|
Marne, Second Battle of the
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Marne, Second Battle of the (1918).Marne was the area west of Reims, France, in which the Germans...1914. On 15 June 1918, fourteen German divisions forced the Marne River against French and British armies. A French division and two...
|
|
Marne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...arc generally NW to the Seine River near Paris. It passes through...lons-en-Champagne. The Marne-Rhine Canal and the Marne-Saône Canal also...Meuse, Moselle, and Saar rivers. During World War I and World War II, the Marne region was the scene of much...
|
|
battle of the Marne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
battle of the Marne two important battles of World War I that are named for the Marne River. In the first battle (Sept. 6-9...German advance on Paris was halted at the Marne by the Allies under Joffre , Gallieni...
|
|
Marne, Battles of the
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Marne, Battles of the Two engagements on the River Marne, n France, during World War I . The first, in September 1914, was a counterattack directed by General Joffre , which checked the German drive on Paris. The second, in July 1918, was...
|
|
Champagne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...province, NE France, consisting mainly of Aube, Marne, Haute-Marne, and Ardennes depts., which form that modern...arid, chalky plateau, cut by the Aisne, Marne, Seine, Aube, and Yonne rivers. Agriculture, except in the Ardennes dept...
|
|
Île-de-France
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...a fertile depression where the Marne and Ouse rivers join the Seine. Containing parts...Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Hauts-de-Seine, Val d'Oise...Yvelines, Essonne, and Seine-et-Marne. It is the most densely populated...
|
|
Châlons-en-Champagne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...acirc;lons-en-Champagne , formerly Châlons-sur-Marne , city (1990 pop. 51,533), capital of Marne dept., NE France, in Champagne, on the Marne River. It is a commercial and industrial center. Among its manufactures...
|
|
Rhine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Lat. Rhenus, principal river of Europe, c.820 mi (1...Main, Moselle, and Ruhr rivers; canals link the river with the Maas, Rhône-Saône, Marne, and Danube (via the Main...Switzerland. From Chur the river flows N to Lake Constance and...
|
|
Saint-Dizier
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint-Dizier , town (1990 pop. 35,558), Haute-Marne dept., NE France, on the Marne River. It is a trading and transportation center; its manufactures include machinery, musical instruments...
|
|
Meaux
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Meaux , city (1990 pop. 49,409), Seine-et-Marne dept., N France, in Brie , on the Marne River. It is an industrial center where metals, flour, chemicals, and foodstuffs are produced. An...
|