A Concise Chronicle of Events of the Great War. R. P. P. Rowe
end of the Italian offensive on the Isonzo (see July 2); it results in a valuable advance and the capture of many prisoners by the Italians.
July 30 (Fri.)
A successful German attack with liquid fire (first use of this) at Hooge; a British counter-attack fails (see Aug. 9).
The Austro-Germans occupy Lublin. The Russians retire rapidly.
A British submarine sinks a German transport in the Baltic.
July 31 (Sat.)
The Austro-Germans occupy Cholm.
Aug. 1 (Sun.)
Mitau is occupied by the Germans (see Aug. 16).
Rhodesia:—The Germans are driven back from Abercorn.
Aug. 3 (Tues.)
The Germans force the line of the Narev.
Aug. 4 (Wed.)
The Russians evacuate the Blonie lines, 15 miles west of Warsaw.
Aug. 5 (Thur.)
Warsaw, Ivangorod, and Vladimir Volynski are captured by the Austro-Germans (see July 19 and 22). The Russians prepare to evacuate Riga.
Aug. 6 (Fri.)
Gallipoli:—The Battles of Sari Bair (see Aug. 11) and Suvla (see Aug. 15) begin: the British effect a surprise landing in Suvla Bay and launch an offensive against the Turks at other points.
Aug. 7 (Sat.)
The Germans are repulsed near Riga.
Gallipoli:—Slight successes are gained against the Turkish positions above Suvla Bay.
Aug. 8 (Sun.)
Gallipoli:—The New Zealanders capture Chunuk Bair. This is the critical day at Suvla (see Aug. 10).
Persian Gulf:—Bushire is occupied by the British.
H.M.S. India (armed merchant cruiser) is sunk by a submarine off the Norwegian coast.
Aug. 9 (Mon.)
A successful British counter-attack at Hooge: the trenches lost on July 30 are recaptured.
A British submarine sinks a Turkish battleship, the Kheyr-ed-Din Barbarossa.
The British destroyer Lynx is mined off the Moray Firth.
A Zeppelin raid on the east coast of England.
A Zeppelin is destroyed near Ostend.
Aug. 10 (Tues.)
The German advance beyond the Vistula begins.
Gallipoli:—The Turks regain Chunuk Bair.
A German squadron fails to force its way into the Gulf of Riga (see Aug. 17, 18, and 21).
The German mine-layer and raider Meteor is blown up, to avoid capture by British cruisers near the German coast.
Aug. 11 (Wed.)
Gallipoli:—The end of the Battle of Sari Bair (see Aug. 6).
Aug. 12 (Thur.)
Syedlets (Poland) is taken by the Germans.
A Zeppelin raid on the east coast of England.
Aug. 14 (Sat.)
A German submarine sinks a British transport, the Royal Edward, in the Ægean (the first British transport to be lost).
Aug. 15 (Sun.)
The Germans take Vlodava (Poland).
Gallipoli:—The end of the Battle of Suvla (see Aug. 6).
Aug. 16 (Mon.)
The Russians retake Mitau (see Aug. 1).
Aug. 17 (Tues.)
The Germans capture Kovno (see July 20).
A German squadron enters the Gulf of Riga (see Aug. 10, 18, and 21).
Aug. 18 (Wed.)
The Germans cut the Brest-Bialystok railway.
A Russian naval success in the Gulf of Riga: the German squadron which has entered the Gulf suffers severe losses.
A British submarine torpedoes the German battle-cruiser Moltke in the Baltic.
The British submarine E13 is shelled by German warships when aground in Danish waters. She is wrecked and interned.
Aug. 19 (Thur.)
A German submarine sinks the White Star liner Arabic south of Ireland.
Aug. 20 (Fri.)
Italy declares war on Turkey.
Novo-Georgievsk is captured by the Germans; a further Russian retreat follows.
Aug. 21 (Sat.)
The British and French Governments declare cotton an absolute contraband of war.
Gallipoli:—A fresh British attack on the Turkish positions at Suvla fails.
The German naval forces retire from the Gulf of Riga (see Aug. 17 and 18).
Aug. 23 (Mon.)
The Germans take Ossowietz. The Austro-Germans occupy Kovel.
A Franco-British squadron bombards Zeebrugge.
Aug. 25 (Wed.)
Brest-Litovsk is taken by the Germans.
Aug. 26 (Thur.)
The Russians evacuate the fort of Olita on the Niemen.
A British aeroplane bombs and sinks a German submarine near Ostend.
Aug. 27 (Fri.)
Germany notifies the U.S.A. that her submarine commanders are henceforward forbidden to sink merchantmen without warning.
Aug. 28 (Sat.)
A great German attack on the Dvina line begins.
Aug. 30 (Mon.)
A Russian victory on the Strypa in Southern Galicia.
Sept. 1 (Wed.)
The Germans capture Lutsk (see Sept. 23 and 28) and storm part of the defences of Grodno. The Austro-Germans capture Brody (Galicia) (see Aug. 23, 1914).
Sept. 2 (Thur.) Sedan capitulated 1870.
The Germans capture Grodno. The Austro-Germans cross the Styr, the Sereth, and the Strypa.
The British transport Sutherland is torpedoed in the Ægean (loss of life small).
Sept. 3 (Fri.)
The Russians re-enter Grodno temporarily, but are forced across the Dvina at Friedrichstadt.
Sept. 4 (Sat.)
The Germans complete the occupation of Grodno.
A German submarine torpedoes the Allan liner Hesperian off Ireland.
Sept. 5 (Sun.)
The Tzar formally assumes command of the Russian armies; the Grand Duke Nicholas is appointed Viceroy in the Caucasus.
A British success at Hafiz Kor on the North-West Frontier of India.
Sept. 6 (Mon.)
A French air-raid on Saarbrücken.
Sept. 7 (Tues.)
The Battle of Tarnopol begins (see Aug. 23, 1914).
British and French warships bombard the Belgian coast.
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