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Dague’s sister ship Bouclier

Fighting has officially ended for the second time at the Masurian Lakes February 22 with a solid German victory. Despite being outnumbered over 2:1, the Germans lost just 16,000 men, compared to the Russian 200,000 – nearly 90% of their army.

British marines damaged forts 3 and 6 on this map

The French destroyer Dague hit a mine February 24, sinking with the loss of 38 of her 80 crew. The following day, British naval forces attempted a second forcing of the Dardanelles strait. The Ottomans evacuated the outer forts, allowing the British Royal Marines to raid and set demolition charges on several forts.

On the Western Front, counter-attacks at Champagne fail to achieve any significant goals.