24 July
1914
Events preceding British Declaration of War
- Serbia appeals to Tsar. Russian Cabinet Council meets. Sir Edward Grey says: "...never before seen one State address to another independent State a document of so formidable a character". He at once proposes four-Power (Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy) mediation.
- Revolutionary movements in St. Petersburg.
- Failure of Home Rule Conference announced: Irish deadlock.
1915
- Template:WF - German attack near Hooge repulsed. Dunkirk bombarded. French capture positions in Ban-de-Sapt (Vosges).
- Template:SF - Austrian attacks on Luznica Ridge (Julian) repulsed.
- Template:AE - Turks defeated outside Nasriya (Euphrates).
- Template:PO - Strikes and German outrages in Munition factories irritate public opinion in USA.
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)