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Western Front	▶ Liège: Forts Barchon, Chaudefontaine and Evequee are silenced.	▶ Longwy invested by the Germans.
Southern Front	Obrenovats (Serbia) vainly attacked by Austrians, who lose guns in the retreat.
Naval and Overseas Operations	HMS Amphion, British cruiser, sunk by German mine in North Sea. The Goeben and Breslau escape.
Political	Great Britain: Mr. Asquith speaks in House of Commons on the War; Parliament votes £100,000,000.^[a]

1915 (Friday)

Eastern Front	Germans repulsed at Osovyets (Neuve Chapelle). Archduke Joseph Frederick enters Lyublin.
Southern Front	Two divisions effect surprise landing at Suvla Bay and attack with Anzacs on right, and southern force on Achi Baba.
Political	▶ 345 British establishments declared "Controlled" under Munitions of War Act.	▶ Combined Entente Note to Balkan States.^[b]

Notes

↑ Speech in the House of Commons outlining the "infamous proposal" made by Germany with regard to Belgium, and defining our object: (1) To fulfil solemn international obligations, (2) to vindicate the rights of small nationalities against the aggression of larger Powers.
↑ The Note, to Bucharest, Sofia, Nish, Athens and Cettinje, proposed settlements of differences caused by 1913 war, based on condition of joining the Entente.

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[1] Speech in the House of Commons outlining the "infamous proposal" made by Germany with regard to Belgium, and defining our object: (1) To fulfil solemn international obligations, (2) to vindicate the rights of small nationalities against the aggression of larger Powers.

[2] The Note, to Bucharest, Sofia, Nish, Athens and Cettinje, proposed settlements of differences caused by 1913 war, based on condition of joining the Entente.

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-*{{WF}} - [[Liège]]: Forts Barchon, Chaudefontaine and Evequee are silenced.
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-**&nbsp;[[Longwy]] invested by the Germans.
+|'''Western Front'''
-*{{SF}} - [[Obrenovats]] ([[Serbia]]) vainly attacked by Austrians, who lose guns in the retreat.
+|{{tb}} [[Liège]]: Forts Barchon, Chaudefontaine and Evequee are silenced.
-*{{NO}} - {{HMS|Amphion}}, British cruiser, sunk by German mine in [[North Sea]].  The ''[[Goeben]]'' and ''[[Breslau]]'' escape.
+|{{tb}} [[Longwy]] invested by the Germans.
-*{{PO}} - [[Great Britain]]: [[Mr. Asquith]] speaks in House of Commons on the War; Parliament votes £100,000,000.<ref>Speech in the House of Commons outlining the "infamous proposal" made by [[Germany]] with regard to [[Belgium]], and defining our object: (1) To fulfil solemn international obligations, (2) to vindicate the rights of small nationalities against the aggression of larger Powers.</ref>
+|-
+|'''Southern Front'''
+|[[Obrenovats]] ([[Serbia]]) vainly attacked by Austrians, who lose guns in the retreat.
+|-
+|'''Naval and Overseas Operations'''
+|{{HMS|Amphion}}, British cruiser, sunk by German mine in [[North Sea]].  The ''[[SMS Goeben|Goeben]]'' and ''[[SMS Breslau|Breslau]]'' escape.
+|-
+|'''Political'''
+|[[Great Britain]]: [[Mr. Asquith]] speaks in House of Commons on the War; Parliament votes £100,000,000.<ref group="lower-alpha">Speech in the House of Commons outlining the "infamous proposal" made by [[Germany]] with regard to [[Belgium]], and defining our object: (1) To fulfil solemn international obligations, (2) to vindicate the rights of small nationalities against the aggression of larger Powers.</ref>
+|}
-==1915==
+==[[1915]] (Friday)==
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-*{{EF}} - Germans repulsed at Osovyets ([[Neuve Chapelle]]). Archduke Joseph Frederick enters [[Lyublin]].
+|-
-*{{SF}} - Two divisions effect surprise landing at [[Suvla Bay]] and attack with [[Anzac]]s on right, and southern force on [[Achi Baba]].
+|'''Eastern Front'''
-*{{PO}} - 345 British establishments declared "Controlled" under Munitions of War Act.
+|Germans repulsed at Osovyets ([[Neuve Chapelle]]). Archduke Joseph Frederick enters [[Lyublin]].
-**&nbsp;Combined Entente Note to Balkan States.<ref>The Note, to [[Bucharest]], Sofia, [[Nish]], Athens and Cettinje, proposed settlements of differences caused by 1913 war, based on condition of joining the Entente.</ref>
+|-
+|'''Southern Front'''
-==References/notes==
+|Two divisions effect surprise landing at [[Suvla Bay]] and attack with [[Anzac]]s on right, and southern force on [[Achi Baba (Gallipoli)|Achi Baba]].
-{{Gleichen-123}}
+|-
-{{reflist}}
+|'''Political'''
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+|{{tb}} 345 British establishments declared "Controlled" under Munitions of War Act.
+|{{tb}} Combined Entente Note to Balkan States.<ref group="lower-alpha">The Note, to [[Bucharest]], Sofia, [[Nish]], Athens and Cettinje, proposed settlements of differences caused by 1913 war, based on condition of joining the Entente.</ref>
+|}
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