Battle of Mulhouse
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The Battle of Mulhouse was an early World War I engagement on the Western Front in August 1914, in which French forces launched an offensive into Alsace against the German Empire as part of the larger Battle of the Frontiers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Alsace
NERFINISHED
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First Battle of Mulhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | French offensive in Alsace ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| category |
Battles of World War I involving France
ⓘ
Battles of World War I involving Germany ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Third Army
NERFINISHED
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German 7th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Josias von Heeringen
NERFINISHED
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Louis Bonneau NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Pau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| date | August 1914 ⓘ |
| endDate | 25 August 1914 ⓘ |
| era | early World War I ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Lorraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Morhange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalSetting | Upper Rhine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Alsace-Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
French Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Alsace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Mulhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryOperationType | offensive ⓘ |
| notableFor | initial French advance followed by German counter-attack ⓘ |
| objective |
French offensive into Alsace
ⓘ
recapture of Alsace by France ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of the Frontiers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | mobilization of French Army in 1914 ⓘ |
| provinceAtTime | Alsace, German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| significance |
first French offensive operation on the Western Front in World War I
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part of early clashes known as the Battle of the Frontiers ⓘ |
| startDate | 7 August 1914 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | French Plan XVII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialChange |
German reoccupation of Mulhouse
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temporary French occupation of Mulhouse ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1914 ⓘ |
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