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==[[1914]] (Sunday)==
{| class="wikitable timeline"
*{{WF}} - [[Belgium]]: Indecisive action at [[Wavre]]. [[British Expeditionary Force]] first contingent completes its landing. French successful in northern [[Alsace]] (Schirmeck, etc.).▼
|-
*{{EF}} - [[East Prussia]]: General advance of Russian armies.▼
|'''Western Front'''
*{{SF}} - Austrians capture [[Shabatz]] (north-west [[Serbia]]), but Serbians check Austrian advance between [[Loznitsa]] and Shabats.▼
|{{tb}} [[Belgium]]: Indecisive action at [[Wavre (Belgium)|Wavre]].
*{{NO}} - Franco-British squadron enters the [[Adriatic]].▼
▲*|{{WFtb}} - [[Belgium]]: Indecisive action at [[Wavre]]. [[British Expeditionary Force]] first contingent completes its landing. French successful in northern [[Alsace]] (Schirmeck, etc.).
|{{tb}} French successful in northern [[Alsace]] (Schirmeck, etc.).
|-
|'''Eastern Front"
▲*{{EF}} - |[[East Prussia]]: General advance of Russian armies.
|-
|'''Southern Front'''
▲*{{SF}} - |Austrians capture [[ShabatzShabats]] (north-west [[Serbia]]), but Serbians check Austrian advance between [[Loznitsa (Serbia)|Loznitsa]] and Shabats.
|-
|'''Naval and Overseas Operations'''
▲*{{NO}} - |Franco-British squadron enters the [[Adriatic]].
|}
 
==[[1915]] (Monday)==
{| class="wikitable timeline"
*{{EF}} - Russian army withdrawn to Brest-[[Osovyets]]-[[Kovna]] line. Byelostok ([[Grodno]]) partially evacuated. Kovna [[bombarded]]; breach made in defences. Austrians cross Krzna (Brest). Germans repulsed from [[Mitau]] ([[Riga]]).
|-
*{{SF}} - Montenegrin success on border against Austrians. Admiral de Robeck's despatch of [[1 July]] 1915 on [[Dardanelles]] landing [[25 April|25]]-[[26 April]] 1915 received.▼
|'''Eastern Front'''
*{{AE}} - Russians enter [[Van]] ([[Armenia]]). Russian communiqué announces defeat of Turks and occupation of [[Kep]] ([[Euphrates]]); Turks driven back near [[Olti]] ([[Transcaucasia]]).▼
|{{tb}} Russian army withdrawn to Brest-[[Osovyets]]-[[Kovna]] line.
*{{NO}} - Cumberland coast towns [[shell]]ed by German submarine. German fleet attacks at entrance of Gulf of Riga.▼
|{{tb}} Byelostok ([[Grodno]]) partially evacuated.
*{{PO}} - Manifesto on National Service signed by notable men of all parties in England. Venizelist candidate elected President of Chamber; Greek Government resigns.▼
|{{tb}} Kovna [[bombarded]]; breach made in defences.
 
|{{tb}} Austrians cross Krzna (Brest).
==References/notes==
|{{tb}} Germans repulsed from [[Mitau]] ([[Riga]]).
{{Gleichen-123}}
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{{reflist}}
|'''Southern Front'''
<noinclude>▼
▲*{{SF}} - |Montenegrin success on border against Austrians. Admiral de Robeck's despatch of [[1 July]] 1915 on [[Dardanelles]] landing [[25 April|25]]-[[26 April]] 1915 received.
|-
|'''Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres'''
▲*{{AE}} - |Russians enter [[Van]] ([[Armenia]]). Russian communiqué announces defeat of Turks and occupation of [[Kep]] ([[Euphrates]]); Turks driven back near [[Olti]] ([[Transcaucasia]]).
|-
|'''Naval and Overseas Operations'''
▲*{{NO}} - |Cumberland coast towns [[shell]]ed by German submarine. German fleet attacks at entrance of Gulf of Riga.
|-
|'''Political'''
▲*|{{POtb}} - Manifesto on National Service signed by notable men of all parties in England. Venizelist candidate elected President of Chamber; Greek Government resigns.
|{{tb}} Venizelist candidate elected President of Chamber; Greek Government resigns.
|}
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[[Category:Great War events by day|229]]
[[Category:Great War events in August|16]]
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