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Battle of Marne, 1st

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1914–1917Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1914

Archibald James Murray4 September 1914

Warfare / World War, 1st

Murray had an important meeting with Gallieni (Military governor of Paris) and Maunoury (commander, French 6th Army) to discuss the planned Allied counterattack which would become the First Battle of the Marne

John Denton Pinkstone French Ypres, 1st6 September 1914

Marne · Warfare / World War, 1st

Joins in the battle linking the BEF with the French 5th and 6th Armies

1917

Robert Nivele16 April 1917

Marne · Warfare / World War, 1st

Plans to use 27 French Divisions but his plans are intercepted & the Allies advance 4 miles

Names involved

Archibald James MurrayJohn Denton Pinkstone French Ypres, 1stRobert Nivele

Provenance

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