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British III Corps captures the town of Armentieres.
Cavalry Corps advance stops on the night of 17-18 October. It will hold this line until the German attack of 30-31 October.
Hindeburg and Ludendorff are forced to order their troops near Warsaw to begin a retreat in the face of a much stronger Russian force.
The cruiser HMS Undaunted leads four destroyers in an attack on four German destroyers off the Dutch coast, sinking all four (S 115, S 117, S 118 and S 119).
Two battleships (including HMS Queen) are chosen to support the defenders of Dunkirk, but are diverted to Dover before they reach France.