British and German walking wounded en route to a dressing station near Bernafay Wood, following the Battle of Bazentin Ridge, July 1916. Image courtesy Imperial War Museum ©IWM (Q 1619).
- The Battle of Bazentin Ridge ends following four days of fighting on the Somme
- The Leader reports that 1,000 schoolchildren gathered outside the Orange Town Hall on 14 July to sing La Marsellaise to celebrate Bastille Day. French National Day Celebrated in Orange
- British troops storm and capture German positions at Waterlot Farm east of Longueval, and the fortress at Ovillers
- Russian troops make progress in the Carpathians on Eastern Front
- Turkish and German troops under the command of General Kress von Kressenstein advance westward on Katiya in Sinai. The Sinai Campaign
- British troops capture the German steamers Muanza and Otto Heinrich on Lake Victoria Nyanza
