| 06/28: |
Archduke
Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary,
shot dead in Sarajevo by a Serbian student. |
| 07/28: |
Austria
declares war on Serbia. Russia begins to mobilize against
Austria to support its Serbian allies. Austria calls on
Germany for support. |
| 08/03: |
German
forces invade Belgium. |
| 08/04: |
Britain
declares war against Germany and its allies, in support
of Belgium. |
| 08/13: |
First
bombing attack: German Taube monoplane drops grenades
on Paris. |
| 08/23: |
Battle
of Mons between British Expeditionary Force and German
Army. British withdraw. |
| 08/26: |
Battle
of Le Cateau between German and British. British losses
great. |
| 08/28: |
Battle
of Heligoland Bight. Germans lose three light cruisers,
Mainz, Köln, and Ariadne,
and a destroyer with more than 1000 men. British lose
35 men killed and no ships. |
| 09/XX: |
British
and Indian Army attacks Tanga, German East Africa, but
are driven off with heavy losses in troops. |
| 09/03-09: |
Battle
of the Marne. Germans beaten back by French. |
| 09/13-28: |
First
Battle of the Aisne. French and British forces make further
assaults after the Marne. |
| 09/22: |
British
cruisers HMSS Aboukir, Cressy, and Hogue
sunk by German U-boat. |
| 10/XX: |
Turkey
enters the war on Germany's side. Flight Sub-Lieutenant
Marix bombs and destroys Zeppelin ZIX at Düsseldorf. |
| 10/19-
11/21: |
First
Battle of Ypres. Repeated attacks by Germans on British
driven off. |
| 11/01: |
Battle
of Coronel. German raiding force overwhelms British cruisers
Good Hope and Monmouth. All Monmouth's
company are lost. |
| 11/09: |
German
raider Emden sunk by Australian cruiser HMAS
Sydney. |
| 12/08: |
Battle
of the Falkland Isles. German flagship Scharnhorst
lost to British battle-cruisers. |
