Frontiers Battles
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Frontiers Battles is a collective term for the early World War I clashes between French and German forces along the Franco-German and Franco-Belgian borders in August 1914.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frontiers Battles canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
series of battles ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battles of the Frontiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Third Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high casualties on both sides
ⓘ
initial French offensives followed by German counter-attacks ⓘ |
| combatantRole |
French offensive operations into Alsace-Lorraine
ⓘ
German counter-offensives and advances through Belgium ⓘ |
| conflictOf | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | early World War I clashes between French and German forces along the Franco-German and Franco-Belgian borders ⓘ |
| endTime | August 1914 ⓘ |
| followedBy | First Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Charleroi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mulhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Ardennes NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Meuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Sambre NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Trouée de Charmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped shape the subsequent stalemate and trench warfare on the Western Front ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
French Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Alsace-Lorraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ardennes NERFINISHED ⓘ Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Franco-Belgian border NERFINISHED ⓘ Franco-German border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Western Front of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
August von Mackensen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Lanrezac NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand Foch NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Joffre NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl von Bülow NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl von Hausen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
1914 campaigns on the Western Front
ⓘ
Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | pre-war mobilization of French and German armies ⓘ |
| result |
French retreat to more defensible positions
ⓘ
German tactical victories in several sectors ⓘ |
| startTime | August 1914 ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
French Plan XVII offensive doctrine
ⓘ
German Schlieffen Plan deployment ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | August 1914 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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