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- Date is exactly "1914-08-23"
Fix BayonetsScenario#: 2 Date: 1914-08-23 Location: Onhaye, Belgiumln a late reaction to the German invasion of Belgium, French Commander Joseph Joffre sent IV and V Armies north to the Belgian frontier. When German 3rd Army forces under Max von Hausen began to turn their east flank at … Great War Commander — Great War Commander |
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ObourgScenario#: 17 Date: 1914-08-23 Location: Obourg , BelgiumThe British Expeditionary Force arrived on the 21st, cavalry patrols clashed on the 22nd, and on the 23rd nine and a half British battalions along a nine-mile front fought all day to hold off four German divisions from von Kluck's … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force |
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NimyScenario#: 18 Date: 1914-08-23 Location: Nimy , BelgiumAround the village of Nimy, the 4th Royal Fusiliers were engaged defending two bridges over the Canal du Centre, from about 7 am until forced to withdraw around 2 pm. Lieutenant Dease, a machinegun officer, won the first VC of … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force |
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Le Bois HautScenario#: 19 Date: 1914-08-23 Location: Mons , BelgiumAt 6 pm the Gordons were still holding their line on the Faubourgd'Havré-Malplaquet road, defying the enemy who seemed to have reverted to their tactics of pressing forward in massed, closed ranks. But the pressure was telling. The 18 pdrs … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force |
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Sanatorium FuriosumScenario#: 20 Date: 1914-08-23 Location: Mons , BelgiumField Marshal Sir John French had courageously agreed to hold the canal line for twenty four hours while the French 5 Armée reorganised its line; the time was nearly up. 3rd Division's 8th Brigade had withdrawn from Mons into the … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force |