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Western Front	▶ British forces withdraw to Chantilly-Nanteuil.	▶ Malines bombarded by the Germans.
Eastern Front	▶ Galicia: Battle of Lemberg ends: rout of Austrians, who lose 130,000 men.	▶ Poland: Austrian advance checked at Lyublin.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres	Tsing-tau: Japanese troops landed for the attack on the fortress.
Political	France: The government leaves Paris for Bordeaux.

1915 (Thursday)

Eastern Front	▶ The fall of Grodno.	▶ Boehm-Ermolli advances east of Brody.	▶ Russians retreat to the Sereth River.	▶ Fierce fighting near Vilna
Southern Front	▶ Unsuccessful assault by the Italians on the bridgehead of Tolmino.	▶ British Submarines sink four Turkish transports off (Bay of) Akbachi Sliman and Nagara (Gallipoli).
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres	▶ German intrigues in Persia.	▶ Mr. T. G. Graham, British Consul-Gen. at Ispahan, is attacked and wounded.	▶ Final scattering of Bunerwals on the North West Frontier (India).
Naval and Overseas Operations	British transport Southland is torpedoed in the Aegean Sea.
Political	▶ General Polivanov is appointed Prime Minister in Russia.	▶ American press publishes peace terms now being propagated by Germany.^[a]	▶ Scandinavian groups of Inter-parliamentary Union meet at Copenhagen.^[b]

Notes

↑ Include preposterous demands for the cession of the Belgian Congo and French African Colonies, as "compensation" for evacuation of Belgium and Northern France. Serbia to be divided up, Poland given independence as a "buffer" state. Stock item of "the freedom of the seas" not omitted.
↑ President stated Scandinavia united in keeping compact of an honourable neutrality, and had no ambitious plans.

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[1] Include preposterous demands for the cession of the Belgian Congo and French African Colonies, as "compensation" for evacuation of Belgium and Northern France. Serbia to be divided up, Poland given independence as a "buffer" state. Stock item of "the freedom of the seas" not omitted.

[2] President stated Scandinavia united in keeping compact of an honourable neutrality, and had no ambitious plans.

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-===Western Front===
+|-
-*British forces withdraw to Chantilly-Nanteuil.
+|'''Western Front'''
-*[[Malines]] bombarded by the Germans.
+|{{tb}} British forces withdraw to Chantilly-Nanteuil.
-===Eastern Front===
+|{{tb}} [[Malines]] bombarded by the Germans.
-*[[Galicia]]: Battle of [[Lemberg]] ends: rout of Austrians, who lose 130,000 men.
+|-
-*[[Poland]]: Austrian advance checked at [[Lyublin]].
+|'''Eastern Front'''
-===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===
+|{{tb}} [[Galicia]]: Battle of [[Lemberg]] ends: rout of Austrians, who lose 130,000 men.
-*[[Tsing-tau]]: Japanese [[troops]] landed for the attack on the fortress.
+|{{tb}} [[Poland]]: Austrian advance checked at [[Lyublin]].
-===Political===
+|-
-*[[France]]: The government leaves [[Paris]] for Bordeaux.
+|'''Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres'''
+|[[Tsing-tau]]: Japanese [[troops]] landed for the attack on the fortress.
+|-
+|'''Political'''
+|[[France]]: The government leaves [[Paris]] for Bordeaux.
+|}
+==[[1915]] (Thursday)==
-==References/notes==
+{| class="wikitable timeline"
-{{Gleichen-123}}
+|-
-{{reflist}}
+|'''Eastern Front'''
-<noinclude>
+|{{tb}} The fall of [[Grodno]].
+|{{tb}} [[Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli|Boehm-Ermolli]] advances east of [[Brody]].
+|{{tb}} Russians retreat to the [[Sereth|Sereth River]].
+|{{tb}} Fierce fighting near [[Vilna]]
+|-
+|'''Southern Front'''
+|{{tb}} Unsuccessful assault by the Italians on the bridgehead of [[Tolmino]].
+|{{tb}} British Submarines sink four Turkish transports off (Bay of) [[Bay of Akbachi Sliman (Gallipoli)|Akbachi Sliman]] and [[Nagara]] ([[Gallipoli]]).
+|-
+|'''Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres'''
+|{{tb}} German intrigues in [[Persia]].
+|{{tb}} Mr. T. G. Graham, British Consul-Gen. at [[Ispahan]], is attacked and wounded.
+|{{tb}} Final scattering of [[Bunerwals]] on the North West Frontier ([[India]]).
+|-
+|'''Naval and Overseas Operations'''
+|British transport ''Southland'' is torpedoed in the [[Aegean Sea]].
+|-
+|'''Political'''
+|{{tb}} General Polivanov is appointed Prime Minister in [[Russia]].
+|{{tb}} American press publishes peace terms now being propagated by Germany.<ref group="lower-alpha">Include preposterous demands for the cession of the Belgian Congo and French African Colonies, as "compensation" for evacuation of [[Belgium]] and Northern [[France]]. [[Serbia]] to be divided up, [[Poland]] given independence as a "buffer" state. Stock item of "the freedom of the seas" not omitted.</ref>
+|{{tb}} Scandinavian groups of Inter-parliamentary Union meet at [[Copenhagen]].<ref group="lower-alpha">President stated Scandinavia united in keeping compact of an honourable neutrality, and had no ambitious plans.</ref>
+|}
+{{notes}}<!--{{refs}}-->
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 [[Category:Great War events in September|02]]
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