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Battle of the Marne   Listen
Battle of the Marne

noun
1.
A World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918.  Synonyms: Belleau Wood, Chateau-Thierry, Marne River.






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"Battle of the Marne" Quotes from Famous Books



... Washington struck a blow which changed the whole situation. We associate with him the thought of calm deliberation. Now, however, was he to show his strongest quality as a general to be audacity. At the Battle of the Marne, in 1914, the French General Foch sent the despatch: "My center is giving way; my right is retreating; the situation is excellent: I am attacking." Washington's position seemed as nearly hopeless and he, too, had need of some striking action. A campaign marked by his own blundering and by the treachery ...
— Washington and his Comrades in Arms - A Chronicle of the War of Independence • George Wrong



Words linked to "Battle of the Marne" :   French Republic, First World War, pitched battle, Great War, France, World War 1, World War I, War to End War



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