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Édouard De Castelnau
25 Sep 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 progress toward advancing the trench lines to the sea continued.
The French Tenth Army began to assemble at Amiens from mid-September and on September 25 began to push eastwards. De Castelnau, under the command of Joffre, launched a frontal attack on the G...
Édouard De Castelnau Timeline
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1914 Aug 14 to 1914 Aug 23
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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 ...
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| 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...
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1914 Aug 31 to 1914 Sep 6
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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...
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1914 Sep 10 to 1914 Sep 15
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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...
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| 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...
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