British Government issue orders for the raising of the first New Army of six Divisions.
The Battle of Charleroi (21st - 23rd August 1914) was fought at the town of Charleroi between the French Fifth Army and the German Second and Third Armies. The French were moving north to the Sambre river and the Germans were continuing their advance to the south-west after the fall of Namur. The French Fifth Army could not hold on and a general withdrawal was ordered.
Brussels occupied by German forces.
The planned French thrust into Lorraine, totaling 19 divisions, started on August 14 but was shattered by the German 6th and 7th armies in the Battle of Morhange-Sarrebourg.
Longwy invested by German forces.
L/141916 Private John Parr, 4th Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, was the first British soldier to die on the Western Front when he was killed while on patrol near Obourg. His battalion was in the hot of the action at Mons two days later when among many acts of great bravery were two that were sufficient for an award of the Victoria Cross.
Empire of Japan institutes stricter censorship as it prepares to declare war against Germany.
General Joffre’s headquarters at Vitry-le-François is abandoned and moved to Bar-sur-Aube.
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