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:
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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