From 4 September 1914, the British and French troops fought the Germans in the Battle of Marne.The British troops arrived much sooner than expected and surprised the Germans with the speed and accuracy of their rifle fire at the Battle of Mons.Belgian troops provided stronger resistance than expected, delaying Germans at Liege for nearly a week.This left the army vulnerable to French troops retreating from eastern France and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF).However, General von Kluck, leader of the first army, concerned by the distance between army 1 and the other German armies, sent his soldiers to the east instead of the west of Paris. The 1st German army was to move as far west as possible before moving east to encircle Paris. ![]()
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