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| 1914 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin |  |
| 9th Sep River Marne Forced back by Joffre, leads to the collapse of the Schlieffen Plan |
| 9th Sep River Marne Kluck & Bulow retreat when the British begin to cross the Marne |
| 9th Sep River Marne The French 5th & the BEF move between Bulow & von Kluck forcing Bulow's retreat |
| 10th Sep River Marne The British & the French fail to pursue the Germans |
| 15th Sep River Marne The front is established alog the Aisne, Vesle, Argonne, Meuse hills, Moselle & Vosges |
| 15th Sep River Marne Trench warfare begins |
| 1914 | Kluck | |
| 5th Sep Meaux Begins when the French 6th Army & German IV Reserve Corps clash in the Meaux hills |
| 6th Sep River Marne A decisive German breakthrough results in a general retreat |
| 6th Sep River Marne The French 6th Army attacks German 1st Army's flank |
| 9th Sep River Marne Kluck & Bulow retreat when the British begin to cross the Marne |
| 15th Sep River Marne The front is established alog the Aisne, Vesle, Argonne, Meuse hills, Moselle & Vosges |
| 15th Sep River Marne Trench warfare begins |
| 10th Oct River Marne Defeated by Joffre, Germany is retreats from Paris to the Soissons -Rheims line |
| 1914 | Moltke | |
| Marne Carries out the Schlieffen Plan but is defeated at the battle of the Marne |
| 9th Sep River Aisne Establishes a new line of defence & ends hope of a short war |
| 9th Sep River Aisne Orders a retreat of 65 km to the River Aisne |
