Race to the Sea

September 13 – November 30, 1914 · France

Result Indecisive

German and Allied armies tried to outflank each other northward after the First Battle of the Marne. The moves ended at the North Sea coast and created the continuous trench line of the Western Front.

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Belgium

German Empire

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Belgium

France

United Kingdom

German Empire

Joseph Joffre military commander

John French military commander

Albert I of Belgium military commander

Erich von Falkenhayn military commander

Units

63rd (Royal Naval) Division

4th Army (German Empire) 6th Army (German Empire) XIII (Royal Württemberg) Corps 21st Division (German Empire) 25th Division (German Empire) 26th Division (German Empire) 28th Division (German Empire) 30th Division (German Empire) 31st Division (German Empire) 39th Division (German Empire) 3rd Division (German Empire) 4th Division (German Empire) 5th Division (German Empire) 6th Division (German Empire) 7th Division (German Empire) 8th Division (German Empire)

II Corps (German Empire) 24th Division (German Empire) 40th Division (German Empire) 42nd Division (German Empire) 4th Royal Bavarian Division

Battles 8

Battle of Flirey September 19 – October 11, 1914 · German victory
Battle of Albert (1914) September 25–29, 1914 · Inconclusive
First Battle of Picardy September 26, 1914 · Inconclusive
Battle of La Bassée October 10 – November 2, 1914 · Inconclusive
Battle of Messines (1914) October 12 – November 2, 1914 · Inconclusive
Battle of Armentières October 13 – November 2, 1914 · Inconclusive
Battle of the Yser October 16–31, 1914 · Allied victory
First Battle of Ypres October 19 – November 22, 1914 · Indecisive

Also involved 1

Édouard de Castelnau participant