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WWI Timeline

By Wyatt Dale

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassination

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassination
    In 1914 World War I started after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. He was shot on June 28, 1914, by the Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. Princip and other nationalists were struggling to end the Austro-Hungarian rule over Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • Kaiser Wilhelm

    Kaiser Wilhelm
    On July 5, 1914, Kaiser Wilhelm secretly pledged his support, giving Austria-Hungary a blanche assurance of Germany’s backing in case of war. The dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary then sent an ultimatum to Serbia, with such harsh terms to make it almost impossible to accept.

  • Official Start of WWI

    Official Start of WWI
    Convinced that Austria-Hungary was ready for war, the Serbian government ordered the Serbian army to mobilize and appealed to Russia for assistance. On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and the tenuous peace between Europe’s great powers quickly collapsed. Within a week, Russia, Belgium, France, Great Brittian, and Serbia had lined up against Austria-Hungary and Germany, and WWI had begun.

  • First Battle of WWI

    First Battle of WWI
    On August 4, 1914, German troops crossed the border into Belgium. In the first battle of World War I, the Germans assaulted the heavily fortified city of Liege, using their most powerful weapons like siege cannons to capture the city by August 15. The Germans left death and destruction in their wake as they advanced through Belgium toward France, shooting civilians and killing a Belgium priest they had accused of inciting civilian resistance.

  • First Battle of Marne

    First Battle of Marne
    In the first battle of Marne fought from September 6 - 9, 1914, the French and British army’s confronted the invading German army, which then had penetrated deep into northeastern France, 30 miles from Paris. The allied troops checked the German advance and mounted a successful counterattack, pushing the Germans back north of the Aisne River.

  • William James Bean

    William James Bean
    William James Bean served for the United States army from 1917 - 1919. He served in France and at Fort Hamilton. His unit of service was 59th Artillery and Coastal Artillery Comand. He was drafted in and his highest rank was Corporal.

  • Letter to Mother

    Letter to Mother
    William J Bean wrote a letter to his mother. The letter told his mother about how he is doing. He said how it makes him happy to get letters from home.

  • Enlisted and Discharged

    Enlisted and Discharged
    William James Bean was honorably discharged on January 30, 1919. He was enlisted on December 15, 1917, at age 29.