the Battle of the Marne

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:noble_title
gptkb:church
gptkbp:aftermath established trench warfare on the Western Front
gptkbp:casualties approximately 2 million troops engaged
over 500,000 total casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Younger
gptkb:Joseph_Joffre
gptkbp:date September 12, 1914
September 6, 1914
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:First_Battle_of_Aisne
gptkbp:fought_in September 6 and September 12, 1914
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Race to the Sea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Battle of the Marne
gptkbp:known_for the ' Miracle of the Marne'
gptkbp:location Marne River, France
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Frontiers
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance stopped the German advance into France
gptkbp:strategic_importance prevented German victory in 1914
gptkbp:tactics use of taxis to transport troops
gptkbp:technology gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_unit
machine guns
railways