The Great War

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Jun 28, 1914

Austria-Hungary seeks German support for a war against Serbia in case of Russian militarism

Jul 5, 1914

Black Week: Austria-Hungary sends an ultimatum to Serbia

Jul 23, 1914

https://youtu.be/6FgaL0xIazk

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

Jul 28, 1914

The Netherlands declare neutrality

Jul 28, 1914

Germany declares war on Russia

Aug 1, 1914

Italy declares its neutrality

Aug 1, 1914

Denmark, Sweden and Norway unitedly declare their neutrality

Aug 1, 1914

Germany invades Luxembourg

Aug 2, 1914

Germany declares war on France

Aug 3, 1914

Switzerland declares its neutrality

Aug 3, 1914

Germany invades Belgium

Aug 4, 1914

The United Kingdom declares war on Germany

Aug 4, 1914

The United States declares neutrality

Aug 4, 1914

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

Period: Aug 4, 1914 to Aug 16, 1914

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-assault-on-liege-begins-first-battle-of-world-war-i

Montenegro declares war on Austria-Hungary

Aug 5, 1914

Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia

Aug 5, 1914

Serbia declares war on Germany

Aug 6, 1914

Battle of Drina

Period: Aug 6, 1914 to Oct 4, 1914

https://serbialandofheroes.wordpress.com/english-section/battle-of-drina-1914/

Battle of the Frontiers

Period: Aug 7, 1914 to Sep 13, 1914

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavy-casualties-suffered-in-the-battles-of-the-frontiers

Montenegro declares war on Germany

Aug 8, 1914

France and the United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary

Period: Aug 11, 1914 to Aug 12, 1914

Battle of Tannenberg

Period: Aug 23, 1914 to Aug 30, 1914

http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/tannenberg.htm

Battle of Lemberg

Period: Aug 23, 1914 to Sep 12, 1914

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_lemberg1914.html

Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary

Aug 25, 1914

The First Battle of the Marne

Period: Sep 6, 1914 to Sep 12, 1914

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/first-battle-of-marne

First Battle of the Masurian Lakes

Period: Sep 7, 1914 to Sep 14, 1914

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/winter-battle-of-the-masurian-lakes-begins

The First Battle of the Aisne

Period: Sep 13, 1914 to Sep 28, 1914

http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-of-the-aisne/

Battle of Flirey

Period: Sep 19, 1914 to Oct 11, 1914

https://mrhts.wordpress.com/2014/10/11/october-11-1914-the-battle-of-flirey/

First Battle of Picardy

Period: Sep 22, 1914 to Sep 26, 1914

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_picardyI.html

First Battle of Albert

Period: Sep 25, 1914 to Sep 28, 1914

http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/albert1.htm

The Germans besiege and capture Antwerp, Belgium

Period: Sep 28, 1914 to Oct 10, 1914

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antwerp-under-siege

Battle of Warsaw

Period: Sep 29, 1914 to Oct 31, 1914

http://www.historynet.com/polish-soviet-war-battle-of-warsaw.htm

Battle of Rufiji Delta

Period: Oct 1, 1914 to Jul 11, 1915

https://ww1live.wordpress.com/tag/battle-of-rufiji-delta/

Battle of La Bassee

Period: Oct 10, 1914 to Nov 2, 1914

http://www.remembrancetrails-northernfrance.com/history/battles/the-battles-of-la-bassee-messines-and-armentieres-12-18-october-1914.html

First Battle of Messines

Period: Oct 12, 1914 to Nov 2, 1914

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-messines-ridge

Battle of Armentieres

Period: Oct 13, 1914 to Nov 2, 1914

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_armentieres.html

Battle of the Yser

Period: Oct 16, 1914 to Oct 31, 1914

http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/yser.htm

First Battle of Ypres

Period: Oct 19, 1914 to Nov 22, 1914

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-ypres

Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire

Nov 1, 1914

Bergmann Offensive

Period: Nov 2, 1914 to Nov 16, 1914

https://thisdayacenturyago.wordpress.com/tag/bergmann-offensive/

Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire

Nov 3, 1914

Battle of Tanga

Period: Nov 3, 1914 to Nov 5, 1914

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-tanga-ends-in-defeat-for-british-colonial-troops

Silesian Offensive

Period: Nov 11, 1914 to Dec 6, 1914

http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=319

Battle of Basra

Period: Nov 11, 1914 to Nov 21, 1914

https://www.al-islam.org/restatement-history-islam-and-muslims-sayyid-ali-ashgar-razwy/battle-basra-battle-camel

Battle of Kolubara

Period: Nov 16, 1914 to Dec 15, 1914

http://www.historychannel.com.au/h100/battle-of-kolubara/

Battle of Limanowa

Period: Dec 1, 1914 to Dec 13, 1914

http://www.arsbellica.it/pagine/battaglie_in_sintesi/Limanowa_eng.html

Battle of Qurna

Period: Dec 3, 1914 to Dec 9, 1914

http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/qurna.htm

First Battle of Artois

Period: Dec 17, 1914 to Jan 13, 1915

http://wwitoday.com/wwiScEventDetail.php?id=107

Battle of Givenchy

Period: Dec 18, 1914 to Dec 18, 1914

http://www.remembrancetrails-northernfrance.com/history/battles/the-battle-of-givenchy-18-22-december-1914.html

First Battle of Champagne

Period: Dec 20, 1914 to Mar 17, 1915

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-champagne-begins

Battle of Sarikamish

Period: Dec 22, 1914 to Jan 2, 1915

https://youtu.be/Ew39InPunOY

The Battle of Ardahan

Period: Dec 25, 1914 to Jan 18, 1915

https://www.wdl.org/en/item/14739/