The SMS Goeben and SMS Breslau, reflagged as ships of the Ottoman Navy, bombarded Russian ports Novorossiysk, Odessa and Sevastopol in the Black Sea.
The Ottoman Empire had yet to declare war.
The Germans took the crossroads at Gheluvelt, Belgium. Followup advances placed their artillery within range of Ypres.
Engineers flooded the lowlands near Yser to retard German advances.
French colonial troops in France, October 29, 1914.
The Polish Legion fought the Russian Army at the Battle of Mołotków with substantial losses.
The Australian government passed the War Precautions Act.
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Wednesday, October 28, 1914. Collapsing Maritz Rebellion.
Labels: 1910s, 1914, Battle of Armentières, Battle of La Bassée, Boer Armies, British Army, First Battle of Ypres, German Army, Maritz Rebellion, South African Army, World War One
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