WW1: ANA BRUMARI 4.D

Battle of Liège

Period: Aug 5, 1914 to Aug 16, 1914

Battle of Liège. The Germans besiege and then capture the fortresses of Liège, Belgium.

The Allied retreat to River Marne

Period: Aug 24, 1914 to Sep 5, 1914

The Allied Great Retreat to the River Marne.

Bolshevik representatives exiled

Nov 19, 1914

November 19 Politics Bolshevik representatives at the State Duma arrested and exiled to Siberia.

Russian offensive in the Carpathians.

Jan 2, 1915

The Russian offensive in the Carpathians begins. It will continue until April 12.

Battle of Más a Tierra

Mar 14, 1915

Naval Battle of Más a Tierra. The last remnant of the German East Asia Squadron is sunk and its crew interned in neutral Chile.

Armenian city of Van besieged

Period: Apr 19, 1915 to May 17, 1915

April 19 – May 17 Middle Eastern, Caucasian The Ottomans besiege the Armenian city of Van.

John French

Dec 19, 1915

Douglas Haig replaces John French as commander of the British Expeditionary Force.

Irish rebels demanding independence

Period: Apr 24, 1916 to Apr 29, 1916

Easter Rising by Irish rebels for independence from the United Kingdom.

Mata Hari's arrest

Feb 13, 1917

Mata Hari is arrested in Paris on charges of spying for the Germans.

Czechoslovakia's republic

Nov 14, 1918

Czechoslovakia proclaimed a republic.