Joseph Gallieni4 September 1914
Ordes the 6th Army to advance east from Paris & attack the German First Armys flank
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Ordes the 6th Army to advance east from Paris & attack the German First Armys flank
Fights at the Battle of the Marne
Forms the 6th & 9th Armies in preparation for the German counter-attack
Orders the 1st & 2nd French Armies to hold the Germans around Verdun & Nancy
Moves against the exposed flank of von Klucks First Army & halted its southward drive
Stops further French retreat & orders an attack at the Marne
Counter-attacks against von Bulow & forces him to retire, the German advance is halted
Defeats von Kluck, the German Army retreats from Paris to the Soissons-Rheims line
Mounts a counter-offensive along the Marne
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