The Great War 1914-1918

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==[[1914]] (Monday)==
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*{{WF}} [[Liège]]: the Germans occupy the city. [[Alsace]]: French fall back; [[Mülhausen]] evacuated. [[Lorraine]]: French advance in force under General de Castelnau.▼
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*{{EF}} [[East Prussia]]: Russians reach Tilsit. [[Poland]]: Austrian First Army, under Dankl, enters Poland and advances towards [[Lyublin]] and [[Kyeltsi]].▼
|'''Western Front'''
*{{NO}} [[South Africa]]: Germans raid Cape Colony (from south-west Africa), but abandon Swakopmund and [[Lüderitz Bay]].▼
*|{{POtb}} [[FranceLiège]]: declaresthe warGermans onoccupy [[Austria-Hungary]]the city.
|{{tb}} [[Alsace]]: French fall back; [[Mülhausen]] evacuated.
▲*|{{WFtb}} [[Liège]]: the Germans occupy the city. [[Alsace]]: French fall back; [[Mülhausen]] evacuated. [[Lorraine]]: French advance in force under General de Castelnau.
|-
|'''Eastern Front'''
|{{tb}} [[East Prussia]]: Russians reach Tilsit.
▲*|{{EFtb}} [[East Prussia]]: Russians reach Tilsit. [[Poland]]: Austrian First Army, under Dankl, enters Poland and advances towards [[Lyublin]] and [[Kyeltsi]].
|-
|'''Naval and Overseas Operations'''
▲*{{NO}} |[[South Africa]]: Germans raid Cape Colony (from south-west Africa), but abandon [[Swakopmund]] and [[Lüderitz Bay]].
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|'''Political'''
|[[France]] declares war on [[Austria-Hungary]].
|}
 
==[[1915]] (Tuesday)==
{| class="timeline"
*{{HF}} [[Zeppelin]] [[air raid]] on Goole, East Riding and Dover concludes. Civilian casualties: 17 killed (inc. 6 children) and 18 injured (inc. 7 children). Military casualties: 3 injured.▼
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*{{WF}} Gains at [[Hooge]] consolidated. British [[artillery]] and aircraft active on Belgian Coast.▼
|'''Home Front'''
*{{EF}} [[Vilna]] and [[Kovna]] being evacuated. [[Novo Georgievsk]] and [[Brest Litovsk]] [[bombarded]]. ▼
▲*{{HF}} |[[Zeppelin]] [[air raid]] on Goole, East Riding and Dover concludes. Civilian casualties: 17 killed (inc. 6 children) and 18 injured (inc. 7 children). Military casualties: 3 injured.
**&nbsp;Germans reach Kaluszyn (east of [[Warsaw]]). ▼
|-
**&nbsp;Russians dislodged north-west of Kock ([[Veprj]]); Lomja and Ostrov ([[Bug (river)|Bug]]) in enemy hands.▼
|'''Western Front'''
*{{SF}} Vigorous Italian offensive on the [[Isonzo (river)|Isonzo]]. Italian advance in [[Ortler range]] (Upper [[Adige (river)|Adige]]). ▼
|{{tb}} Gains at [[Hooge]] consolidated.
**&nbsp;Feint landing at [[Karachali]] (Gulf of Saros, [[Gallipoli]]). ▼
▲*|{{WFtb}} Gains at [[Hooge]] consolidated. British [[artillery]] and aircraft active on Belgian Coast.
**&nbsp;Turkish counter-attack on Chunuk Bair nearly succeeds.▼
|-
*{{AE}} Russians pursue Turks on Upper [[Euphrates]] and capture important height in valley of Passin.▼
|'''Eastern Front'''
*{{NO}} German fleet bombards [[Riga]] and is again driven off.▼
▲*|{{EFtb}} [[Vilna]] and [[Kovna]] being evacuated. [[Novo Georgievsk]] and [[Brest Litovsk]] [[bombarded]].
*{{PO}} New Japanese Cabinet formed.<ref>Count Okuma, Prime Minister; Dr. Ikki, Interior; Mr. Taketomi, Finance; Baron Ishii, Foreign Affairs; Vice-Admiral Tomoshburo, Navy.</ref> ▼
▲**&nbsp;|{{tb}} Germans reach Kaluszyn (east of [[Warsaw]]).
**&nbsp;America's reply to Germany regarding the ''William P. Frye'' is despatched.<ref>While the [[USA]] re-affirm that Prussian-American treaty was violated, it agrees to accept payment for vessel, stipulating that no treaty rights are waived by acceptance of such payment.</ref> ▼
▲**&nbsp;|{{tb}} Russians dislodged north-west of Kock ([[Veprj]]); Lomja and Ostrov ([[Bug (river)|Bug]]) in enemy hands.
**&nbsp;[[Duma]] decides on enquiry into abuses connected with [[munitions]]. ▼
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**&nbsp;[[Bucharest]] refuses to authorise transport of German munitions to [[Turkey]].▼
|'''Southern Front'''
 
▲*|{{SFtb}} Vigorous Italian offensive on the [[Isonzo (river)|Isonzo]]. Italian advance in [[Ortler range]] (Upper [[Adige (river)|Adige]]).
==References/notes==
▲**&nbsp;|{{tb}} Feint landing at [[Karachali]] (Gulf of Saros, [[Gallipoli]]).
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▲**&nbsp;|{{tb}} Turkish counter-attack on Chunuk Bair nearly succeeds.
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|'''Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres'''
▲*{{AE}} |Russians pursue Turks on Upper [[Euphrates]] and capture important height in valley of Passin.
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|'''Naval and Overseas Operations'''
▲*{{NO}} |German fleet bombards [[Riga]] and is again driven off.
|-
|'''Political'''
▲*|{{POtb}} New Japanese Cabinet formed.<ref group="lower-alpha">Count Okuma, Prime Minister; Dr. Ikki, Interior; Mr. Taketomi, Finance; Baron Ishii, Foreign Affairs; Vice-Admiral Tomoshburo, Navy.</ref>
▲**&nbsp;|{{tb}} America's reply to Germany regarding the ''William P. Frye'' is despatched.<ref group="lower-alpha">While the [[USA]] re-affirm that Prussian-American treaty was violated, it agrees to accept payment for vessel, stipulating that no treaty rights are waived by acceptance of such payment.</ref>
▲**&nbsp;|{{tb}} [[Duma]] decides on enquiry into abuses connected with [[munitions]].
▲**&nbsp;|{{tb}} [[Bucharest]] refuses to authorise transport of German munitions to [[Turkey]].
|}
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[[Category:Great War events in August|10]]
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