1916

• Jan. 8

  Gallipoli evacuation complete.

• Jan. 13

  Fall of Cettinje.

• Feb. 9

  General Smuts appointed to East Africa.

• Feb. 16

  Russians entered Erzerum.

• Feb. 18

  German Kamerun conquered.

• Feb. 21

  Battle of Verdun begun.

• Feb. 24

  Germans took Fort Douaumont.

• March 16

  Admiral von Tirpitz dismissed.

• April 9

  German assault at Verdun.

• April 17

  Russians entered Trebizond.

• April 24

  Rebellion in Ireland.

• April 29

  Fall of Kut-et-Amara.

• May 24

  British Conscription bill passed.

• May 31

  Battle of Jutland.

  

• June 4

  General Brusiloff's offensive.

• June 5

  Lord Kitchener lost at sea.

• June 14

  Allied Economic Conference in Paris.

• June 21

  Mecca taken by Grand Sherif.

• July 1

  Somme battle begun.

• July 25

  Russians occupied Erzinjan.

• Aug. 6

  Italian offensive on Isonzo.

• Aug. 9

  Gorizia taken by Italians.

• Aug. 10

  Russians at Stanislau.

• Aug. 27

  Rumania entered the war.

• Aug. 29

  Hindenburg Chief of Staff.

• Sept. 15

  First use of "tanks" by British in battle of the Somme.

• Sept. 26

  British took Thiepval and Combles.

• Oct. 10

  Allied ultimatum to Greece.

• Nov. 1

  Italian advance on Carzo

• Nov. 13

  British victory on the Ancre.

• Nov. 18

  Serbians and French took Monastir.

• Nov. 21

  Charles I succeeds Francis Joseph.

• Nov. 20

  Grand Fleet under Sir D. Beatty.

• Dec. 1

  Anti-allied riot in Athens.

• Dec. 5

  Resignation of Mr. Asquith.

• Dec. 6

  Germans entered Bucharest.

• Dec. 7

  Mr. Lloyd George Prime Minister.

• Dec. 12

  German "peace proposals."

• Dec. 15

  French victory at Verdun.

• Dec. 20

  President Wilson's peace note.