| The
First Battle of the River Marne followed the brief
battle at le
Cateau
after which the Germans pursued the retreating British
and French armies towards Paris. On 3 September 1914
they forced crossings over the Marne thus threatening
the Capital and prompting a French counter-attack
that began on 5 September. Following fighting that
stretched between Paris and Verdun the Germans withdrew
towards the River Aisne and by 12 September were back
roughly where they had been at the end of August.
Estimated losses for the French were 250,000 and for
the Germans 200,000. British losses were just over
1,000.
The
battlefield tour, which takes six and a half hours
and covers 100 miles, follows the BEF retreat from
the River Aisne to la Ferte sous Jouarre on the River
Marne and includes a visit to Nery where L Battery
made a famous stand and three VCs were won. |
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