Rumania

Rumania, also known as Roumania and by it's present-day name, Romania, is a southeastern European country, that has borders with Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. Timeline of events (from source material contemporary with the Great War from a British perspective).

1914

10 October	Death of King Carel and accession of his nephew Ferdinand.

1915

28 January	British loan to.
18 March	Calls up seven classes (1909-1915).
8 July	Austrian note to.
4 August	Votes £4,000,000 for military purposes.
3 September	Frontier closed / exportation of cereals forbidden.
13–26 September	Critical relations with the Central Powers, and partial mobilisation.
29 September	New party "Unionist Federation" is formed.
6 October	Troops sent to Bulgarian frontier and Giurgevo is fortified.
13 October	Interventionists urging action. M. Filipescu, leader of Unionists, makes statement.

Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Compendium.

On This Day pages are styled as timelines and have 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). The spelling of place-names is a particularly convoluted subject. Some names were spelt differently depending on source, others have changed over time for various political or geographical reasons. In general, spelling of place names are original to British use at the time of, and shortly after, the war. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Similar events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to their original texts.

Compendium entries form the central hub of (a) An index-like collection of places, people, ships, battles, political events, etc., and (b) Words and phrases of the Armed Forces of Great Britain during the Great War. The majority of these have been transcribed from Chronology of the War (1918-1920) and Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases (1925) respectively, the later which is reflected in the language used and some may seem derogatory by today's standards.

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