The Battle of the MarnePerris, G. H. (George Herbert)
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The Battle of the Marne
Perris, G. H. (George Herbert)
Marne, 1st Battle of the, France, 1914; World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France
_Light Brigade of 2nd Division Consisting of the XIX
Infantry._ In reserve. Reserve Division and
the II Guard Division.
South-east of Montmirail.
9th ARMY (General FOCH), (H.Q., It was engaged on the 5th
Pleurs). in collecting its wounded
and burying its dead.
_42nd Division_ (General Grossetti).
_X Corps Active_ (General
From the 6th Corps of the Army of von Eben).
Verdun. North of Sézanne across
the Epernay road, in touch with Of Hanover. Facing
d’Espérey’s right. Foch’s left, about
Villeneuve-lès-Charleville
_9th Corps_ (General Dubois). and St. Prix, at the west
end of the Marshes of St.
From Nancy; afterwards part of Gond.
the 4th Army. Consisting of the
1st Moroccan Division (General _Guard Corps_ (General von
Humbert), replacing all but one Plattenberg).
battalion of the 18th Division
(see below) and the 17th Division North and north-east of St.
(General Moussy). On both sides Gond Marshes, from Etoges
of Fère Champènoise, with advance to Morains, facing Foch’s
guards north of the St. Gond right-centre. Placed here,
Marshes. without doubt, for the
honour of breaking the
_11th Corps_ (General Eydoux). French centre.
From the 4th Army. The 18th Division _IV Cavalry Corps_ (General
(General Lefebvre), from Lorraine, von Falkenhayn).
came into line on the evening of
September 7 between Connantre After the battle of Guise,
and Normée. The 21st Division Bülow’s Army had come
(General Radiguet) and the 22nd south through Laon,
Division (General Pembet) were, crossing the Marne between
at the beginning of the battle, Dormans and Epernay.
about Lenharrée and the important
cross-roads of Sommesous, facing
the junction of Von Bülow’s and III ARMY (General von
the Saxon Armies, with reserves HAÜSEN).
north of the River Aube.
_XII Corps Active_ (I
_52nd and 60th Reserve Divisions_ Saxon), (General von Elsa).
(Generals Battesti and Joppé).
North of Normée and
From the 4th Army. The former was Lenharrée. It came abreast
affected to the 9th and the latter of the Guard only on the
to the 11th Corps. morning of the 7th.
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