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 ==1914==
+*{{WF}} - [[Liège]]: Fort Fléron silenced.
-===Western Front===
+*{{NO}} - {{SS|Königin Luise}}, German mine-layer, destroyed. {{SMS|Goeben}} and {{SMS|Breslau}} reach Messina.<ref>The {{SMS|Breslau}} is chased into Messina Harbour by British cruisers. Owing to misunderstanding she escapes with the {{SMS|Goeben}} on [[6 August]].</ref>
-*[[Liège]]: Fort Fléron silenced.
+*{{PO}} - [[Austria-Hungary]] declares war on [[Russia]].
-===Naval and Overseas Operations===
+**&nbsp;[[Great Britain]] mobilises.
-*SS ''[[Königin Luise]]'', German mine-layer, destroyed. SMS ''[[SMS Goeben|Goeben]]'' and SMS ''[[SMS Breslau|Breslau]]'' reach Messina.<ref>The ''[[SMS Breslau|Breslau]]'' is chased into Messina Harbour by British cruisers. Owing to misunderstanding she escapes with the ''[[SMS Goeben|Goeben]]'' on [[6 August]].</ref>
+**&nbsp;[[Lord Kitchener]] is made War Secretary.
-===Political===
-*[[Austria-Hungary]] declares war on [[Russia]].
-*[[Great Britain]] mobilises.
-*[[Lord Kitchener]] is made War Secretary.
 ==References/notes==