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A Timeline of the Major Events of World War One in Europe
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| 28th June | Franz Ferdinand Assassinated at Sarajevo. |
| 29th June | Austro-Hungary send despatch to Vienna accusing Serbian complicity in the killing. |
| 5th July | Kaiser Wilhelm promises German support for Austria against Serbia. |
| 20th July | Austria-Hungary sends troops to the Serbian frontier. |
| 25th July | Serbia mobilises its troops, Russia sends troops to the Austrian frontier. |
| 28th July | Austria-Hungary Declares war on Serbia. |
| 29th July | Austrians bombard Belgrade and German patrols cross the French border. Britain warns it cannot remain neutral. |
| 1st August | Germany declares war on Russia. Italy and Belgium announce neutrality. French mobilisation ordered. |
| 3rd August | Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium (Schlieffen plan). Great Britain mobilises. |
| 4th August | Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary (after ultimatum to stand down). US declares neutrality. Germany declares war on Belgium. |
| 6th August | First British casualties with the HMS Amphion sunk by German mines in the North sea. 150 men dead. |
| 7th August | First members of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) arrive in France. |
| 11th August | Start of enlisting for Kitchener’s New Army ‘Your King and Country Need You’. |
| 20th August | Brussels is evacuated as German troops occupy the city. |
| 23rd August | The BEF started its retreat from Mons. Germany invades France. |
| 26th August | Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes. BEF suffers over 7000 casualties at the Battle of Le Cateau –forced to retreat. |
| 6th September | Battle of the Marne starts; checks German advance, but at the cost of 13,000 British, 250,000 French and 250,000 German casualties. |
| 19th October | First Battle of Ypres. |
| 29th October | Turkey enters the war (on Germany’s side). |
| 22nd November | Trenches are now established along the entire Western Front. |
| 8th December | Battle of the Falkland Islands. |
