29 July: Difference between revisions

*[[Russia]] says as [[Austria]] will not consent to interchange of view, [[Great Britain]] must take initiative; but she cannot let Austria get ahead of her, and has decided therefore to mobilise Southern Corps on Austrian frontier.

*Russia officially informed by [[Germany]] (but not as a threat) that partial (Russian) mobilisation must be followed by war with Germany. Russia therefore decides on general mobilisation.<ref>''The Russian mobilisation of July 29th and [[30 July|July 30th]] as evidence by the "Sukhomlinov Revelations"'' (September 1917) – The action of the German Government who, whist they supported Austria in her attack on [[Serbia]], refused the right to Russia to make any military preparations, inevitably drove Russia to mobilise against [[Germany]] as well as against Austria.</ref>

*Germany makes out that she may not be able to prevent Austria going too far: makes "infamous offer" that if Great Britain would remain neutral Germany would annex no French territory.<ref>British Government was offered assurances by Germany that, provided British neutrality was certain, no territorial acquisitions would be taken from [[France]] (in the event of a victorious war), but no undertakings could be given with regard to the French Colonies. Dutch neutrality was to be recognised; [[Belgium]] to be conditional on military necessity, but after the war, if Belgium did not side against Germany, her integrity would be respected.</ref>

*Austrians bombard [[Belgrade]] in afternoon.

*MM. [[Poincaré]] and [[Viviani]] reach Paris.

*[[Nicholas II of Russia|Tsar]] tries to stop general Russian mobilisation 11 p.m.