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<noinclude>{{Calendar|~~August~~}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__

<noinclude>{{Calendar|July}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__

==~~1917~~==

==1914==

===Precursor to British Declaration of War===

*The Lonsdales find work impossible due to heavy rain all day.<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref>

*[[King George]] wires to Tsar that Germany recommended British proposals to Austria on [[30 July]], but that Russian mobilisation was reported during Austrian Cabinet meeting.

*Capt. Anderson – Regimental Medical Officer in orders for DSO (Distinguished Service Order) for his work on [[9 July|9]], [[10 July|10]] and [[11 July]].<ref name="wdaug17" />

*Russia does not reply to German ultimatum expiring at noon.

*Lieut. Cook-Gray for the MC (Military Cross) on the same date.<ref name="wdaug17" />

*French mobilisation ordered 3.40 p.m.

*Germany, having ostensibly ordered general mobilisation 5 p.m., declares war on Russia 7.10 p.m.; makes out that Russians had crossed frontier in afternoon and begun war. (Declaration drafted before noon.)

*Tsar wires to King George that he had to mobilise on account of Serbia; but that though he had promised [[Kaiser]] he would not move [[troops]] during negotiations, Germany had suddenly declared war.

*Austria at last moment appears accommodating to England.

*Italy declines to take part in war, as being an aggressive one.

*[[Sir Edward Grey]] protests against detention of British ships in Hamburg.

*Belgium announces her intention of upholding her neutrality.<ref>Note presented to the various European Governments stating that Belgium proposed to carry out strictly her obligations under the Treaty of London, and had mobilised her [[army]] to defend her neutrality and her international obligations.</ref>

==References/notes==

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-<noinclude>{{Calendar|August}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
+<noinclude>{{Calendar|July}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
-==1917==
+==1914==
+===Precursor to British Declaration of War===
-*The Lonsdales find work impossible due to heavy rain all day.<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref>
+*[[King George]] wires to Tsar that Germany recommended British proposals to Austria on [[30 July]], but that Russian mobilisation was reported during Austrian Cabinet meeting.
-*Capt. Anderson – Regimental Medical Officer in orders for DSO (Distinguished Service Order) for his work on [[9 July|9]], [[10 July|10]] and [[11 July]].<ref name="wdaug17" />
+*Russia does not reply to German ultimatum expiring at noon.
-*Lieut. Cook-Gray for the MC (Military Cross) on the same date.<ref name="wdaug17" />
+*French mobilisation ordered 3.40 p.m.
+*Germany, having ostensibly ordered general mobilisation 5 p.m., declares war on Russia 7.10 p.m.; makes out that Russians had crossed frontier in afternoon and begun war.  (Declaration drafted before noon.)
+*Tsar wires to King George that he had to mobilise on account of Serbia; but that though he had promised [[Kaiser]] he would not move [[troops]] during negotiations, Germany had suddenly declared war.
+*Austria at last moment appears accommodating to England.
+*Italy declines to take part in war, as being an aggressive one.
+*[[Sir Edward Grey]] protests against detention of British ships in Hamburg.
+*Belgium announces her intention of upholding her neutrality.<ref>Note presented to the various European Governments stating that Belgium proposed to carry out strictly her obligations under the Treaty of London, and had mobilised her [[army]] to defend her neutrality and her international obligations.</ref>
+==References/notes==
-{{refs-table}}
+{{Gleichen-123}}
+{{reflist}}
 <noinclude>
 [[Category:Events by day|214]]