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Army · France · from August 2, 1914

Édouard de Castelnau's army in Lorraine in 1914; under Philippe Pétain it held Verdun in 1916.

Recorded for World War I.

August 20, 1914 Defeated at Morhange (Battle of Lorraine) · map
September 8, 1914 Holds the Grand Couronné before Nancy · map
October 1, 1914 – September 24, 1915 Moves to Picardy (approximate) · map
September 25, 1915 – February 25, 1916 Attacks in Champagne under Pétain (Second Battle of Champagne) · map
February 26, 1916 Holds Verdun (Battle of Verdun) · map