21 August: Difference between revisions

Template:WF - Belgians forced to abandon their trenches at Namur.
- Battle of Charleroi, between Mons and the Meuse, between French and Germans begins.
- British move towards Mons.
Template:EF - East Prussia: Advance of Second Army under Samsonov; occupation (August 21-23) of Allenstein, Neidenburg, Soldau, Johannisburg, etc.
Template:NO - South Africa invaded by German troops.

1915

Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)

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 ==1914==
+*{{WF}} - Belgians forced to abandon their [[trench]]es at [[Namur]].
-===Western Front===
+**&nbsp;Battle of [[Charleroi]], between [[Mons]] and the [[Meuse]], between French and Germans begins.
-*Belgians forced to abandon their [[trench]]es at [[Namur]].
+**&nbsp;British move towards Mons.
-*Battle of [[Charleroi]], between [[Mons]] and the [[Meuse]], between French and Germans begins.
+*{{EF}} - [[East Prussia]]: Advance of Second Army under Samsonov; occupation (August 21-[[23 August|23]]) of [[Allenstein]], Neidenburg, [[Soldau]], [[Johannisburg]], etc.
-*British move towards Mons.
+*{{NO}} - [[South Africa]] invaded by German [[troops]].
-===Eastern Front===
-*[[East Prussia]]: Advance of Second Army under Samsonov; occupation (August 21-[[23 August|23]]) of [[Allenstein]], Neidenburg, [[Soldau]], [[Johannisburg]], etc.
+==1915==
-===Naval and Overseas Operations===
+*{{SF}} - Second British [[Suvla]] attack ([[Gallipoli]]) on [[Anafarta]] fails.
-*[[South Africa]] invaded by German [[troops]].
+*{{NO}} - German Fleet retires from [[Riga]], disembarkation having failed.
+*{{PO}} - British Government declares cotton absolute contraband.
 ==References/notes==
-{{Gleichen-123}}
+{{Gleichen-123}}{{reflist}}
-{{reflist}}
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