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| October 9 – November 1
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Central powers control Belgrade.
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| October 10 – November 2
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Battle of La Bassee.
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| October 12 – November 2
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First Battle of Messines.
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| October 13 – November 2
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Battle of Armentieres.
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| October 16–31
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Battle of the Yser. French and Belgian forces secure the coastline of Belgium.
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| October 19 – November 22
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The First Battle of Ypres ends the Race to the Sea. The Germans are prevented from reaching Calais and Dunkirk.
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| November 1
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Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
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| Battle of Coronel. Von Spee's German cruiser squadron defeats a Royal Navy squadron under Christopher Cradock.
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| November 2
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The United Kingdom begins the naval blockade of Germany.
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| November 2–16
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Bergmann Offensive, first military engagement in the Caucuses of the First World War.
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| November 3
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Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
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| Battle of Kilimanjaro.
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| November 3–5
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Von Lettow-Vorbeck's German colonial forces defeat the British at the Battle of Tanga, German East Africa.
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Details
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| November 4-17
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The British send a Royal Flying Corps detachment to Egypt to assist in guarding the Suez Canal.[1]
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| November 5
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France and the United Kingdom declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
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| November 6
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Fao Landing, British and Indians besiege the fortress at Fao.
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| November 9
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Battle of Cocos, northeast Indian Ocean. The Australian cruiser Sydney destroys the German cruiser Emden.
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| November 11
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Sultan Mehmed V declares Jihad on the Allies.
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| November 11–21
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Battle of Basra.
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| November 11 – December 6
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Battle of Łódź (aka Silesian Offensive).
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| November 16 – December 15
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Battle of Kolubara, Austro-Hungarians leave Serbia.
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