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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo.
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Offers deal to Serbia, and Serbia agreed to submit to the negotiation, they also began to set out their army at this time.
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Britain wants to have a meeting between the biggest European powers to try to solve their problems, everyone but Germany agreed. (A Chronology, Farand, Chloe)
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Austria shell bombards Belgrade which is the Serbian Capital.
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At this time France and Belgium begin full mobilization.
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At this time they also invade neutral Belgium. Brittain suggests ultimatum to Berlin demanding them to withdrawal from Belgium.
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This is binding on the Brittish Empire, which includes Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Africa
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There were 120,000 men that made up the regular British Army.
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The French invaded Alsace and Lorraine on the 7th of August and it lasted until the 24th. When they arrived they were met with German counterattacks, and they suffered greatly with the loses of 27,000 men in a single day.
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(“A Chronology")(Jackson, Patrick.)
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This event began on the 17th of September and ended on the 19th of October. During this the two sides tried to outflank each other until they reached the North Sea, here Britain was bisected by a front that reached the Swiss boarder.
(“A Chronology")(Tannenberg)
