THE WAR
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
against
Britain.
Russia.
France.
Belgium. Гарап..
Servia." Montenegro.
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army! --on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 to 45,000 men.
Division is a force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000) to 20,000 men.
Brigade is a force of infantry or cavalry. The infantry brigade ie from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Regiment of infantry is from 2,000 to 4,000 strong. A cavalry, regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry 18 from 15t
to 200 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 gaus and about 200 men. In the Gorman Army consists of 4 gups and 150 men. In the Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.
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PRINCIPAL EVENTS. June 28-Archduke Francis Fur-
dinand assassinated. July 23-Austria sends an ulti-
matum to Servia.
July 31-Russia orders general
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on Russia, French Cabinet ordere general mobilisation.. Aug. 2 German forces enter Luxemburg, Germany de- asads free passage through Belgiam.
many
Aug. 4-England sende ultima- tum, demanding observance of Belgien, neutrality: Ger- rejecia ultimatam. German gisa sinoaices & state of war with Germany. Aug. 7.-Germans enter Liege. French invade southern Alsace.
Ang. 8. Italy
neutrality.
reaffirme
Aug. 15.--Austriaasenter Servia. Japan sende ultimatum to Germany.
Aug. 17.-British expeditionary force completes its landing
in France.
Aug, 19-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine.
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Aug. 20-Germansenter Brussels. Aag, 23-Germans enter Namor
and begin attack on Mone. Aug. 24-British begin retreat
from Mone.
Aug. 25
hausen.
French evacuate Mul
Aug. 28 Non-pattiean French Cabinet organised. Germans take Longw
Aug. 27-Louvain, burned by Germans. Japanese block- ade Tsingtau.
Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland." Sept. 2-German advance reaches.
Senlis, thirty miles from Parie, and swings eastward. French Government moves, to Bordeaux. " Sopt. 3-kuesians ocoapy Lem
terg
Sept. 5-Battle of the Marne-
begine.
Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Germans.
Sept. 12-German retreat halts
on the Aisce, Sept. 20- Germane bombard
Abeimaandinjare the famous. Cathedral.
Sept. 22-German submarine
eiaks British oružɛora Abou-
kir, Oressy, and Hogue. Russians captare Jaroslav and invest Przemysl, Sept. 26-British troops from Ladis land at Marasilles. Sept. 28-Germans begin siege of
Antwerp.
Od. 2-Germans defeated at
Augustowo.
Cat. 5-Bolgian Government re- moved from Antwerp to Datand. (17-Bombardment of Antwerp
begins. Oct. 9-Antwerp the Germana
occupied by
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