6th August
German zeppelin drops bombs on Liège, killing 9 civilians, the first ever civilian casualties due to aerial bombardment.
Belgium asks for French reinforcements, but only Sordet’s cavalry Corp, as a recon force, is sent.
General Leman is forced to leave Liège and take refuge in Fort Loncin on the western side of the city.
6000 German troops penetrate the Liège forts, and German troops again demands surrender; Belgian troops again refuse.
Liege: Forts Barchon, Chaudefontaine and Evequee silenced.
Longwy invested by the Germans.
Kingdom of Serbia declares war on the German Empire.
HMS Amphion, a scout cruiser, strikes a German mine off the Thames Estuary laid by the SS Königin Luise, killing 150 men, the first Royal Navy ship to be sunk in WWI.
The Ottoman Empire closes the Dardanelles straits, closing off the Mediterranean from the Black Sea ports of Russia.
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