The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . with Germany there wouldbe no defensive tactics, but at the very start a straight lungeinto the enemys heart. Frenchmen thought they saw theGerman Empire tottering already, but they kept quiet aboutit, knowing that many more props would first have to beknocked away. Castelnaus army was the first to move in Lorraine. Fochcommanded its vanguard which was the Nancy Corps. Heleft Nancy on August 15 and on the 18th occupied Chateau-Salins and established hea
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . with Germany there wouldbe no defensive tactics, but at the very start a straight lungeinto the enemys heart. Frenchmen thought they saw theGerman Empire tottering already, but they kept quiet aboutit, knowing that many more props would first have to beknocked away. Castelnaus army was the first to move in Lorraine. Fochcommanded its vanguard which was the Nancy Corps. Heleft Nancy on August 15 and on the 18th occupied Chateau-Salins and established headquarters there. Castelnau de-cided to attack on the 19th, and so began the battle ofMorhange, the chief part being assigned to Fochs twodivisions. The attack soon came to a dead stop under enemyfire, whole batteries being put out of action by howitzershells. Foch prepared for a withdrawal when artillery firenorthwest of Delme indicated that the battle was extendingin a new direction, German reserves having been sent acrossthe Rhine to reinforce Heeringen. Moving in full force fromMetz they struck at the French left, the main German 280. FERDINAND FOCH, Now a Marshal of France, who in August, 1914, had a command in Lorraine under General de Castemau, and was detailed by Joffre at the end of the month to command an army on the Marne, where he delivered the final and decisive thrust I. INVASION OF BELGIUM AND ALSACE-LORRAINE counter-attack being delivered on the 21st, and the Frenchleft was driven back, the Germans being in overwhelmingnumbers. Foch was able to save the Provencal corps fromdestruction, covering its retreat by counter-attacking. Hefought rear-guard actions with troops of the German right,as they prest toward Chateau-Salins, and made the Grand
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