The War of the Worlds (novel)

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Sequence of events

There were ten mentioned Martian landings commencing just after midnight in June during "the first years of the Twentieth Century":

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• First Martian Landing (Day 1): Horsell Common.
• Second Martian Landing (Day 2): Addlestone Golf Links.
• Third Martian Landing (Day 3): Pyrford.
• Fourth Martian Landing (Day 4): Bushey Heath.
• Fifth Martian Landing (Day 5): Sheen.
• Sixth Martian Landing (Day 6): Wimbledon.
• Seventh Martian Landing (Day 7): Primrose Hill, London.
• 8th, 9th, 10th Landings (Days 8, 9, 10): not mentioned in the book - presumably within London.

The duration of the war was three weeks:

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• Days One and Two were the Martians securing their initial bridgehead around Woking.
• Day Three was the first major offensives of the invasion (Battle of Weybridge/Shepperton and the opening of the attack on London).
• Day Four was the day of the great panic and escape from London.
• Day Five was when the narrator was imprisoned by the fifth Martian landing.
• Day Six was when the city of London was totally occupied by the Martians.
• Day Seven was the Battle of Southend.
• Days Eight through twenty-one was when the narrator was watching the Martians while still trapped.
• Days 19 and 20 was when the narrator made his way to London.
• Day 21 (early morning) was when the Martians were found dead.