Great Retreat
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The Great Retreat, also known as the retreat from Mons, took place in the First World War. The retreat was more than 200 km, from Belgium to the River Marne in France in August and September 1914. The
The Great retreat 23 August – 5 September, from the border of Belgium to east of Paris.
Dispositions: Battles of Mons and Charleroi, 21–23 August 1914
British dead shortly after the Battle of Le Cateau
British troops retreating
Race to the Sea
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The Race to the Sea took place from 17 September to 19 October 1914 during the First World War, after the Battle of the Frontiers and the German advance into France. The invasion had been stopped at t
Great Retreat
…Aisne River and to fight the First Battle of the Aisne (13–28 September). Reciprocal attempts to outflank the opposing armies to the north known as the Race to the Sea followed from 17 September to 17 October. The Battle of the Frontiers is a general name for all of the operations of the French armies until the Battle…
Franco-German flanking moves, 15 September – 8 October 1914
German and Allied positions, 23 August – 5 September 1914
Eastern Front, 1914
Silesia, 1914