1914
- Template:WF Liège: the Germans occupy the city. Alsace: French fall back; Mülhausen evacuated. Lorraine: French advance in force under General de Castelnau.
- Template:EF East Prussia: Russians reach Tilsit. Poland: Austrian First Army, under Dankl, enters Poland and advances towards Lyublin and Kyeltsi.
- Template:NO South Africa: Germans raid Cape Colony (from south-west Africa), but abandon Swakopmund and Lüderitz Bay.
- Template:PO France declares war on Austria-Hungary.
1915
- Template: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.
- Template:WF Gains at Hooge consolidated. British artillery and aircraft active on Belgian Coast.
- Template:EF Vilna and Kovna being evacuated. Novo Georgievsk and Brest Litovsk bombarded.
- Template:SF Vigorous Italian offensive on the Isonzo. Italian advance in Ortler range (Upper Adige).
- Template:AE Russians pursue Turks on Upper Euphrates and capture important height in valley of Passin.
- Template:NO German fleet bombards Riga and is again driven off.
- Template:PO New Japanese Cabinet formed.[1]
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)
- ↑ Count Okuma, Prime Minister; Dr. Ikki, Interior; Mr. Taketomi, Finance; Baron Ishii, Foreign Affairs; Vice-Admiral Tomoshburo, Navy.
- ↑ 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.