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Great War events that took place on 14 August.
1914 (Friday)
| Western Front | ▶ Belgium: French at Charleroi; French push back Germans in northern Alsace and bomb German airsheds at Metz. | ▶ Sir John French lands at Boulogne. |
| Eastern Front | Galicia: Russians defeat Austrians at Sokal. | |
| Southern Front | Serbia: Austrians drive Serbians back and occupy Loznitsa. | |
| Political | Russia: Proclamation promising reconstruction and autonomy of the "Kingdom of Poland." |
1915 (Saturday)
| Western Front | 19 French aeroplanes bombard Valley of Spada (St. Mihiel, Meuse). |
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| Eastern Front | Russian sortie from Kovna repulsed. Enemy force Nurzec (C.) crossing. Russians attack near Czernowitz (Bukovina). |
| Naval and Overseas Operations | Transport HMS Royal Edward sunk in Aegean; 600 out of 1,400 saved. |
Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Index.
Text has been transcribed from two out-of-copyright sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principle Events 1914-1918 (1922). Spelling of place names are original to British use at the time. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Duplicate or identical events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to the original texts.
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Images come from scans or photographs of original sources, Wikimedia Commons, and the Imperial War Museum's online collections under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Attribution is given separately to the latter and do not come under the general licence of this site.
Advisory note: The information in these sources may not accurately represent up-to-date histories, present-day spelling of place names, or geographical boundaries. In some instances the language used may appear sexist or derogatory to the modern reader, and in rare cases, images may depict distressing scenes.
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