| 28 |
Assassination
of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
|
|
| 23 |
Austro-Hungarian
ultimatum to Serbia |
| 28 |
Austria-Hungary
declares war on Serbia |
| 30 |
Tsar
Nicholas II orders the general mobilisation of the
Russian army |
|
| 1 |
Germany declares
war on Russia |
| 2 |
German ultimatum
to Belgium |
| 3 |
Germany declares
war on France |
| 4 |
Germany invades Belgium.
Britain declares war on Germany |
| 7 |
British
Expeditionary Force (BEF) under Sir John French
lands in France
Russian forces invade East Prussia |
|
| 8 |
First Defence of
the Realm Act (DORA) |
| 10 |
Britain declares
war on Austria-Hungary |
| 16 |
German capture of
Liège |
| 18 |
Russian invasion
of Galicia |
| 20 |
German capture of
Brussels |
| 23 |
Japan declares war
on Germany |
| 23-24 |
Battle
of Mons |
| 23 |
Battle
of Lemberg starts (ends 1 Sep) |
|
|
26
|
Surrender of German forces in Togoland
|
| 26-31 |
Battle
of Tannenberg |
| 27 |
German capture of
Lille |
| 28 |
Battle of Heligoland
Bight |
|
| 5-10 |
Battle
of the Marne |
| 9-14 |
1st
Battle of Masurian Lakes |
|
| 13 |
German light cruiser
Magdeburg runs aground in the Gulf of Finland.
The German navy code book is retrieved from the
wreck by the Russians. |
| 19 |
1st
Battle of Ypres starts (ends 17 Nov) |
| 29 |
Turkey enters the
war on the side of the Central Powers |
|
| 1 |
Battle of Coronel |
| 3 |
Britain establishes
the North Sea as a 'military zone' |
| 7 |
British landing in
Mesopotamia |
| 7 |
Anglo-Japanese forces
capture Tsingtau |
| 21-23 |
British capture Basra |
|
| 8 |
Battle of the Falklands |
| 16 |
German bombardment
of NE English coast |
| 25 |
Unofficial truce
between British and German soldiers on the Western
Front |
| 29 |
Battle
of Sarikamish starts (ends 3 Jan 1915) |
|
