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April 1915
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Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien decides to pull back two miles, towards the edge of Ypres, to create a more defensible front line. On 27 April he is ordered to hand command of his troops over to General Herbert Plumer, commander of V Corps. Smith-Dorrien remains in command of the Second Army until 6 May. Plumer is soon forced to carry out the same retreat.
Dardanelles
SMS Goeben, now in Turkish service, is sighted at the entrance to the Dardanelles, and shelled by HMS Queen Elizabeth.