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The following timeline provides a simple chronological listing of events relating to Belgium.
1914
| 1 August | Decides to defend neutrality. |
| 2 August | Receives German ultimatum. |
| 3 August | Appeals to Great Britain for aid. |
| 4 August | Invaded by Germany. |
| 8 August | Main army falls back towards the River Dyle. |
| 9 August | Receives offer of German peace. |
| 12 August | Declines offer of German peace. |
| 17 August | Government moves to Antwerp. |
| 7 October | Government moves to Ostend. |
| 13 October | Government moves to Havre. |
1915
| 12 May | Report of Lord Bryce's Committee on German atrocities in Belgium is issued. |
| 5 August | Strike action takes place on coastal district. |
Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Index.
Text has been transcribed from two out-of-copyright sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principle Events 1914-1918 (1922). Spelling of place names are original to British use at the time. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Duplicate or identical events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to the original texts.
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Images come from scans or photographs of original sources, Wikimedia Commons, and the Imperial War Museum's online collections under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Attribution is given separately to the latter and do not come under the general licence of this site.
Advisory note: The information in these sources may not accurately represent up-to-date histories, present-day spelling of place names, or geographical boundaries. In some instances the language used may appear sexist or derogatory to the modern reader, and in rare cases, images may depict distressing scenes.
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