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Édouard De Castelnau Timeline

1914 Aug 14
to 1914 Aug 23
 Battle of Lorraine
On the morning of August 15, 1914, General de Castelnau's Second French army moved rapidly toward the Lorraine border on a front extending from the Grand Cauronne to the Vosges. In the ...
1914 Aug 24 Battle of Nancy Trouve de Charmes
Sunday, August 23, 1914 found the armies of Castelnau and Dubail standing in battle formation in front of the Trouvée de Charmes, the 20-mile gap opening in the side of France, near Nancy...
1914 Aug 31
to 1914 Sep 6
 Battle of Nancy
French Forces, 100,000 Gen. de Castelnau German Forces, 350,000 Kaiser Wilhelm, in person Crown Prince Rupprecht Duke of Württemberg Gen. Heeringen On the same day von Klu...
1914 Sep 10
to 1914 Sep 15
 German Armies Retreat to the Aisne River as Allies Thwart German Plan to Extend Their Line Across France to the Sea
Allied Forces, 1,500,000 General Joffre, Commander-in-Chief French Army Commanders: General Foch General Castelnau General D'Esperey General Sarrail General Langle de Carey...
1914 Sep 25 Battle of Albert (1914)
The Battle of Albert began on September 25, 1914 as part of the Race to the Sea during World War I. It directly followed the First Battle of the Marne and the First Battle of the Aisne as...