Battles - The Battle of the Frontiers, 1914
The Battle of the Frontiers comprised five offensives launched under French Commander-in-Chief Joseph Joffre and German Chief of Staff Helmuth von Moltke's initiative during the first month of the war, August 1914.
The battles - at Mulhouse, Lorraine, the Ardennes, Charleroi and Mons - were launched more or less simultaneously, and marked the collision of both French and German invasion plans (Plan XVII and the Schlieffen Plan, respectively), each battle impacting the course of others.
Click here to view a map of the Battle of the Frontiers
| Battle | Date |
|---|---|
| The Battle of Mulhouse | Opened 7 August |
| The Invasion of Lorraine | Opened 14 August |
| The Battle of the Ardennes | Opened 21 August |
| The Battle of Charleroi | Opened 21 August |
| The Battle of Mons | Opened 23 August |
Photograph courtesy of Photos of the Great War website
A 'whizzbang' was a high-velocity, low-trajectory shell that made a shrill approach noise and then a sharp explosive report.
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