The Great War DIARY OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS

Patea Mail, Volume XLIII, 17 March 1919, Page 1

The Great War DIARY OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS

1914 June 28 Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife. July 28—Austria declares war on Servia. August I—Germany declares war on Russia. August 2 Germany invades Belgium. August 3—Germany declares war on France. August 4 Britain declares war on Germany. ' August 12 Britain and France declare war against Austria. August 14 —First New Zealand contingent leaves. August 20— Germans enter Brussels. August 23 Japan declares war against Germany. October 9 —Antwerp captured by Germany. November 5 Britain and France declare war on Turkey. November 6 Tsingtao surrendered. November 11 The Emden, which had sunk and captured 19 vessels, was driven ashore off North Keeling and burnt by IT. M, A, S. Sydney, of the Australian Squadron. December 2 Austrians occupy Belgrade. 1915 January 24 Naval battle in Noi'h Sea, German warship Blucher eutk and two c.uisprs damaged February 3 New Zealanders in bc tion against Turks on Suez Canal February 20—Allied Fleets commence bombardment of Dardanelles April 22 Allied troops, iocludirg New Zealand, l&nd at the Dardenelles May 7 Lusitania sunk by German tubmarino wi h loss of 1547 lives May 21—Italy declares war ageir.s Austria and Germany July 10— Botha conquers German South-West Africa August s—Germans cap'ure Warsaw August B—Suvla Bay attack fails August 20—Italy declares war on Turkey October 3—Allies land at Salonika October 15—Britain and France declare war on Bulgaria. December 15 Sir Douglas Haig succeeds General French December 20 Gallipoli evacuated 1916 - February 21 Attack on Verdun begun April 20 Rebellion in Inland I April 29 Surrender of General Towosbend May 8 Anzacs land in France May 31 Battle of Jutland June 6 Lord Kitchener drowned July 1 First Big Push commenced August 2 French successes at Verdun August 27 Roumania enters the war September 15 Battle of the Somme, 1000 Germans captured October 20 Allies occupy Athens October 27 French vic’ory at Verdun 3,500 Germans captured December 6 Fall of Aequi h Ministry Mr Lloyd George Prime Minister 1917 February 26 British recapture Match 10 British capture Bagdad March 17 Second Big Push Commen. ced Bapaume and Peronne captured. Revolution in Russia; Czir abdicates March 29 r British capture Gaza April 10 Big Push continued, 9,000 Germans captured, America enters the war April 16 Great French Offensive. 10,000 prisoners taken May 23 Italians capture Gorizu and ! 0 000 prisoners June 7 Messices Ridge captured bj New Zealanders June 29 General Allenby succckL Genet-1 Murray i« Palestine Julv 1 Big Eus' an Offensive under Brusiloff, 10,000 piisoners captured July 16 Russians fall back in Galicia after taking 36,000 prison* r.Riots in PmrOgrad, Revolution begins July 19 Russian rout begins August 14 China declares war < r tbe Central Powt-rs September 15 Russian Republic proclaimed Octouer 28 Italians loose Qorizia November 1 Boershcba captured November 7 Qtz* Caprured November 20 Hindenburg lim broken at Oumbrai December 4 British fall beck from Cambrai December 10 Jerusalem captured 1918 February 22 Jericho captured March 23 German Off naive in Flat. dersbefiina Briiish forced back June 25 Italians defeat Austrians July I Allied Winle* offensive be gan July 22 Germans driven across the Maine Sep. 30 Bulgaria surrenders unconditionally. No 1 Turkish Armistice signed Nov. 4 Austrian Artois ice tignrd Nov, 11 Ouman Armistice signed