A Century On: A Diary of the Great War

- Fort Loncin, the last surviving Belgian fort ne ar Liège, come s under bombardment from a Krupp 420 mortar firing from within the town its...

- As of today all of the forts north and east of Liège have fallen, opening the roads north of the city and allowing 1st Army to begin its a...

- This morning Vice Admiral Spee discusses future operations of the German East Asiatic Squadron with his captains.  His two armoured cruise...

- Great Britain and France today declare war on Austria-Hungary. - The assembly of the German East Asiatic Squadron is completed at Ponape...

- At 3am the battlecruisers of the British Mediterranean Fleet enter the Aegean Sea.  Detecting increased wireless signals, Admiral Souchon ...

- Today the Royal Navy sinks its first German U-boat of the war.  As anti-submarine weapons do not exist as of yet, the light cruiser Birmin...

- The economic impact of the outbreak of war has reached the neutral United States, as Europeans withdraw funds from American banks.  As a r...

- In the pre-dawn hours, as Goeben  and Breslau  continue to sail eastwards, a British squadron of four armoured cruisers under Rear Admiral...

- Oskar Potiorek, the military governor of Bosnia, is appointed to command all Austro-Hungarian forces on the Serbian Front.  He has a spe...

- At dawn, Goeben  and Breslau  arrive at the Italian post of Messina on Sicily in order to replenish their stock of coal.  The Italian auth...

- At 4am, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe receives orders from the Admiralty to take command of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet as Commander-in-C...