2nd November 1914
Britain has annexed Cyprus and has also delcared that the whole of the North Sea is a military area and has stated that neutral ships will enter at their own risk. Russia has declared war on the Ottoman Empire.
The first reason Britain annexed Cyprus was that it wanted to keep Cyrprus from being invaded by Turkey, something that was to happen in the not to distant future.
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Thursday, 28 August 2014
Life AT War - Day by Day
28th August 1914
The Battle of Heligoland had begun, John French has evactuated Amiens, The 3rd day of the Battle of Tannenberg has begun.
The Battle of Heligoland was the first naval battle of the war, fought between Brtain and Germany in the North Sea. The battle started when the British attacked German patrol boats off of the northwest German coast. The loss of life and weapons was high - Brtain lost 35 men killed with a further 55 wounded and one light cruiser was heavily damaged. Germany lost 712 men killed, 149 men wounded with a further 335 men being captured as prisoners of war. Also lost were three light cruisers sunk, two torpedo boats sunk, one destroyer sunk with a further three destroyers heavily damaged, one light cruiser heavily damaged and two light cruisers moderately damaged.
The Battle of Heligoland had begun, John French has evactuated Amiens, The 3rd day of the Battle of Tannenberg has begun.
The Battle of Heligoland was the first naval battle of the war, fought between Brtain and Germany in the North Sea. The battle started when the British attacked German patrol boats off of the northwest German coast. The loss of life and weapons was high - Brtain lost 35 men killed with a further 55 wounded and one light cruiser was heavily damaged. Germany lost 712 men killed, 149 men wounded with a further 335 men being captured as prisoners of war. Also lost were three light cruisers sunk, two torpedo boats sunk, one destroyer sunk with a further three destroyers heavily damaged, one light cruiser heavily damaged and two light cruisers moderately damaged.
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