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Title: Famous generals of the great war who led the United States and her allies to a glorious victory
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Johnston, Charles Haven Ladd, 1877- (from old catalog)
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 Generals
Publisher: Boston, The Page company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Petain — General Commanding the Sixth Divisionof Infantry — has, by his example, his tenacity, hiscalmness under fire, his incessant foresight, his continualintervention at the right moment, obtained from his di-vision during fourteen days of consecutive fighting, amagnificent effort, resisting repeated attacks night andday, and the fourteenth day, in spite of his losses, re-pelling a final, very violent assault. A bit later, with General Sangle de Carey, he wastold by General Castelnau to break the German frontin Champagne. The French here fought with tenacityand fury, as only those who are defending their homescould do. It was Petains army which dealt a stubbornblow, which took hundreds of cannons, and thousands ofprisoners. With these two successes to his credit;, PapaJoffre did well when he did not hesitate to promote thisstern, faithful soldier to be the leader of the defendersof Verdun. Nach Verdun — Paris! the CrownPrince is said to have remarked, as he raised a glass of
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MAURICE P. SERRAIL [sic] HENRI P. PETAIN 175 stolen champagne on high. But General Petain is said to have murmured: Nach Verdun — Metz, Sedan,and then — Berlin ! The Germans meant to take Verdun when they madethe first big drive upon Paris. They did all that theycould to approach it and to besiege it. The ThirdGerman Army under the Crown Prince fought inces-santly with the main object of isolating, of investing,and of taking Verdun. Assisted by his counselor, VonEichhorn, the Crown Prince did all in his power tooverwhelm and destroy the Third French Army underGeneral Serrail. It was September 8th and 9th, 1915. General Fochwas hurling back the Germans on the Marne, but manymore Germans under the Crown Prince — the 3d, 5thand 16th, 1st Bavarian, and two Reserve Corps — wereapproaching Verdun, the eastern pivot of the Frencharmies between Toul and Belfort. Here is where themost important railway lines of northeastern Franceconverge, and here is where the Germans would havefound a great

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