16th August
Belgium: Indecisive action at Wavre.
B.E.F. first contingent completes its landing.
French successful in northern Alsace (Schirmeck, etc.).
Serbian 1st Combined Division attacks Austro-Hungarian outposts on the slope of Cer Mountain.
Fort de Hollogne and Fort de Flémalle, the last of the Liège forts, falls
The Battle of Liège comes to an end with 5300 German casualties and 6000-20,000 Belgian casualties with 4000 prisoners.
Empire of Japan sends an ultimatum to the German Empire, demanding it must leave its colonies and concessions in the Far East by the 23rd.
2nd Lieutenant Evelyn Perry of the Royal Flying Corps dies in a training accident, making him the first British officer to die in France.
Italy withdraws its military contingent from Scutari, Albania to emphasize its neutrality in the war.
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