Now all roads lead to France and heavy is the tread
Of the living; but the dead returning lightly dance.
Edward Thomas, Roads

Friday, April 25, 2014

Western Front Virtual Tour —
Stop 17: The Battle of the Ardennes — 1914






The operations in Belgium's Ardennes Forest in 1914 culminated the disastrous opening of the war for France. The defeated forces of General Joffre, whose Plan XVII was an utter failure, would begin their march to the Marne.

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Next Week: We will be taking a break from our Virtual Tour. Look for a report from our first Centennial Battlefield Tour, which I'll be leading, to the 1914 opening battlefields we have been covering in our recent postings to the Western Front Virtual Tour.



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