Battle of Morhange-Sarrebourg (aug 14, 1914 – aug 20, 1914)
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(a.k.a. Invasion of Lorraine)
Second battle encompassed by the Battle of the Frontier.
Germans invaded Belgium ad Lexembourg and the French attacked Alsace-Lorraine. This forced German armies to retreat and wait for the right moment to strike; that moment came on 20 August. The counterattack forced French First and Second Armies to retreat back to where they started, which they reached by 23 August.
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