Timeline (1914 Incident)

1914

 * June 28: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is assassinated by Serbian nationalists.
 * July 28: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
 * September 16: Germany surrounds Paris, after a successfully enacted Schlieffen Plan.
 * September 18: France surrenders to the Central Powers.
 * September 19: Belgium and the United Kingdom declare a cease-fire with the Central Powers.