Nelson's history of the war. Vol. XI., The struggle for the Dvina, and the great invasion of Serbia

208 A TABLE OF EVENTS. i 1914. i Western Front. [ Eastern Front. were EEE

,» 17. | French advance on the Aisne renewed. Belgians fall back on Antwerp.

,, 18. | End of the first phase of the Battle of the Aisne. Trench warfare begins. Bombardment of Rheims begins.

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,» 20. | Attack on Fort Troyon repulsed by the French.

,» 2I. | Noyon captured by the French. Germans seize Les Eparges.

y» 22. | British air raid on Diisseldorf.

y» 23. | Germans capture St. Mihie] and destroy the Camp des Romains. yy 24.

,, 25. | Battle begins between Noyon and the Somme.

,» 26. Small Belgian success at Audeghem. 0 27.

,;, 28. | French success outside Rheims. Attack on Antwerp begins. De Castelnau’s army pushed back to Roye.

,» 29. | Battle of Albert. ;

aio, | Battle of Albert. French enter Arras. Reservoir near Ant-

werp destroyed.

Antwerp’s southern fortsdestroyed. Belgian army retires to the Nethe.

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5» 3.| German attack from Varennes to Verdun. Movement of the

British army from the Aisne

to Flanders begins. Belgian

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Ostend.

Government leaves Antwerp for

Russians open the attack on Jaroslav.

Germans reach the Niemen.

Przemysl invested by the Russians. Capitulation of Jaroslav.

Germans fail to cross the Niemen. Russians across the San.

Germans again fail to force the passage of the Niemen. Their retreat begins.

Galicia in Russian possession. Cracow threatened, and Hungary invaded.

Battle of Augustovo begins. Ger-

mans evacuate Suwalki.