World war 1

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  • June 28th

    Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo

  • July 5th

    Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia

  • July 28th

    Austria declared war on Serbia

  • August 1st

    Germany declared war on Russia

  • August 3rd

    Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan.

  • August 4th

    Britain declared war on Germany

  • August 23rd

    The BEF started its retreat from Mons. Germany invaded France.

  • August 26th

    Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes.

  • September 6th

    Battle of the Marne started

  • October 18th

    First Battle of Ypres

  • October 29th

    Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front

  • January 19th

    The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place

  • February 19th

    Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles

  • April 25th

    Allied troops landed in Gallipoli

  • May 7th

    The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat

  • August 5th

    The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians

  • September 25th

    Start of the Battle of Loos

  • December 19th

    The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli

  • January 27th

    Conscription introduced in Britain

  • February 21st

    Start of the Battle of Verdun

  • Source

    Citation: C N Trueman "Timeline Of World War One"
    historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 6 Mar 2015. 16 Aug 2016.