Thursday, February 13, 2014

The First Battle of the Marne



The battle took place at the Marne River a long river in France. French and British troops fell back to the river in an attempt to halt the German advance toward Paris. The French and British succeeded in repelling the German army which was at this point tired from 30 days of marching. Now both sides had stopped advancing and began the four year period of the war fought in trenches in some places no more than one hundred yards apart. The Battle of the Marne was the last attempt by the Germans to push farther into the enemy’s lines. The battle took place September 6-12 1914, on the southern end of the river Marne. The Germans attacked the allied defense and were pushed back. This was followed by a counter attack by the allied forces, but the Germans were still near victory until the allies were reinforced by a French reserve of 6,000 troops. With this new strength the allies were able to stop the German advance. 
 Sources

Wikipedia. "The First Battle of the Marne." February 9, 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_the_Marne

Michael Duffy. "The First Battle of the Marne," 1914 Saturday, 22 August, 2009. http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/marne1.htm

Murphy, Jim. Truce. New York, NY.: Scholastic inc. 2009


Sunday, February 9, 2014

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