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Battle of Belgium, 1st

Belgium · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

8Records
1914Date range
1Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1914

Albert I2 August 1914

Warfare / World War, 1st

Germany demands passage through Belgium

Albert I2 August 1914

Warfare / World War, 1st

The German Government send ultimatum to Belgium demanding passage through Belgian territory

Albert I3 August 1914

Warfare / World War, 1st

Belgium rejects Germany's demands for passage through Belgium

Albert I3 August 1914

Warfare / World War, 1st

The British Government guarantee armed support to Belgium should Germany violate Belgian neutrality

Albert I3 August 1914

Liege · Warfare / World War, 1st

Germany invades Belgium & is stopped at Liege

Albert I4 August 1914

Liege · Warfare / World War, 1st

German troops cross the Belgian frontier and attack Liege

Albert I19 August 1914

Gette · Warfare / World War, 1st

The Belgian Army retreats from the Gette on Antwerp

Albert I2 October 1914

Termonde · Warfare / World War, 1st

Termonde (Belgium) taken by German forces

Names involved

Albert I

Provenance

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