Joseph Joffre1 September 1914
Orders the 6th French Army to defend Paris
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Orders the 6th French Army to defend Paris
Ordes retreat to the Rivers Seine & Aube south east of Paris & 60 km south of the Marne
Paris is placed in a state of siege
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