- Order of battle of the First Battle of the Marne
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The following units of the British, French[1] and German[2] Unit that Fought in The First Battle of the Marne in World War I
Contents
British Expeditionary Force (French)
- 5th Cavalry Brigade
- 2nd Dragoons
- 12th Lancers
- 20th Hussars
- 5th Signal Troop
1st Cavalry Division (Allenby)
- 1st Cavalry Brigade
- 2nd Dragoon Guards
- 5th Dragoon Guards
- 11th Hussars
- 1st Signal Troop
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade
- 4th Dragoon Guards
- 9th Lancers
- 18th Hussars
- 2nd Signal Troop
- 3rd Cavalry Brigade
- 4th Hussars
- 5th Lancers
- 16th Lancers
- 3rd Signal Troop
- 4th Cavalry Brigade
- 6th Dragoon Guards
- 3rd Hussars
- Composite Regiment of Household Cavalry
- 4th Signal Troop
I Corps (Haig)
- 1st Guards Brigade
- 1st Coldstream Guards
- 1st Scots Guards
- 1st Black Watch
- 1st Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
- London Scottish regiment
- 2nd Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Royal Sussex
- 1st Loyal North Lancashire
- 1st Northamptonshire
- 2nd The Kings Royal Rifle Corps
- 3rd Infantry Brigade
- 1st The Queen's Royal West Surrey
- 1st South Wales Borderers
- 1st Gloucestershire
- 2nd Welsh
2nd Division (Monro)
- 4th Guards Brigade
- 2nd Grenadier Guards
- 2nd Coldstream Guards
- 3rd Coldstream Guards
- 1st Irish Guards
- 1st Hertfordshire
- 5th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Worcestershire
- 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 2nd Highland Light Infantry
- 2nd Connaught Rangers
- 6th Infantry Brigade
- 1st The King's (Liverpool)
- 2nd South Staffordshire
- 1st Royal Berkshire
- 1st Kings Royal Rifle Corps
II Corps (Smith-Dorrien)
- 7th Infantry Brigade
- 3rd Worcestershire
- 2nd South Lancashire
- 1st Wiltshire(Duke of Edinburgh’s)
- 2nd Royal Irish Rifles
- 8th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Royal Scots
- 2nd Royal Irish
- 4th Middlesex(Duke of Cambridge’s Own)
- 1st Devonshire
- 1st Honourable Artillery Company
- 9th Infantry Brigade
- 1st Northumberland Fusiliers
- 4th Royal Fusiliers
- 1st Lincolnshire
- 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers
5th Division (Fergusson)
- 13th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Kings Own Scottish Borderers
- 2nd Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- 1st Royal West Kent
- 2nd The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- 14th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Suffolk
- 1st East Surrey
- 1st Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
- 2nd Manchester
- 15th Infantry Brigade
- 1st Norfolk
- 1st Bedfordshire
- 1st Cheshire
- 1st Dorsetshire
III Corps (W Pulteney)
- 19th Brigade
- 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- 2nd Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- 1st Middlesex
- 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
4th Division (H Wilson)
- 10th Brigade
- 1st Royal Warwickshire
- 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
- 1st Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
- 2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers
- 11th Brigade
- 1st Prince Albert (Somerset Light Infantry)
- 1st East Lancashire
- 1st Hampshire
- 1st The Rifle Brigade
- 12th Brigade
- 1st The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster)
- 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers
- 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
- 2nd Sussex
French Fifth Army (Espèrey)
I Corps
1st Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division
III Corps
5th Infantry Division
6th Infantry Division
37th Infantry Division
X Corp
19th Infantry Division
20th Infantry Division
51st Reserve Division
XVIII Corp
35th Infantry Division
36th Infantry Division
38th Infantry Division
IV Reserve Division Group
69th Infantry Division
Conneau Cavalry Corp
4th Cavalry Division
8th Cavalry Division
10th Cavalry Division
French Sixth Army (Maunoury)
45th Infantry Division
IV Corp
7th Infantry Division
VII Corp
14th Infantry Division
63rd Reserve Division
V Reserve Division Group
56th Reserve Division
VI Reserve Division Group
62nd Reserve Division
Bridoux Cavalry Corp
1st Cavalry Division
3rd Cavalry Division
5th Cavalry Division
French Ninth Army (Foch)
9th Cavalry Division
42nd Infantry Division
IX Corp
17th Infantry Division
52nd Reserve Division
18th Infantry Division
XI Corp
XXI Corp
13th Infantry Division
43rd Infantry Division
German First Army (Kluck)
II Corp
III Corp
IV Corp
IX Corp
IV Reserve Corp
II Cavalry Corp
2nd Cavalry Division
4th Cavalry Division
9th Cavalry Division
German Second Army (Bülow)
Guards Corps
1st Guards Infantry Division
2nd Guards Infantry Division
VII Corp
X Corp
X Reserve Corp
2nd Guards Reserve Division
I Cavalry Corp
5th Cavalry Division
German Third Army (Hausen)
XII Corp
XII Reserve Corp
References
- ^ "ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE FRENCH ARMY, AUGUST 1914". Orbat.com. 2001-08-12. http://www.orbat.com/site/history/historical/france/army1914.html. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "German Army Corps 1914". 2003. http://www.orbat.com/site/history/historical/germany/army1914.html. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
Sources
- Ian Sumner "The First Battle of the Marne 1914" Osprey Publishing (May 25, 2010) ISBN 1846035023
- Asprey R. B. The First Battle of the Marne W&N 1962
- Cassar, George. Kitchener's War: British Strategy from 1914 to 1916. Brassey's Inc. Washington 2004. ISBN 1-57488-708-4
- Evans, M. M. (2004). Battles of World War I. Select Editions. ISBN 1-84193-226-4.
- Isselin, Henri. The Battle of the Marne. London: Elek Books, 1965. (Translation of La Bataille de la Marne, published by Editions B. Arthaud, 1964.)
- Michelin Guide The Marne Battle-Fields (1914) 1925
- Perris, George Herbert. The Battle of the Marne. London: Methuen, 1920.
- Porch, Douglas. The March to the Marne: The French Army, 1870–1914 (Cambridge, 1981 / 2003).
- Tuchman, Barbara. The Guns of August. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962.
Categories:- World War I orders of battle
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