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  • First Battle of the Aisne
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  • The First Battle of the Aisne () was the Allied follow-up offensive against the right wing of the German First Army (led by Alexander von Kluck) & Second Army (led by Karl von Bülow) as they retreated after the First Battle of the Marne earlier in September 1914. The offensive began on the evening of 13 September, after a hasty pursuit of the Germans.
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Strength
  • Three German armies
  • Two French armies and the BEF
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Partof
  • the Great Retreat on the Western Front
Date
  • 1914-09-13
Commander
  • Alexander von Kluck
  • Joseph Joffre
  • Louis Franchet d'Esperey
  • Josias von Heeringen
  • John French
  • Karl von Bülow
  • Michel-Joseph Maunoury
Caption
  • Map of the Western Front and the Race to the Sea movement, 1914.
Casualties
  • 13541
  • Unknown
Result
  • Indecisive
combatant
  • France
  • German Empire
  • United Kingdom
Place
  • Aisne River, France
Conflict
  • First Battle of the Aisne
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  • The First Battle of the Aisne () was the Allied follow-up offensive against the right wing of the German First Army (led by Alexander von Kluck) & Second Army (led by Karl von Bülow) as they retreated after the First Battle of the Marne earlier in September 1914. The offensive began on the evening of 13 September, after a hasty pursuit of the Germans.
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