22nd August
Austria-Hungary declares war on Belgium (see 28th).
Battle of the Ardennes begins (see 24th).
Battles of the Western Front: First Encounters and Battles of the Frontiers
German Government agree to Belgian proposal, made through Spanish Government, re African free trade zone (see 9th, and November 20th).
23rd August
Battle of Mons (see 24th).
Battles of the Western Front: First Encounters and Battles of the Frontiers
German airship "Z.-8" shot down in the Vosges.
Battle of Tannenberg begins (see 31st).
First Battle of Krasnik (Poland) begins (see 25th).
Germany severs diplomatic relations with Japan (see 15th).
Japan declares war on Germany (see 15th).
General C. M. Dobell appointed to command Allied land forces operating in the Cameroons.
General von Hindenburg takes over command of German Eighth Army (see September 18th).
24th August
British Army retreats from Mons (see 23rd, and September 5th).
Battle of Charleroi ends (see 21st).
Battle of the Ardennes ends (see 22nd).
Austria-Hungary severs diplomatic relations with Japan (see 25th).
First units of Indian Expeditionary Force "A" leave India for France (in first place for Egypt) (see September 26th).
25th August
Namur captured by German forces (see 21st, and November 21st, 1918.)
Battle of the Meuse begins (see 28th).
Battles of the Western Front: First Encounters and Battles of the Frontiers
Battle of Malines begins (see 27th).
Valenciennes taken by German forces (see November 3rd, 1918).
Maubeuge invested by German forces (see September 7th).
Battle of the Mortagne (Vosges) begins (see September 3rd).
Mulhouse again retaken by German forces (see 19th, and November 17th, 1918)
Battles of the Western Front: First Encounters and Battles of the Frontiers
First use of aircraft for patrol purposes (over retreating British forces in France).
First Battle of Krasnik (Poland) ends (see 23rd).
Shabatz (see 12th) retaken by Serbian forces. Last Austrian forces recross the Drina (see 13th). End of First Austrian invasion of Serbia (see September 8th).
Japan severs diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary (see 24th).
Japan declares "State of War" with Austria-Hungary.
Nigerian frontier of the Cameroons crossed by British forces.
Affair of Tepe. Chad frontier crossed by French forces.
French Government issue new decree defining contraband (see 11th, and November 6th).
26th August
Louvain sacked by German troops.
Battle of Le Cateau.
Battles of the Western Front: First Encounters and Battles of the Frontiers
Noyon taken by German forces (see September 21st).
Longwy capitulates to German forces (see 20th).
Cambrai occupied by German forces (see November 20th, 1917, and October 9th, 1918).
Douai occupied by German forces (see October 17th, 1918).
First Battle of Lemberg (Galicia.) begins (see 30th).
Battle of Zamosc-Komarow begins (see September 2nd).
Naval action off the Aaland Islands. German cruiser "Magdeburg" destroyed by Russian squadron.
German forces in Togoland capitulate to the Allied forces (see 8th, 13th and 31st).
Action between H.M.S. "Highflyer" and German armed merchant cruiser "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" off the Rio de Oro: latter sunk (see August 4).
General Galliéni appointed Governor of Paris (see October 30th, 1915).
M. Messimy, French Minister for War, [Appointed June 14th, 1914.] resigns (see 27th).
M. Delcassé succeeds M. Doumergue [Appointed August 3rd, 1914.] as French Foreign Minister.