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| Arrest of Dan Dan, Fedor Ivanovich |  |
| Irkutsk Arrested on the outbreak of war, exiled to Irkutsk |
| Arrest of Kamenev Kamenev, Lev Borisovich | |
| Arrested after supervising publication of Pravda for 1 yr |
| Battle of Galicia Alekseyev, Mikhail Vasilyevich | |
| Galicia Victorious in Galicia |
| Battle of Gnila Lipa Ivanov, Nikolai | |
| 26th Aug Gnila Lipa The Austrian 3rd Army is thrown back by the Russian 3rd & 8th armies |
| Battle of Gumbinnen Rennenkampf, Paul Karlovitch | |
| 20th Aug Gumbinnen Defeats the German XVII Corps under Prittwitz |
| 20th Aug Gumbinnen Rennenkampf's invasion of Prussia stops at Gumbinnen |
| 20th Aug Gumbinnen Rennenkampf's VIIIth army is transferred in order to support Samsanov |
| Battle of Krasnik Ivanov, Nikolai | |
| 24th Aug Krasnik The Russian 4th Army is driven back by the Austrian 1st Army |
| Battle of Lodz Rennenkampf, Pavel | |
| 11th Nov Lodz The Russian 1st Army is heavilly defeated & the Russian offensive is called off |
| Battle of Masurian Lakes Rennenkampf, Paul Karlovitch | |
| 5th Sep Masurian Lakes Attacked by the German VIII Army after its victory at Tannenberg |
| 9th Sep Masurian Lakes Rennenkampf orders a general retreat |
| 9th Sep Masurian Lakes Rennenkampf personally retreats across the Russian border |
| 9th Sep Masurian Lakes The 1st Army retreats but loses 100,000 |
| 9th Sep Masurian Lakes The invasion of Prussia fails with the loss of 250,000 |
| Battle of Orlau Frankenau Samsonov, Alexander | |
| 24th Aug Orlau Frankenau Attacks East Prussia & defeats the Germans |
| 24th Aug Orlau Frankenau bu the Germans know Russian positions because they decode radio messages |
| 24th Aug Orlau Frankenau Russia withdraws to Tannenberg |
| 24th Aug Orlau Frankenau The Germans know the Russian positions because of Samsonov's uncoded radio messages |
| 24th Aug Orlau Frankenau The Russians are stopped by the German XX corps |
| 24th Aug Orlau Frankenau Withdraws to Tannenberg |
| 25th Aug Orlau Frankenau The Germans advance to Tannenburg to trap the Russian Army |
| Battle of Rava Ruska Ivanov, Nikolai | |
| 11th Sep Rava Ruska The Austrians are decisivly defeated & forced back into the Carpathian Mountains |
| Battle of Tannenburg Nicholas II | |
| Aug Tannenburg Press urised by France to attack in the east to help the French & British in the west |
| Aug Tannenburg Russian defeat which precipitates the revolution |
| Aug Tannenburg Russian loses are 92,000 captured & 30,000 killed |
| 10th Sep Tannenburg The last Russian troops are forced out of East Prussia |
| Battle of Tannenburg Rennenkampf, Paul Karlovitch | |
| 27th Aug River Niemen Hindenburg defeats Samsonov & turns on Rennenkampf who retreats to the Niemen River |
| Battle of Tannenburg Samsonov, Alexander | |
| 20th Aug Tannenburg Samsonov runs into a German trap, 1st day of the battle of Tannenburg |
| 22nd Aug Tannenburg Invades Germany near the village of Tannenberg |
| 24th Aug Tannenburg Zhilinsky orders Samsonov to stop "acting the coward & resume the offensive" |
| 26th Aug Tannenburg 2 Russian corps, 13th, 15th & 23rd are trapped |
| 26th Aug Tannenburg Decisive German victory under Hindenburg & Ludendorf against Russia in East Prussia |
| 26th Aug Tannenburg Shoots himself after the Battle of Tannenburg |
| 26th Aug Tannenburg The Russian centre moves into a trap & is overwhelmed by the German VIII Army |
| 27th Aug Hohenstein Hindenburg drives Samsonov's army back to Hohenstein |
| 27th Aug Tannenburg Hindenburg takes 90,000 prisoners & several hundred guns |
| 27th Aug Tannenburg Only 60,000 Russian troops escape |
| 27th Aug Tannenburg Samsonov is surrounded on 3 sides by Hindenburg's army & by swamps & lakes |
| 28th Aug Tannenburg The Russian 2nd Army disintegrates, Samsonov shoots himself |
| 29th Aug Tannenburg Samsonov has lost 2 corps & the remaining 3 are reduced to 1/2 size |
| 29th Aug Tannenburg The Russians are routed & Samsonov shoots himself |
| Battle of Tannenburg Zhilinsky, Yakov | |
| 23rd Aug Tannenburg The Russians are outflanked & radio messages decoded |
| 23rd Aug Tannenburg Zhilinsky orders Samsonov to resume the offensive |
| 24th Aug Tannenburg Ordered by Zhilinsky to stop "acting the coward & resume the offensive" |
| 26th Aug Tannenburg The Germans counterattack the Russian east flank |
| Battle of Zamosc Komarow Ivanov, Nikolai | |
| 1st Sep Zamosc Komarow The Austrian 4th Army pushes back the Russian 4th Army |
| Captain Kolchak, Alexander | |
| Appointed Captain in the Baltic Fleet |
| Capture of Lemberg Nicholas II | |
| 3rd Sep Lemberg The Russians capture Lemberg, Lwow, capital of Austrian Galicia |
| Capture of Lemberg Rennenkampf, Paul Karlovitch | |
| 3rd Sep Lemberg The Russians capture Lemberg |
| Chairman Council of Ministers Goremykin, Ivan Logginovich | |
| 20th Jan Moscow Appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers, 2nd term |
| Chairman Union of Zemtsvos Lvov | |
| Moscow Appointed Chairman if the All-Russian Union of Zemstvos |
| Chief of Staff Alexeiev, Mikhail Vasilevich | |
| Aug Galicia Appointed Chief-of-Staff to the Eussian sth-western army group on Galicia |
| Chief of Staff Yanushkevich, Nikolai | |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff of the Russian Army |
| Commander Vilna Rennenkampf, Paul Karlovitch | |
| Vilna Appointed Commander of the Vilna District |
| Composition of Prokofiev Prokofiev, Sergei | |
| Composes, "The Ugly Duckling" |
| Conference of ISB Armand, Inessa | |
| 16th July The ISB defends Lenin against charges of splitting the party |
| Death of Samsonov, Alexander Samsonov, Alexander | |
| 9th Aug Tannenburg Shoots himself after the Battle of Tannenburg |
| Declaration of War Nicholas II | |
| 1st Aug Germany declares war on Russia |
| 6th Aug Russia & Austria-Hungary are at War |
| Declaration of War Sazonov, Sergey Dmitriyevich | |
| 1st Aug Moscow Handed a written declaration of war from the German Ambassador Count Portales |
| Deputy Chief of Staff Danilov Danilov, Yuri | |
| Appointed Deputy Chief-of-Staff at STAVKA, Russian central command |
| Deputy Commander in Chief Yanushkevich Yanushkevich, Nikolai | |
| Aug Appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief at Stavka to Duke Nicholas |
| Diplomacy Nicholas II | |
| 1st Aug Moscow "long-proved fiendship must succeed with God's help in avoiding bloodshed" |
| Dismissal Nicholas II | |
| Moscow Dismisses the Prime Minister for liberal tendencies & removes Duma immunities |
| Dismissal Zhilinsky, Yakov | |
| Sep Zhilinsky is dismissed after Russia's failure to capture Prussia |
| Government Nicholas II | |
| Appoints Goremykin Prime Minister of the Duma to stamp out the revolutionary movement |
| Invasion of Germany Rennenkampf, Paul Karlovitch | |
| 12th Aug Enters East Prussia ahead of Samsanov's 2nd Army |
| 17th Aug The Russians move in force over the Prussian frontier |
| 9th Sep Masurian Lakes The invasion of Prussia fails with the loss of 250,000 |
| Invasion of Germany Samsonov, Alexander | |
| 20th Aug Samsonov's 2nd Army starts to advance into East Prussia |
| 22nd Aug Tannenburg Invades Germany near the village of Tannenberg |
| Invasion of Prussia Danilov, Yuri | |
| Danilov is the author of Plan 19 to concentrate Russian forces for a quick conquest of East Prussia |
| Invasion of Prussia Nicholas II | |
| 17th Aug Prussia Press urised by France to attack in the east to help the French & British in the west |
| 10th Sep Prussia The last Russian troops are forced out of East Prussia |
| Invasion of Prussia Rennenkampf, Paul Karlovitch | |
| 17th Aug Leads the First Army, 12 divisions, in the ill-fated invasion of Prussia |
| 20th Aug Gumbinnen Rennenkampf's invasion of Prussia stops at Gumbinnen |
| Invasion of Prussia Samsonov, Alexander | |
| 17th Aug Prussia Leads the 2nd Army, 13 divisions & 5 corps, in the ill-fated invasion of Prussia |
| Letter Kaiser Nicholas II | |
| 1st Aug Moscow "long-proved fiendship must succeed with God's help in avoiding bloodshed" |
| Mobilization Nicholas II | |
| 15th July 15-28 July, orders partial Russian mobilization |
| 17th July 17-30 July, orders full Russian mobilization |
| Mobilization Sukhomlinov, Vladimir | |
| Aug Moscow Responsible for Russia's mobilization plans |
| Plan 19 Danilov, Yuri | |
| Danilov is the author of Plan 19 to concentrate Russian forces for a quick conquest of East Prussia |
| Reform of Stavka Sukhomlinov, Vladimir | |
| Aug The Stavka is given nominal control of Army operations |
| Vote War Credits Kerensky, Alexander Fedorovich | |
| The Trudoviks abstain in the vote for war credits |
| Zemtsvo Lvov | |
| Moscow Appointed Chairman if the All-Russian Union of Zemstvos |
