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Campain of 1917 continued 
East Asia 
Dec. 26 Chinese defeat Russians at Harbin, Manchuria 
Colonial operations 
Dec. 1 British complete conquest of German East 
Africa 
Campain of 1918 Belgium and France Final 
German offensivs Jan.—July 
1st German offensiv: 1st phase of battle of Picardy, or 
2d battle of the Somme Mar. 21-Ap. 6 
Mar. 21 Germans take Maissemy and Ronssoy; bom- 
bard Paris with long range gun 
22 Germans take Epéhy, Le Verguier and Tergnier 
23 “break thru at St Quentin and Monchy 
24 “ take Chauny, Ham and Péronne 
25 % “ Bapaume, Barleux, Nesle and 
Noyon; reach Courcellette 
26 Germans take Roye 
17 “ “ and lose Albert, and take Proyart 
and Montdidier British retake Chipilly 
and Morlancourt 
31 Germans reach the Marne 
2d German offensiv:i 2d phase of battle of Picardy, or 
battle of the Lys Ap. 7-May 26 
Ap. ¢ Germans take Laventie and Richebourg 
T'Avoué 
Germans take Armentidres, Estaires and 
Ploegsteert wood 
Germans take Merville, Messines and 
Nieppe British withdraw from Hill 63 
“sermans take Locon 
British withdraw from Passchendaele ridge, 
n Ypres salient 
Sermans take Neuve-Eglise 
« “ Bailleul and Villers-Breton- 
neux 
Germans occupy Spanbroekmolen and 
Wytschaete 
3ritish retake Villers-Bretonneux 
Germans take Mont Kemmel 
French retake Hill 44 
and Marne) German offensiv May 27- 
24 
26 
May 12 
3d (or Aisne 
June 8 
May 27 
28 
29 
Germans cros Vesle river at Fismes 
Americans take Cantigny 
Germans “ Soissons Allies abandon 
Feére-en-Tardenois and Ville-en-Tardenois 
3 French retake Choisy 
4 Germans driven back across the Marne 
6 Allies take Bouresches 
7 0“ “  Neuilly-la-Poterie 
June