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Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo
He was slain with his wife Sophie, near the Latin Bridge in Sarajevo. -
First World War started
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Austro-Hungarians declared war on Serbia and subsequently invaded.Russia mobilised in support of Serbia.Germany invaded neutral Belgium and Luxembourg before moving towards France. -
The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers
The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers to form the Triple Alliance with the signing of the August 1914
Turco-German Alliance. -
Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles
British and French battleships launch a massive attack on Turkish positions at Cape Helles and Kum Kaleh at the entrance to the Dardanelles, the narrow strait separating Europe from Asia in northwestern Turkey. -
The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians
Warsaw was a battleground since the opening day of fighting in the European theater. Germany declared war by launching an air raid and followed up with a siege that killed tens of thousands of Polish civilians and wreaked havoc on historic monuments. -
Bulgaria joined the Central Powers
The Kingdom of Bulgaria participated in World War I on the side of the Central Powers, when the country declared war on Serbia. When the Armistice of Thessalonica was signed. -
Start of the Battle of Loos
It was a World War I battle that took place on the Western Front. It was the biggest British attack of 1915, The first time that the British used poison gas and the first mass engagement of New Army units. -
Start of the Battle of Verdun
It was one of the largest battles of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies. -
British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia
In the single largest surrender of troops in British history to that time, some 13,000 soldiers give in, after withstanding nearly five months under siege by Turkish and German forces at the town of Kut-al-Amara, on the Tigris River in the Basra province of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). -
Start of the Brusilov Offensive
The Brusilov Offensive was the Russian Empire's greatest feat of arms during World War I, and among the most lethal offensives in world history. Historian Graydon Tunstall called the Brusilov Offensive the worst crisis of World War I. -
End of the Brusilov Offensive
The Brusilov Offensive the worst crisis of World War I for Austria-Hungary and the Triple Entente's greatest victory, but it came at a tremendous loss of life. -
Romania joined the Allies
The Romanian campaign was part of the Balkan theatre of World War I, Romania and Russia allied against the armies of the Central Powers. -
The Russian government collapsed
The growing influence of Gregory Rasputin over the Romanov’s did a great deal to damage the royal family and by the end of the spring. -
The Russian army was successful against the Austro-Hungarians
The Russian army was succesfull against the Austro-Hungarians in the Eastern Front. -
Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks
The Battle of Jerusalem occurred during the British Empire's "Jerusalem Operations" against the Ottoman Empire, when fighting for the city developed, continuing after the surrender , To secure the final objective of the Southern Palestine Offensive during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I. -
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
It was signed between Russia and Germany. -
Germany started an offensive in Flanders
The Battle of the Lys, also known as the Lys Offensive, the Fourth Battle of Ypres, the Fourth Battle of Flanders and Operation Georgette was part of the German offensive in Flanders during World War I. -
The Armistice of Thessalonica was signed.
The Armistice of Thessalonica was signed on 29 September 1918 between Bulgaria and the Allied Powers in Thessaloniki. The convention followed after a request by the Bulgarian government on 24 September asking for a ceasefire. -
The Austro-Hungarian empire agreed to an armistice
It was an armistice during the First World War between the Allies and Germany and the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front. -
First World War ended
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One
