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[[File:The German Invasion of Belgium, September 1914 Q53243.jpg|thumb|500px|Belgian soldiers and artillery in the Place d'Armes, Ghent, following the retreat from Termonde, on [[9 September]] 1914]]

[[File:Belgian troops during the Battle of Hofstade in 1914.jpg|thumb|500px|Belgian troops during the Battle of Hofstade in 1914]]

[[File:The British Army in Belgium, 1914 Q53319.jpg|thumb|500px|Two British soldiers take cover behind a hedge in Belgium on [[13 October]] 1914]]

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===[[1914]]===

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|[[1 August]]

|Decides to defend neutrality.

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|[[2 August]]

|Receives German ultimatum.

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|[[3 August]]

|Appeals to [[Great Britain]] for aid.

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|[[4 August]]

|Invaded by [[Germany]].

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|[[8 August]]

|Main army falls back towards the River Dyle.

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|[[9 August]]

|Receives offer of German peace.

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|[[12 August]]

|Declines offer of German peace.

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|[[17 August]]

|Government moves to [[Antwerp]].

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|[[7 October]]

|Government moves to [[Ostend]].

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|[[13 October]]

|Government moves to Havre.

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===[[1915]]===

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|[[12 May]]

|Report of Lord Bryce's Committee on German atrocities in Belgium is issued.

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|[[5 August]]

|Strike action takes place on coastal district.

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