HIST 387 Final: 387 - Week 11 - Exam Revision Notes .docx
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Belgians had fortresses at namur and li ge along the border 5th august 1914 = general von emmich attacked them with 305mm. Skoda and 420mm krupp howitzer shells which defeated their outer defences (60,000 men were also used) 21st august = battle of charleroi also led to the french forces breaking by montm dy. 23rd august = battle of mons with bef british defeated; if they had been pursued, the germans could have avoided the marne. 25th august = li ge and namur had both been taken; retreat to paris begins w. battles on the way e. g. cateau and cambrai 26th. = front lines descended down towards just north of switzerland with heiliggen holding the 7th army near the border. Falkenhayn = warmongerer: no time for limited warfare demonstrated in the first battle of ypres: 19th october-22nd november. = allied victory but at massive cost: most of the old contemptibles" of the british army were wiped out (24,000 british casualties.
