Monday, November 16, 1914. Occupying Tsingtao

The twelve decentralized locations of the Federal Reserve System opened.

Japanese and British forces took over the port of Tsingtao.

The Austro Hungarian army commenced its third attempt to invade Serbia, choosing to cross the Kolubara River.

Russians Call Off Invasion of Germany

The Russian Army crossed the Aras River in Turkey and attacked Ottoman forces at dawn to arrest their advance.

British forces defeated Ottoman forces defending Saihan, Iraq, south of Basra.

French forces fought through rebel held territory to relieve their forces at Khenifra, Morocco.

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Sunday, November 15, 1914. Ottomans cross the Russian frontier.

Labels: 1910s, 1914, Bergmann Offensive, Imperial Russian Army, Ottoman Army, World War One

Sunday, November 15, 1914. Ottomans cross the Russian frontier.

Ottoman forces crossed into Russia and defeated a Russian column near Borchka.

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Saturday, November 14, 1914. Declaring a holy war.

Labels: 1910s, 1913, 1914, Art, Egypt, Islam, Ottoman Empire, World War One

Wednesday, November 11,. 1914. Cavalry at Ypres.

The Germans broke through allied lines  to advance on Zwarteleen, 3,000 yards east of Ypres,  There, they were checked by a British cavalry brigade.  More on this:

Final German Push at Ypres

And some fools feel that cavalry played no role in the Great War. It very much did.

Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire, who held the position of Caliph, albeit it was not universally accepted, declared jihad on the Allies, which would seem to have ultimately undermined his position as it was certainly the case that the Central Powers were no more in league with Islam than the Allies.

On the same day Ottoman troops attempted to ambush British troops marching on Basra, but failed.

The Ottomans also, however, counterattacked the Russians, forcing them into a retreat.

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Sunday, November 8, 1914 Landings at Fao

Labels: 1910s, 1914, Indian Army, Iraq, Ottoman Empire, World War One

Monday, November 2, 1914. The Bergmann Offensive.

The Imperial Russian Army entered the Ottoman Empire to Eleşkirt in northeastern Turkey.

The offensive is named after its Baltic German commanderGeorgy Eduardovich Bergmann.

He'd go on to command White forces during the Russian Civil War and passed away in Marseilles in 1929.

Battle of Armentières ended with the Germans losing twice as many men as the French, 11,300 compared to 5,700.

The Germans began scuttling their ships at Tsingtao.

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Sunday, November 1, 1914. AD BEATISSIMI APOSTOLORUM

Labels: 1910s, 1914, Australian Army, Battle of Coronel, Catholic, Christianity, Egypt, German Kriegsmarine, New Zealand Army, religion, Royal Navy, World War One