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**Ennath** · July 18th, 2012, 11:53 AM

July 18, 1914
Britain King George V reviews 260 ships of the Royal Navy at Spithead. The naval reserves have been called up following orders from First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill and his First Sea Lord, Vice Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg.
Diplomatic Relations Foreign Minister Sazonov warns Austria that Russia will not accept “any blow to Serbia’s independence.”

July 18, 1915
Western Front A German attack at Souchez fails.
Eastern Front Mackensen’s Germans capture Krasnostav. Initial attacks along the Narew are held. Windau in the Baltics falls to German troops. Russian forces fall back from north and west of Warsaw and on the entire Vistula-Bug front.
Italian Front The Italian 3rd Army opens the 2nd Battle of the Isonzo with a cannonade in the early afternoon. The objective is again the Carso, but Aosta’s troops make little headway because the Austrians have used the hiatus in the fighting to construct better trenches and to replace the soldiers wearied from the first battle..
Adriatic The armored cruiser Garibaldi is torpedoed.

July 18, 1916
Western Front, Somme The Germans put in strong counterattacks near Longueval and retake part of Delville Wood.
Western Front, Verdun Heavy fighting continues at Fleury.
Eastern Front Russian troops drive the Austrians south of the Lipa.
Caucasus Russian forces capture Kighi, an important junction on the Erzurum-Baiburt road.

July 18, 1917
Western Front There are Germans attacks near St. Quentin and Verdun.
Eastern Front Russian troops take Nowica, but are driven out again.
British Command Wanting to remove Jellicoe as First Sea Lord, Lloyd George first moves to neutralize Jellicoe’s primary supporter, First Lord Sir Edward Carson, by moving him into the War Cabinet and replacing him at the Admiralty with Sir Eric Geddes.
Germany The Reichstag passes the Peace Resolution – supported by the Social Democratic Party, the Catholic Center Party, and the Progressive Peoples’ Party – by a vote of 212 to 120. The resolution calls for “a peace of understanding and reconciliation” that bars “compulsory” annexation of territory and any forms of political, economic, or financial “oppression”.
China Feng Kuo-chang becomes president.

July 18, 1918
Western Front The 2nd Battle of the Marne opens. As planned by Petain, a counteroffensive against the Germans’ Aisne salient by the 6th (Degoutte) and 10th (Berthelot) Armies, with 9th Army (de Mitry) in reserve, under General Mangin and supported by the U.S. 1st and 2nd Divisions, begins at 4:35 AM. Taken by surprise, the Germans quickly fall back. The French reach Monte de Paris, a mile from Soissons. South of the Ourcq, French and U.S. troops secure the line Marizy-Hautvesnes-Belleau. The French retake Prunay. Alarmed by news of the retreat, Crown Prince Wilhelm orders the withdrawal of Böhn’s 7th Army, still occupying the Marne salient. Ludendorff hastens back from Flanders.
Allied Diplomacy The Japanese Diplomatic Council approves U.S. intervention in Siberia.

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Ennath Vintage Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 6,816 Thanks: 26,924 Thanked 80,781 Times in 6,815 Posts	July 18, 1914 Britain King George V reviews 260 ships of the Royal Navy at Spithead. The naval reserves have been called up following orders from First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill and his First Sea Lord, Vice Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg. Diplomatic Relations Foreign Minister Sazonov warns Austria that Russia will not accept “any blow to Serbia’s independence.” July 18, 1915 Western Front A German attack at Souchez fails. Eastern Front Mackensen’s Germans capture Krasnostav. Initial attacks along the Narew are held. Windau in the Baltics falls to German troops. Russian forces fall back from north and west of Warsaw and on the entire Vistula-Bug front. Italian Front The Italian 3rd Army opens the 2nd Battle of the Isonzo with a cannonade in the early afternoon. The objective is again the Carso, but Aosta’s troops make little headway because the Austrians have used the hiatus in the fighting to construct better trenches and to replace the soldiers wearied from the first battle.. Adriatic The armored cruiser Garibaldi is torpedoed. July 18, 1916 Western Front, Somme The Germans put in strong counterattacks near Longueval and retake part of Delville Wood. Western Front, Verdun Heavy fighting continues at Fleury. Eastern Front Russian troops drive the Austrians south of the Lipa. Caucasus Russian forces capture Kighi, an important junction on the Erzurum-Baiburt road. July 18, 1917 Western Front There are Germans attacks near St. Quentin and Verdun. Eastern Front Russian troops take Nowica, but are driven out again. British Command Wanting to remove Jellicoe as First Sea Lord, Lloyd George first moves to neutralize Jellicoe’s primary supporter, First Lord Sir Edward Carson, by moving him into the War Cabinet and replacing him at the Admiralty with Sir Eric Geddes. Germany The Reichstag passes the Peace Resolution – supported by the Social Democratic Party, the Catholic Center Party, and the Progressive Peoples’ Party – by a vote of 212 to 120. The resolution calls for “a peace of understanding and reconciliation” that bars “compulsory” annexation of territory and any forms of political, economic, or financial “oppression”. China Feng Kuo-chang becomes president. July 18, 1918 Western Front The 2nd Battle of the Marne opens. As planned by Petain, a counteroffensive against the Germans’ Aisne salient by the 6th (Degoutte) and 10th (Berthelot) Armies, with 9th Army (de Mitry) in reserve, under General Mangin and supported by the U.S. 1st and 2nd Divisions, begins at 4:35 AM. Taken by surprise, the Germans quickly fall back. The French reach Monte de Paris, a mile from Soissons. South of the Ourcq, French and U.S. troops secure the line Marizy-Hautvesnes-Belleau. The French retake Prunay. Alarmed by news of the retreat, Crown Prince Wilhelm orders the withdrawal of Böhn’s 7th Army, still occupying the Marne salient. Ludendorff hastens back from Flanders. Allied Diplomacy The Japanese Diplomatic Council approves U.S. intervention in Siberia.