_August 13._--Retreat of Germans from Diest. Pursuit by Belgians and French through St. Trond to Warenne. _August 14._--German expedition against Tirlemont defeated. French occupy Dinant. _August 15._--First attack upon Dinant. _August 16._--Second attack and battle of Dinant. _August 17._--Belgian Government removes from Brussels to Antwerp. British Expeditionary Force lands at Boulogne. _August 18._--General German advance across Belgium begins. Outpost fighting round Tirlemont and Gembloux. _August 19._--First day of battle of Louvain. Last of Liége forts destroyed. _August 20._--Second day of battle of Louvain. Germans occupy Malines. _August 21._--German entry into Brussels. “Fine” of £8,000,000 demanded. _August 22._--Germans advance upon Charleroi. Attack upon the passages of the Sambre. _August 23._--Battle of Mons and Charleroi. Fall of Namur. Belgians recapture Malines. Germans set up a new civil and military government for Belgium. _August 24._--Battle of Mons and Charleroi continued. Retirement of British and French forces. Germans occupy Ghent. _August 25._--Sack and destruction of Louvain. _August 26._--Destruction of Termonde and Dinant. _August 27._--British occupy Ostend. Germans driven out of Ghent. Bombardment of Malines. _August 28._--Sack and destruction of Aerschot. Belgian Government appoints Commission to inquire into atrocities. _August 29._--Efforts of German civil and military authorities at Brussels to collect the “fine.” Resistance of Burgomaster and City Council. _August 30–September 6._--Belgian operations against German lines. _September 9._--Germany’s second offer of an accommodation rejected. Belgian sortie in force from Antwerp. _September 10–11._--Heavy fighting. Belgians again recapture Malines and Termonde, and occupy Alost. _September 12._--German reinforcements recalled from French frontier. _September 13._--Belgians retire upon Antwerp. _September 15._--First German attack upon Antwerp. Belgians cut the dykes. Heavy loss of German guns. Invaders defeated in successful sortie. _September 25._--Opening of second attack upon Antwerp. _October 1–4._--Five days’ battle along the Dyle. _October 3._--Antwerp garrison reinforced by British Naval Brigade and Marines. _October 4–6._--Battle on the Nethe. Germans cross the river. _October 7._--Belgian Government transferred to Ostend. Bombardment of city of Antwerp begun. _October 9._--Belgian army evacuates Antwerp. Germans enter the city. R. CLAY AND SONS, LTD., BRUNSWICK ST., S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK. [Illustration: COPYRIGHT, SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR The Daily Telegraph BY GEOGRAPHIA LTD 55 FLEET STREET LONDON E. C.] FOOTNOTES [A] The text of the Belgian Government’s reply was as follows:--