14 July

Events preceding British Declaration of War

 * Government of Ireland Amending Bill passed by House of Lords.

1915

 * - Germans attack Belgians on Yser canal and are repulsed.
 * - Russians fall back towards Narev. Great Austro-German offensive from Baltic to Bukovina begins. Enemy capture Przasnysz (Narev).
 * - Montenegrins repulse Austrian attack at Grahovo (Montenegro).
 * - Turks driven from Nasriya (Euphrates) by British force from Kurna.
 * - National Registration Bill passes House of Lords.

1916

 * - British attack German second line; capture Longueval and Bazentin-le-Petit, and the whole of Trones Wood.
 * End of first phase of Battle of the Somme.
 * - End of Battle of Baranovichi.
 * No - British force under General Sir C. Crewe captures Mwanza, on Lake Victoria Nyanza. General van Deventer takes Mpondi (on Central Railway).

1917

 * - German attacks repulsed in region of Lombartzyde (Nieuport).
 * French gain and hold against counter-attacks German trench system on Moronvillers, east of Reims.
 * German thrust on Chemin des Dames and Cerny partially resisted north of the Aisne.
 * - Successful British raid on Turks near Gaza.
 * - Herr von Bethmann Hollweg resigns; succeeded as German Imperial Chancellor by Dr. Michaelis.
 * U.S. House of Representatives votes nem. con. £128,000,000 to send 22,000 aeroplanes and 100,000 airmen to Western Front.
 * The King and Queen return from visit to Western Front.
 * Sir Douglas Haig made K.T.

1918

 * - French capture Austrian positions on River Devoli (Albania).
 * - Defeat of Turks at passages of Jordan and on Abu Tellul ridges, 510 prisoners.
 * - Provisional agreement between British and German delegates to Hague re Prisoners of War.