Ferdinand Foch 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 Sep 5
to 1914 Sep 15
 Battle of La Fere Champenoise
French Ninth Army, 120,000 Corps of Fifth French Army, 40,000 General Ferdinand Foch, Commander General Grosetti General Humbert German Forces, 500,000 General von Buelow's A...
1914 Sep 5
to 1914 Sep 15
 First Battle of the Marne (the Miracle of the Marne)
Allied Forces, 1,200,000 General Joffre, Commander-in-Chief Army Alignment from Paris to Epinal: (Paris Garrison, General Gallieni) Sixth French Army, General Maunoury British Army...
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 Oct 19
to 1914 Nov 22
 First Battle of Ypres
The First Battle of Ypres, also called the Battle of Flanders, was the last major battle of the first year of World War I (1914); actually a series of battles, starting on 19 October and ...