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| Admiral Rushworth, John Rushworth |  |
| Appointed Admiral |
| Adviser Keynes, John Maynard | |
| Appointed Adviser to the Treasury |
| Attorney General Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin | |
| London Appointed Attorney General |
| Attorney General Carson | |
| London Appointed Attorney General |
| Battle of Dardanelles Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 19th Feb Dardanelles The War Cabinet decides to send troops to the Dardanelles |
| Battle of Dardanelles Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Dardanelles The British hope to capture Constantinople & force Turkey to surrender |
| Dardanelles The British hope to turn the Balkans against the Axis |
| 8th Jan Dardanelles Suggests an attack on the Dardanelles at a War Council meeting |
| 13th Jan Dardanelles Cabinet approves the attack with ships |
| 13th Jan Dardanelles Churchill argues for just a naval attack at the War Council |
| 15th Jan Dardanelles A plan to create a supply link to the Russian front & secure the Balkan states |
| 15th Jan Dardanelles The War Council accepts Churchill's idea for a naval expedition to the Dardanelles |
| 28th Jan Dardanelles Churchill argues for just a naval attack at the War Council |
| 19th Feb Dardanelles Bombardment of the outer ports of the Dardenalles begins |
| 19th Feb Dardanelles Only 6 British ships are involved & 3/4 of the Turkish guns survive |
| 19th Feb Dardanelles The War Cabinet decides to send troops to the Dardanelles |
| 25th Feb Blandford George V & Churchill inspect the Royal Naval Div before it sails to the Dardanelles |
| 25th Feb Dardanelles The Allied fleet destroys outer forts of the Dardanelles |
| 2nd Mar Kum Kale Allied troops land at Kum-Kale, the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles |
| 18th Mar Dardanelles A naval attack fails & the Inflexible & Irrepressible are lost |
| 21st Aug Dardanelles Writes to Asquith, Kitchener & Balfour suggesting a naval attack, the plea is rejected |
| 4th Oct Dardanelles Proposes to the Dardanelles Committee French & Kitchener swap roles in Turkey & France |
| 4th Oct Dardanelles Proposes to the Dardanelles Committee Lloyd George replace Kitchener at the War Office |
| 14th Oct Dardanelles The Dardanelles Committee decides to recall Hamilton |
| Battle of Dardanelles Fisher | |
| 13th May Dardanelles Accuses Churchill of being "a determined mad gambler" |
| 13th May Dardanelles Demands an end to the Dardanelles campaign in cabinet |
| Battle of Dardanelles George V | |
| 25th Feb Blandford George V & Churchill inspect the Royal Naval Div before it sails to the Dardanelles |
| Battle of Dardanelles Hamilton, Ian Standish Monteith | |
| Dardanelles Commands the military forces at the Dardanelles |
| 14th Oct Dardanelles The Dardanelles Committee decides to recall Hamilton, his last general's command |
| Battle of Dardanelles Robeck, John Michael de | |
| 18th Mar Dardanelles Commands a naval attack fails & the Inflexible & Irrepressible are lost |
| Battle of Dogger Bank Beatty, David | |
| 24th Jan Dogger Bank The Blucher is sunk & Hipper's raid is stopped |
| Battle of Gallipoli Birdwood, William | |
| 25th April Ari Burnu Lands a force of Australians & NewZealanders subsequently know as Anzac Cove |
| Battle of Gallipoli Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Aug Gallipoli Despite heavy losses Churchill recommends troop reinforcements to the Dardanelles Comm |
| Battle of Gallipoli Hamilton, Ian Standish Monteith | |
| 25th April Gallipoli Celebrated as ANZAC day |
| 25th April Gallipoli Commands the 1st troop landings on Gallipoli with the 29th Div & Australian & NZ corps |
| 25th April Gallipoli Expects a 2 day advantage in which the Turks would be confused but is dissappointed |
| 25th April Gallipoli Responsible for the Gallipoli front by leading the Mediterranean expeditionary force |
| 6th Aug Gallipoli A 2nd failed attempt is made to land at Gallipoli |
| 6th Aug Suvla Reinforcements arrive when IX Corps land at Suvla |
| Battle of Gallipoli Kitchener, Horatio Herbert | |
| Gallipoli Visits the Peninsular in November & recommends evacuation |
| Gallipolli Visits the Peninsular in November & recommends evacuation |
| 10th Dec Gallipoli The first day of troop withdrawal from Gallipolli |
| 10th Dec Gallipolli The first day of troop withdrawal from Gallipolli |
| Battle of Gallipoli Maude, Frederick Stanley | |
| Gallipoli The 13th Division suffers 50% losses before its transfer to Mesopotamia in March 1916 |
| Battle of Loos French, John Denton Pikstone | |
| Loos The high number of casualties lead to French's dismissal |
| Battle of Sulva Bay Hamilton, Ian | |
| 6th Aug Sulva Bay Leads the Allied ground forces |
| 31st Aug Sulva Bay The Allies lose over 40,000 men after failing to cross the Gallipoli peninsular |
| Birth of Matthews, Stanley Matthews, Stanley | |
| 1st Feb Birth of Stanley Matthews |
| Blockade of Britain Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 18th Feb A German submarine blockade of Great Britain begins |
| Blockade of Gt Yarmouth Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 19th Jan Gt Yarmouth German zeppelins launch the 1st air raid on Britain |
| Blockade of Kings Lynn Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 19th Jan Kings Lynn German zeppelins launch the 1st air raid on Britain |
| Bombing of Karlsruhe Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 15th June Karlsruhe Allied aircraft bombs Karlsruhe in retaliation for German bombing of London |
| Bombing of London Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 31st May London German Zeppelins bombard the suburbs of London |
| Cabinet Henderson, Arthur | |
| Appointed Member of the Cabinet |
| Campaign Gallipoli Byng | |
| Gallipoli Commands IX Corps at Suvla Bay on Gallipoli, August 1915-January 1916 |
| Captain Dow, David | |
| London Appointed Captain of the Luisitania |
| Chancellor Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 27th May Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, stays in position for 5 months |
| 18th Nov Boulogne Arrives at Boulogne to take up duties |
| 18th Nov St Omer Taken to General HQ at St Omer |
| Chief of Imperial Staff Robertson Robertson, William | |
| London Appointed Chief-of-Imperial Staff |
| London Appointed Chief of the Imperial Staff |
| Coalition Gov Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 17th May London Asquith & Bonar Law agree a Coaltion |
| Commander 13th Division Maude, Frederick Stanley | |
| Gallipoli Appointed Commander of the 13th Division at Gallipoli |
| Commander 1st Corps Horne | |
| London Appointed Commander of the 1st Corps in France |
| Commander 3rd Army Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| Appointed Commander of the Third Army |
| Appointed Commander of the 3rd Army |
| Commander 87th Brigade Marshall, William Raine | |
| Gallipoli Appointed Commander of the 87th Brigade at Gallipoli |
| Commander Home Forces French, John Denton Pikstone | |
| Appointed Commander of the Home Forces |
| Commander in Chief Haig, Douglas | |
| 18th Dec London Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Commander Mediterranean Hamilton, Ian Standish Monteith | |
| Appointed Commander of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force |
| Commander V Corps Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| Appointed Commander of V Corps |
| Committee Dardanelles Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 4th Oct Dardanelles Proposes to the Dardanelles Committee French & Kitchener swap roles in Turkey & France |
| Conference of Calais Kitchener, Horatio Herbert | |
| 4th Dec Calais Attends the Calais Conference with the French |
| 4th Dec Calais It is agreed to withdraw from Salonika although this decision is reversed at Chantilly |
| Death of Brooke, Rupert Brooke, Rupert | |
| London Death of Rupert Brooke |
| Declaration of War Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 25th May London Asquith's policy of "wait & see" is challenged by Lloyd George |
| Diplomacy Grey, Edward | |
| Warns Bulgaria that if she attacks Serbia Britain will come to Serbia's assistance |
| Dismissal Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Oct Replaces French as Commander of the Expeditionary Force in France with Haig |
| 28th Oct Reduces the size of the War Council |
| Dismissal Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 20th May London Dismissed by Asquith, Bonar Law wishes to form a coalition without Churchill |
| Dismissal French, John Denton Pikstone | |
| Dec Replaced as Commander-in-Chiwf by General Haig |
| Dismissal Haldane, Robert Anthony | |
| London Dismissed for alleged German sympathies |
| Dismissal Hamilton, Frederick | |
| 16th Oct London Dismissed after the Dardanelles campaign, never given another command |
| Dismissal Hamilton, Ian Standish Monteith | |
| Oct Galliploi Dismissed from his command after the failure of the Galliploi Campaign |
| Oct Gallipoli Dismissed from his command after the failure of the Galliploi Campaign |
| First Lord of the Admiralty Balfour, Arthur James | |
| London Appointed First Sea Lord of the Admiralty |
| Flanders French, John Denton Pikstone | |
| 8th Jan Flanders The War Council meeting agrees French's plan for an offensive in Flanders |
| Government Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 17th May Sends a letter to ministers requesting their resignation for a new wartime coalition |
| 26th May The new Government is announced |
| Head Education Henderson Henderson, Arthur | |
| London Appointed Head of the Education Board, the first Labour MP to have Cabinet rank |
| Invasion of Serbia Grey, Edward | |
| River Vardar Bulgarian forces are driven back from the eastern bank of the Vardar by the Allies |
| Salonika An Allied Expeditionary Force lands the day of the Austro-German attack of Serbia |
| Invention Tank Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 28th June Wormwood Watches a demonstration of a protype of the tank, a mechanical barbed wire cutter |
| Lord Mayor Chamberlain, Neville | |
| Appointed Lord Mayor of Birmingham & establishes the first municipal bank |
| Major Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 18th Nov Cross es the Channel to join his pre-1914 regiment of the Oxfordshire Hussars |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Balfour, Arthur James | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| Minister of Munitions Lloyd George, David | |
| Appointed Minister of Munitions |
| 1st Jan Suggests an attack on Turkey or Austria-Hungary to end the deadlock in western front |
| Mobilization Kitchener, Horatio Herbert | |
| Kitchener's slogan, "Your Country Needs You!", helps gain 1.7 million volunteers |
| Nobel Prize Bragg, William Henry | |
| Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, studied crystalline structures using x-rays |
| Prime Minister Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 25th May Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4th term |
| Publication of Brooke Brooke, Rupert | |
| Publication of, "1914 & Other Poems" |
| Publication of Wells Wells, Herbert George | |
| Publication of, "The Research Significant" |
| Resignation of Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 4th Oct London Threatens to resign from the cabient if Kitchener is not dismissed, Asquith refuses |
| 22nd Oct Writes to Asquith threatning to resign if Kitchener is not removed from the War Office |
| 28th Oct Threatens to resign if Asquith carries out his announcement to reduce the War Council |
| 29th Oct Writes to Asquith threatning to resign if Kitchener is not removed from the War Office |
| 11th Nov London Churchill resigns from the government |
| 15th Nov London Churchill makes his resignation speech in Parliament |
| Resignation of Fisher Fisher | |
| 15th May London Churchill calls for reinforcements for the Dardanelles despite Fisher's wishes |
| Resignation of Fisher Hamilton, Frederick | |
| 17th May London First Sea Lord Fisher resigns & leaves operational contol of the Admiralty to Hamilton |
| Royal Flying Corps Harris, Arthur Travers | |
| Appointed Member the Royal Flying Corps |
| Secretary Colonies Law Law, Andrew Bonar | |
| London Appointed Colonial Secretary |
| Secretary Home Simon | |
| London Appointed Home Secretary |
| Secretary India Chamberlain Chamberlain, Austen | |
| London Appointed Secretary of State for India |
| Sinking Blucher Beatty, David | |
| 24th Jan Dogger Bank Sinks the Blucher at the battle of Dogger Bank |
| Sinking Luisitania Dow, David | |
| 7th May Kinsale All passengers are saved |
| 7th May Kinsale The Luisitania is sunk 8 miles off the head of Kinsale by a German submarine |
| Solicitor General Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin | |
| London Appointed Solicitor General |
| Viceroy Guest | |
| Appointed Viceroy of Ireland |
| War Council Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 27th May Appointed Member of the War Council |
| War Council Law, Andrew Bonar | |
| Not in the 5 man War Council is central to the maintenance of political unity |
| Western Front Robertson, William | |
| 28th Dec London Cabinet endorses Roberts on's & Haig's decision for the Western Front to have priority |
