MARNE, BATTLE OF THE (1)

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either of two World War I battles that took place at the Marne River, in France. In the first one (Sept. 6 - 9, 1914), the German advance on Paris was halted by the Allies. In the second (July 1918), the last great German advance of the war was decisively repulsed by the Allies. —SHSBC Binder 32 Approved Glossary