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===Western Front===▼

*Battle of [[Mons]] begins:<ref>The Battle of Mons: The British Force, consisting of the 1st and 2nd Corps (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th [[Division]]s) and Cavalry Division (four [[Brigade]]s) holding a front of over twenty miles along the line. Blinche-Mons-Pommeroeul, violently attacked by von Kluck's Army of at least four Corps besides cavalry. The Force was isolated through the 5th French Army (Lanrezac) on the right falling back during the afternoon, and its left [[flank]] was being threatened by the German 2nd Corps from the north-west. Consequently, after heavy losses and been inflicted on the enemy, a retirement was ordered for the next day and was successfully carried out by alternate Corps, the Germans being kept off by severe rearguard actions.</ref> general German attack on the French from [[Charleroi]] to [[Dinant]].▼

*French begin to fall back from Sambre and [[Meuse]]; also in northern [[Alsace]].▼

===Eastern Front===▼

*[[East Prussia]]: Germans evacuate [[Insterburg]]; at the Battle of [[Frankenau]], Germans driven back.▼

*[[Galicia]]: Russians take [[Brody]] and [[Tarnopol]].▼

===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===▼

*[[Tsing-tau]] blockaded and bombarded by the Japanese.▼

===Political===▼

*[[Japan]] declares war on [[Germany]].▼

*Germany: [[General Hindenburg]] receives command in East Prussia.▼

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