18 August 1916

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War at Sea

German High Seas Fleet makes a sortie (18-19 August), aiming at Sunderland.

Admiral Jellicoe is away from the fleet at the start of the action and joins the fleet on the cruiser Royalist.

The cruiser HMS Galatea, part of the British response, sights the Zeppelin L 31.

Battle of Verdun

French troops from the regiment du Maroc capture Fleury, the sixteenth and final time that the village changes hands.


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 18 August 1916, https://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1916_08_18.html

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