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commander_133 = CURRIE

commander_133_info = General Sir Arthur William Currie had the unique distinction of starting his military career on the very bottom rung as a pre-war militia gunner before rising through the ranks to become the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps. Because of his ability to rapidly adapt to the exigencies of trench warfare, using bite-and-hold tactics, he is generally considered to be among the most capable commanders of the Western Front, and one of the finest commanders in Canadian military history.


event_BattleMons_title = BATTLE OF MONS
event_BattleMons_descr = The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force. Although the British fought well and inflicted disproportionate casualties on the numerically superior Germans, they were eventually forced to retreat due both to the greater strength of the Germans and the sudden retreat of the French Fifth Army, which exposed the British right flank. 

event_BattleMarne_title = FIRST BATTLE OF THE MARNE
event_BattleMarne_descr = The First Battle of the Marne was fought in a collection of skirmishes around the Marne River Valley from 5 to 12 September 1914. It resulted in an Entente victory against the German armies in the west. The battle was the culmination of the Retreat from Mons and pursuit of the Franco-British armies which followed the Battle of the Frontiers in August and reached the eastern outskirts of Paris.

event_BattleFrontiers_title = BATTLE OF THE FRONTIERS
event_BattleFrontiers_descr = The Battle of the Frontiers comprised a series of battles fought along the eastern frontier of France and in southern Belgium, as the German forces tried to wheel through Belgium and attack the French in the rear. The Germans emerged victorious everywhere. French and British rearguard actions managed to delay the German advance. But at what cost?

event_BattleCateau_title = BATTLE OF LE CATEAU
event_BattleCateau_descr = The Battle of Le Cateau was fought on 26 August 1914. The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army had retreated after their defeats at the battles of Charleroi and Mons. The British II Corps fought a delaying action at Le Cateau to slow the German pursuit. They took heavy losses, but enabled the BEF to retreat in orderly fashion, allowing them to be decisive at the first battle of the Marne.







