11/20/2014 daily blog

Battle of Marne /September 6 1914/around 500,000 soldiers lost their lives in the first battle/As the German retreated they followed along the Marne River/Race to the Sea

Battle of Ypres /The first battle of Ypres began on October 19 1914 near the Belgian city of Ypres/Ypres was near the Marne River, which led into the English Channel

The second battle began on April 22nd 1915 and was the only major attack the year

The battle was known as Passchendaele and it was an attempt to remove the Germans from the high ground around Ypres

Battle of Verdun /February 21 1916/Verdun was a historic fortress town the French army to protect /Battle no clear winner 500,000 French 450,000 Germany

Battle of Amiens /Amiens was not specific group of battles but another name for the 2nd battle of Marne/This Caused German moral to fall

The German Spring offensive /was a compilation of multiple German Attack and achieve victory

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