Battle of Rossignol
The Battle of Rossignol (22 August 1914) one of the first battles of the First World War, was part of the Battle of the Frontiers on the Western Front between the German and French armies. To counter the German invasion of Belgium, the French commander-in-chief, General Joseph Joffre, ordered an attack upon the centre of the German front. The attack was to be conducted by the French Fourth Army comprising the and II Corps. Simultaneously, the German army turned the 5th Army southwards towards the French border. The French Colonial Corps advanced towards Neufchâteau expecting the nearest German forces to be several days march away.
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Battle of Rossignol
The Battle of Rossignol (22 August 1914) one of the first battles of the First World War, was part of the Battle of the Frontiers on the Western Front between the German and French armies. To counter the German invasion of Belgium, the French commander-in-chief, General Joseph Joffre, ordered an attack upon the centre of the German front. The attack was to be conducted by the French Fourth Army comprising the and II Corps. Simultaneously, the German army turned the 5th Army southwards towards the French border. The French Colonial Corps advanced towards Neufchâteau expecting the nearest German forces to be several days march away.
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La bataille de Rossignol, fait ...... ns du corps colonial français.
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The Battle of Rossignol (22 Au ...... were court-martialed and shot.
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German victory
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The village of Rossignol after the battle
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France
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Jules Lefèvre
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Kurt von Pritzelwitz
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Battle of Rossignol
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Rossignol, near Tintigny, Belgium
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German victory
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La bataille de Rossignol, fait ...... ns du corps colonial français.
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Battle of Rossignol
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