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rdfs:label	First Battle of the Marne
rdfs:comment	The Battle of the Marne was downplayed in US newspapers while it was trumpeted in Canadian newspapers. Later, when the US 1st Army was attacking into Kentucky, Major Abner Dowling tried to warn General George Armstrong Custer of the Confederate build up in Hopkinsville, stating that they faced an even bigger embarrassment than the Germans faced at the Marne river if they chose to ignore it.
dcterms:subject	The War That Came Early Battles of the Great War Battles of World War I
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Partof	World War I
Date	--09-12
Commander	Alexander von Kluck22px Duke of Württemberg22px Ferdinand Foch15px Fernand de Langle15px Franchet d'Esperey15px Helmuth von Moltke the Younger22px Joseph Gallieni15px Joseph Joffre15px Karl von Bülow22px Michel Maunoury15px Sir John French15px
Result	Decisive Allied strategic victory
combatant	United Kingdom Germany France
Place	Marne River near Paris, France
Conflict	First Battle of the Marne
abstract	The Battle of the Marne was downplayed in US newspapers while it was trumpeted in Canadian newspapers. Later, when the US 1st Army was attacking into Kentucky, Major Abner Dowling tried to warn General George Armstrong Custer of the Confederate build up in Hopkinsville, stating that they faced an even bigger embarrassment than the Germans faced at the Marne river if they chose to ignore it.