August 19 - Louvain Falls

The Germans occupy Louvain in their ongoing advance through Belgium.

Belgian troops on the outskirts of Louvain awaiting the advance guard of the German Army

Russian forces defeat the 1st German Army Corps near Eydtkuhnen.

In Boulogne, the 26th Brigade RFA entrains at 9am. The Brigade travels via Abbeville, Amiens and Busigny towards its final destination (where they arrive on 20th).

Punch publishes another Bernard Partridge cartoon where the Kaiser is depicted as the World's Enemy rather than a common thief. 

THE WORLD'S ENEMY

THE KAISER - "WHO GOES THERE?"

SPIRIT OF CARNAGE - "A FRIEND - YOUR ONLY ONE"