10th August
Japanese Emperor ends his vacation and returns to Tokyo in anticipation of war.
Battle of Mulhouse comes to an end as German troops recapture the town of Mulhouse, bringing an end to the French offensive.
Germany occupies the city of Liege.
Russians reach Tilsit in East Prussia.
Austrian First Army, under Dankl, enters Poland and advances towards Lyublin and Kyeltsi.
France severs diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary, due to the presence of Austrian troops in Germany then declaresFrance declares a state of war.
Austro-Hungarian army enters Volhynia, Russian Poland and captures a few border towns.
Austro-Hungarian navy bombards the Montenegrin port in Bar.
Germans raid Cape Colony (from south-west Africa), but abandon Swakopmund and Luderitz Bay.
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