Starting on 28 July, English troops began to move north across the Scottish border, advancing a few miles before being halted by the Scottish defense. France declared support for Scotland on 1 August, after which Germany demanded that France not intervene lest Germany itself get involved on England's side. France ultimately began giving supplies to Scotland, resulting in the German invasion of the Rhineland and later other eastern French lands. Russia declared war on Germany in the name of the Triple Entente, prompting Austria to declare war on Russia. The war between Germany and Russia also caused skirmishes in Africa, which Ethiopia intervened in on the Allied side. China also declared war on Russia with the intent of regaining land lost in previous wars. Japan, bound by the Russo-Japane