Friday 5 September 2014

September 5 - Battle of the Marne begins

The Battle of the Marne begins. It is the culmination of the German advance into Northern France and its pursuit of the Allied armies which followed the Battle of the Frontiers in August.

The Battle of the Marne: Positions on 5 September


HMS Pathfinder
HMS Pathfinder is the first British warship to be sunk by a submarine off the Firth of Forth.

The 26th Brigade, RFA marches to Nesle.




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