
The First Battle of the Marne was fought when French and British forces halted the German advance toward Paris during the opening campaign of World War I. The battle prevented the rapid German victory that many planners had expected.
The Marne mattered because it helped turn the Western Front into a prolonged war of attrition and trench warfare. It was one of the most strategically consequential battles of the entire conflict.
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