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|{{tb}} Battle of the [[Marne]] (continued). Struggle on the [[Ourcq (river)|River Ourcq]] and the [[Petit-Morin (river)|Petit-Morin]].
|{{tb}} Battle of the [[Marne]] (continued). Struggle on the [[Ourcq (river)|River Ourcq]] and the [[Petit-Morin (river)|Petit-Morin]].
|{{tb}} Mauberge captured by the Germans with many prisoners and guns.
|{{tb}} Mauberge captured by the Germans with many prisoners and guns.
|{{tb}} [[Sir John French]]'s [[Despatch 7 September 1914 (FM Sir John French)|first despatch]] (published on [[9 September]]).<ref group="lower-alpha">[[Sir John French]]'s [[Despatch 7 September 1914 (FM Sir John French)|first despatch]] covers the period since the landing of British [[troops]] (1st Corps, 1st and 2nd Divisions; 2nd Corps, 3rd and 5th Divisions and 1st Cavalry Division) in [[France]] up to their retirement to the Oise ([[28 August]]) on the line [[Noyon]]–Chaulny–[[La Fère]]. It describes the battles of [[Mons]] ([[23 August]]), [[Landrecies]] ([[25 August]]), Le Cateau ([[26 August]]), together with the arrival of the 4th Division on the 23rd, and the general retreat necessitated by the overwhelming German forces, and the movements of the French troops who assisted in this theatre. Sit H. Smith-Dorrien and the [[Royal Flying Corps]] specially singled out for distinction.</ref>
|{{tb}} [[Sir John French]]'s [[War despatches/7 September 1914 (Sir John French)|first despatch]] (published on [[9 September]]).<ref group="lower-alpha">[[Sir John French]]'s [[War despatches/7 September 1914 (Sir John French)|first despatch]] covers the period since the landing of British [[troops]] (1st Corps, 1st and 2nd Divisions; 2nd Corps, 3rd and 5th Divisions and 1st Cavalry Division) in [[France]] up to their retirement to the Oise ([[28 August]]) on the line [[Noyon]]–Chaulny–[[La Fère]]. It describes the battles of [[Mons]] ([[23 August]]), [[Landrecies]] ([[25 August]]), Le Cateau ([[26 August]]), together with the arrival of the 4th Division on the 23rd, and the general retreat necessitated by the overwhelming German forces, and the movements of the French troops who assisted in this theatre. Sit H. Smith-Dorrien and the [[Royal Flying Corps]] specially singled out for distinction.</ref>
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