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Title: Marshal Ferdinand Foch, his life and his theory of modern war
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Atteridge, A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard)
Subjects: Foch, Ferdinand, 1851-1929 World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns Western Front Tactics
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead and company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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oodfast, forming a flank guard on the frontier about Nomenyand looking out towards Metz, a little more than tenmiles away. Even with this protection, it was a daringmanoeuvre to advance thus with a great entrenched campso near at hand, which might easily be made the start-ing point for a stroke against the left flank and rearof the Second Army. But the Grand Couronn^ wasbeing rapidly converted into a strongly fortified positionwhich would help to secure the exposed flank. Foch left Nancy on August 15th. Next day he waswith the advanced guard of his corps, as it marchedacross the frontier in two columns, the left on Delme,the right on Chateau Salins. There was no seriousfighting. There were some skirmishes with the Germanoutposts of the frontier guard as they fell back beforethe tide of invasion. There was a joyful moment as theborder line was passed, and the pioneers threw down thered-white-and-black posts that marked the frontier, andthe men of Nancy singing the Marseillaise trod the
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THE BATTLE OF MORHANGE 137 ground of German Lorraine. Bridges had been thrownacross the Seille, the enemy making no attempt to holdthe crossings which were commanded by the heavyartillery placed on the heights of the Couronne. Thatevening Fochs corps was concentrated on the Germanside of the little river. Further to the right, the men ofProvence were moving towards the lake region, and theLanguedoc corps towards Saarburg, with GeneralConneaus cavalry division guarding its right flank andexploring the hilly country towards its front. On theextreme right a division of Dubails army (16th Divi-sion, Eighth Corps) was co-operating in the move onSaarburg. A bulletin of General Joffre, published in Paris bythe War Office on Tuesday, August 18th, reportedfurther progress on the Monday. During the w^holeof yesterday, the 17th, it said, we continued to makefurther progress in Upper Alsace. * The enemy retiredin disorder, abandoning everywhere wounded andmateriel. To the south of Strasburg, wher

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