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
First Battle of the Marne
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The First Battle of the Marne or known in France as the Miracle on the Marne was a battle of the First World War fought from 5 to 12 September 1914. The German army invaded France with a plan for winn
Great Retreat
…failed to halt the German advance. The retreat of the Fifth Army and the BEF continued to the south side of the Marne River. From 5 to 12 September, the First Battle of the Marne ended the Allied retreat and forced the German armies to retire towards the Aisne River and to fight the First Battle of the Aisne (13–28 September…
German soldiers (wearing distinctive pickelhaube helmets with cloth covers) on the front line at the First Battle of the Marne.
9 September 1914. The BEF (brown) and French 5th army (red) exploit the gap between the German 1st and 2nd armies.
French infantry charge, 1914
Taxi cab of the Marne