- Germany invades Belgium
- Great Britain declares war on the German Empire and its allies
- Australia pledges a force of 20,000 to be put at Britain’s disposal, as well as the vessels of the Royal Australian Navy
- US President Woodrow Wilson declares United States policy of neutrality
- Germany starts to besiege the fortress of Liège in Belgium, which it finally captures on 16 August
Belgian troops defending a Herstal suburb, just north-east of Liège
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“Liége – 1914 – Soldats d’infanterie prenant part à la défense de Liège dans les faubourgs d’Heistal” by Le Miroir – le Miroir numéro 38 page 11. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Li%C3%A9ge_-_1914_-_Soldats_d%27infanterie_prenant_part_%C3%A0_la_d%C3%A9fense_de_Li%C3%A8ge_dans_les_faubourgs_d%27Heistal.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Li%C3%A9ge_-_1914_-_Soldats_d%27infanterie_prenant_part_%C3%A0_la_d%C3%A9fense_de_Li%C3%A8ge_dans_les_faubourgs_d%27Heistal.jpg
