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rdfs:label | - First Battle of the Aisne
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rdfs:comment | - 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
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Commander | - Alexander von Kluck
- Joseph Joffre
- Louis Franchet d'Esperey
- Josias von Heeringen
- John French
- Karl von Bülow
- Michel-Joseph Maunoury
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Caption | - Map of the Western Front and the Race to the Sea movement, 1914.
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combatant | - France
- German Empire
- United Kingdom
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Conflict | - First Battle of the Aisne
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abstract | - 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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