History and chronology of Joseph Joffre in France

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Joseph Joffre History of France


1852	Birth
11th Jan Birth of Joseph Joffre
1911	Chief of General Staff
Appointed Chief-of-General-Staff
1913	Plan XVII
20th May A plan to mobilize 3 million troops against Germany, assumes Belgium's neutrality
20th May Operation XVII is approved by the War Minister
1914	Battle of Champagne, 1st
Dec Champagne Hopes to divert the Germans from the Eastern front
1914	Battle of Marne, 1st
5th Sep Marne Forms the 6th & 9th Armies in preparation for the German counter-attack
5th Sep Verdun Orders the 1st & 2nd French Armies to hold the Germans around Verdun & Nancy
6th Sep Marne Stops further French retreat & orders an attack at the Marne
9th Sep Marne Counter-attacks against von Bulow & forces him to retire, the German advance is halted
14th Sep Marne Defeats von Kluck, the German Army retreats from Paris to the Soissons -Rheims line
1914	Capture of Amiens
30th Aug Amiens Amiens is captured by the Germans
14th Sep Amiens France recaptures Amiens
14th Sep Rhiems France recaptures Rheims
1914	Chief of General Staff
7th Aug Appointed Commander of the French Army
1914	Invasion of France
25th Aug River Somme Joffre orders a retreat to the Somme
1st Sep River Seine Joffre orders a retreat to the Seine-Aube-Ornain line
1914	Siege of Paris
1st Sep Paris Orders the 6th French Army to defend Paris
2nd Sep Paris Ordes retreat to the Rivers Seine & Aube sth east of Paris & 60 km sth of the Marne
1915	Battle of Champagne, 1st
Mar Champagne By the end of the battle the French have advanced 500 yards
1915	Battle of Champagne, 2nd
Aug Champagne Hopes to divert the Germans from the Eastern front
4th Oct Champagne A final French attempt to attack the Germans is halted