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Apr 8, 2015 · I have recently heard it argued that Serbia could be considered a "rouge state" in 1914. This is can be hard because there is no one agreed upon specific...
Oct 28, 2009 · On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia,...
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The Austro-Hungarian government's declaration of war in a telegram sent to the government of Serbia on 28 July 1914, signed by Imperial Foreign Minister Count Leopold Berchtold. The dispute between Austria-Hungary and Serbia escalated into what is now known as World War I, drawing in Russia , Germany , France, and the British Empire .
- 28 July 1914 – 24 November 1915, (1 year, 3 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
- Serbia, Montenegro, Albania
Mud and exhaustion kept the Serbs from turning the Austrian retreat into a rout, but the victory sufficed to allow Serbia a long spell of freedom from further Austrian advances. The Turkish entry The entry of Turkey (or the Ottoman Empire , as it was then called) into the war as a German ally was the one great success of German wartime diplomacy.
Austria-Hungary rejected Serbia's response, considering it insufficient. As the diplomatic efforts faltered, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on 28 July 1914, formally initiating the war with the bombardment of Belgrade. The Habsburg invasion plan had the objective of achieving a total defeat of Serbia.
- 28 July 1914 – 15 December 1914, (4 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
- Serbia, Montenegro, Albania
- Serbian victory
This move outraged Serbia, who saw the annexation as both an expansion of Austrian power and a threat to Slavic independence in the Balkans. Serbia mobilised its military in response to the annexation, however, they later backed down after failing to secure Russian backing.
Jul 28, 2014 · The Serbian government agreed to comply wholly, or in part, with most of the ultimatum, but, after obtaining guarantees from the Russian government that it would receive support against Austria-Hungary, it rejected the last demand that would have resulted in a major infringement of its sovereignty.
