1. The Allies hold against all German attacks on the western front, inflicting enormous losses. The French estimate German casualties during 11-day offensive at about 300,000.
5. The Germans claim capture since March 21 of 90,000 prisoners and 1300 guns.
6. President Wilson states that Germany's challenge will be met with "force to the utmost."
10. British and Portuguese forced back six miles near Armentieres and La Bassee canal.
12. Field-Marshal Haig issues his famous back-to-the-wall order: "All positions must be held to the last man." The Germans capture Armentieres. German airplanes bombard London and Paris.
13. The British line holds against massed German attacks from Armentieres to Hazebrouck.
16. Bolo Pasha executed in France for treason.
18. German attacks west of La Bassee and Givenchy fail to break the British line.
20. Americans repulse German raid at Seicheprey.
22. British naval raid blocks entrance to Zeebrugge, preventing exit of submarines.
24. German forces, attacking whole front south of the Somme, are held to slight local gains.
25. The Germans force back the French and British in the Lys salient.
26. The First Division of the American army goes into line on the Picardy front.
28. The Germans capture Kemmel Hill.
“Are you dejected? here is comfort. Are you sinful? here is righteousness. Are you led away with present enjoyments? here you have honours, and pleasures, and all in Christ Jesus. You have a right to common pleasures that others have, and besides them you have interest in others that are everlasting, that shall never fail; so that there is nothing that is dejecting and abasing in man, but there is comfort for it in Christ Jesus.”
–Richard Sibbes, Description of Christ