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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.