03 August 1914 – France and Germany exchanged declarations of war against each other, and all eyes turned towards Britain to see what she would do…
02 August 1914 – The German Minister to Brussels presented an ultimatum demanding Belgium’s agreement to a German advance against France through Belgian territory. The Belgians were adamantly against such
01 August 1914 – Germany declared war on Russia on this date and five days later Austria followed suit. The Anglo-French Convention of 1904, and a similar agreement with Russia
31 July 1914 – On this date, by direction of Col. Sir Sam Hughes, Canadian Minister of Militia, Officers Commanding Canadian Militia units received secret instructions to regard as “purely
July 30th 1914: Russia ordered a general mobilization on this date. Great Britain received a German proposal which did much to change Britain’s “overwhelmingly pacific” attitude. The Germans wanted Britain
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 28 July1914: On this day Austria declared war on Serbia. Many Canadians believed the conflict would prove to be a “Balkan affair” of minor
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: July 24, 1914, the Serbian regent, Alexander sent a telegram to Russian Tsar Nicholas II in the middle of the so-called July Crisis of 1914.
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: The period from the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, on 28 June 1914, through to the general declaration of
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead
Westmount, 22 June 2014 – As part of the Regiment’s Centennial activities, the RMR Foundation will be publishing a series of “This Day in RMR History” stories to highlight the