The Australian navy secures victory over the Germans at the Battle of Cocos, in the eastern Indian Ocean.
Battle of Coronel
The Germans win a naval victory against the British at the Battle of Coronel off the coast of Chile.
New Guinea captured
Australia, a British ally, occupies German New Guinea (now part of Papua New Guinea).
German Samoa captured
New Zealand, a British ally, occupies German Samoa (now Samoa).
Battle of Tsingtao
British and Japanese forces capture the German port of Tsingtao in China.