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Western Front	▶ Belgium: Indecisive action at Wavre.	▶ British Expeditionary Force first contingent completes its landing.	▶ French successful in northern Alsace (Schirmeck, etc.).
Eastern Front"	East Prussia: General advance of Russian armies.
Southern Front	Austrians capture Shabats (north-west Serbia), but Serbians check Austrian advance between Loznitsa and Shabats.
Naval and Overseas Operations	Franco-British squadron enters the Adriatic.

1915 (Monday)

Eastern Front	▶ Russian army withdrawn to Brest-Osovyets-Kovna line.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).
Southern Front	Montenegrin success on border against Austrians. Admiral de Robeck's despatch of 1 July 1915 on Dardanelles landing 25-26 April 1915 received.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres	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	Cumberland coast towns shelled by German submarine. German fleet attacks at entrance of Gulf of Riga.
Political	▶ Manifesto on National Service signed by notable men of all parties in England.	▶ Venizelist candidate elected President of Chamber; Greek Government resigns.

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-==1914==
+==[[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]].
+|{{tb}} [[British Expeditionary Force]] first contingent completes its landing.
+|{{tb}} French successful in northern [[Alsace]] (Schirmeck, etc.).
+|-
+|'''Eastern Front"
+|[[East Prussia]]: General advance of Russian armies.
+|-
+|'''Southern Front'''
+|Austrians capture [[Shabats]] (north-west [[Serbia]]), but Serbians check Austrian advance between [[Loznitsa (Serbia)|Loznitsa]] and Shabats.
+|-
+|'''Naval and Overseas Operations'''
+|Franco-British squadron enters the [[Adriatic]].
+|}
-==1915==
+==[[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}}
+|-
-{{reflist}}
+|'''Southern Front'''
-<noinclude>
+|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'''
+|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'''
+|Cumberland coast towns [[shell]]ed by German submarine. German fleet attacks at entrance of Gulf of Riga.
+|-
+|'''Political'''
+|{{tb}} Manifesto on National Service signed by notable men of all parties in England.
+|{{tb}} Venizelist candidate elected President of Chamber; Greek Government resigns.
+|}
+<!--{{notes}}{{refs}}-->
+<noinclude>{{sources}}
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+{{timeline styles}}