1918) was a continuation of the Allied advance by Haigs Army Group (the First, 3rd and 4th Armies and the French First Army) coming from the direction of Valenciennes. The Allied troops were to advance from the Conde Canal on a thirty mile front towards Maubeuge-Mons. The offensive included the the Second Battle of Guise (4th - 5th November 1918)
The Battle of the Sambre (4th November 1918) was a continuation of the Allied advance by Haigs Army Group (the First, 3rd and 4th Armies and the French First Army) coming from the direction of Valenciennes. The Allied troops were to advance from the Conde Canal on a thirty mile front towards Maubeuge-Mons. The offensive included the the Second Battle of Guise (4th - 5th November 1918)
Explains the military and political consequences of Austria-Hungary leaving the war.
Participates in Allied political oversight as Germany seeks an armistice.
Reports to Parliament on Allied conferences dealing with Turkey, Austria-Hungary and Germany.
Declares Eastern Peoples liberation
Allenby destroys 3 Turkish Armies & captures 75,000 prisoners
Beatty's Grand Fleet ceases wartime offensive operations after the armistice takes effect.
Ends wartime staff service when the Armistice stops fighting on the Western Front.
The Allies reach a line running from Terneuzen, Ghent, Scheldt River, Ath & St Ghislan
Announces the signed armistice terms and confirms that fighting will cease at eleven o'clock.
Addresses Parliament and the country as four years of war end with the German armistice.
German acceptance of Allied terms ends fighting on the Western Front.
Germany surrenders to the Allies
Enters Charleroi
Beatty orders the German flag lowered at sunset after the High Seas Fleet enters Allied custody.
Beatty's assembled Grand Fleet meets the German force and escorts it toward the Firth of Forth.
As Grand Fleet commander, Beatty receives the German High Seas Fleet for internment in the Firth of Forth.
Killed a week before the armistice
At the Armistice, is mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order
Reviews the final Allied military conditions to be imposed before hostilities can cease.
Mutiny in the German fleet prevents the planned final operation against Allied naval forces.
Beatty prepares the Grand Fleet to meet and escort German surface warships into Allied custody.
Announces the Kaiser should be prosecuted by an international court
Allies occupy the Bosporus, Dardenelles, Marmara, Imros, Lemnos, Smathrace & Tenedos
Allies occupy the Bosporus, Dardenelles, Marmara, Imros, Lemnos, Smathrace & Tenedos
Allies occupy the Bosporus, Dardenelles, Marmara, Imros, Lemnos, Smathrace & Tenedos
Allies occupy the Bosporus, Dardenelles, Marmara, Imros, Lemnos, Smathrace & Tenedos
Allies occupy the Bosporus, Dardenelles, Marmara, Imros, Lemnos, Smathrace & Tenedos
Ayles wins Bristol East for Labour after the war.
Present at Allenbys entry into Jerusalem
Abadan refinery capacity reaches about one million tons annually after sustained wartime expansion.
Publication of "The Problems of Philosophy". Publication of "Analysis of Mind", completed in prison
Publication of "The Problems of Philosophy". Publication of "Analysis of Mind", completed in prison
Imprisoned for exterme pacifist views
Devises a series of actions to advance into northern France and Belgium. Covers the entire British front from Dixmude to the Ypres salient
Citizens establish Birmingham Civic Society to promote planning, heritage and public improvements.
Serves as a young brigade major before the end of the war
Present when the Belgian royal family re-enter Brussels
September, occupies Mons
Appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of a Division, aged 31
Appointed Chief of Staff of a Division, aged 31
Appointed Commander in Chief of the British troops in Italy
Appointed Commander in Chief of the British troops in Italy
Appointed Commander of 44 Squadron in France
Appointed to command the British forces at Archangel
Appointed to command the British forces at Archangel
Attends the Paris Peace Conference
Draws up the Labour Party Constitution
Receives training in flying, an Avro biplane, & earns his wings
Rebuilds the Egyptian Expeditionary Force before resuming offensive operations.
Fights the election as a Coalition (Lloyd George) Liberal
Wins the 1st post war "coupon" election. The Liberal Party wins 25.6% of votes cast & 163 MPs
Snowden keeps to his pacifist principles offering his support to conscientious objectors & loses his seat in the general election
Publication of "Eminent Victorians"
Clynes administers compulsory rationing to distribute scarce food more evenly during wartime.
Publication of "Joan and Peter"
Appointed Member of Labour Party
Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Appointed Major
Appointed Major
Elected for Belfast Duncairn
Elected Member of Parliament for Ladywood
Snowden keeps to his pacifist principles offering his support to conscientious objectors & loses his seat in the general election
Postpones a major renewed advance while formations are transferred to France.
Persian crude production reaches roughly 23,600 barrels per day as the company's wartime output expands.
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
Draws up the Labour Party Constitution
The German High Seas Fleet enters Allied custody after the armistice.
Appointed Secretary of State for War
Receives the surrender of the German Fleet
Composes, "The Planets"
Publication of "The Problems of Philosophy". Publication of "Analysis of Mind", completed in prison
Publication of "The Return of the Soldier"
Appointed Vice Admiral
Appointed Vice Admiral
Appointed Member of War Cabinet
Appointed Member of War Cabinet
Loses troops to reinforce the Western Front during the German Spring Offensive.
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