Battle of Lorraine
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The Battle of Lorraine was a battle on the Western Front during the First World War. The armies of France and Germany had completed their mobilisation, the French with Plan XVII, to conduct an offensi
Western Front, 2 August 1914
Headline in Le Soir, 4 August 1914
French withdrawal, 20–23 August 1914
Battle of the Frontiers
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The Battle of the Frontiers comprised battles fought along the eastern frontier of France and in southern Belgium, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. The battles resolved the military
Battle of Lorraine
…Battle of Lorraine Part of the Battle of the Frontiers on the Western Front of the First World War French infantry surprised by the Germans while cooking at Saarburg (20-21 August 1914, illustration by P…
Belgian troops, with machine-guns pulled by dogs, photographed during the Battle of the Frontiers
French capture of Mulhouse, 8 August 1914
Initial moves, 7–20 August 1914