Talk:Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)
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either this is ripped from encarta, or encarta ripped from here. Either way...
Why is the title hyphenated? The place name is not hyphenated. older ≠ wiser 17:39, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
The Battle of Château-Thierry usually refers to the German advance that was stopped by the Allies at the end of may. The battle that the allies started with their counter attack on July 18 is called the second battle fo the Marne.
The Germans launched their offensive on July 15 with 43 divisions on a 50 mile front. I think it’s a bit paranoid to say that the offence was launched against the US troops when there was the same number of British troops and 1 million French troops directly involved.
"The American army played the larger role fighting for the regions around Soissons and Château-Thierry."
The American army was not yet together, US Divisions were still attached to British and French Armies.
The US 1st and 2nd Divisions were 2 of another 18 French divisions of the French Tenth Army that advanced toward Soissons on July 18. On July 19 the US 2nd Division was relieved after 5,000 casualties. On the 21st the US 1st Division was relieved, after 7200 casualties, by the 15th British Division. Further South on the same day the French of the Sixth Army recaptured Chateau-Thierry. On August 2nd the French 11 Division Chasseurs took Soissons in an advance of up to 6 miles. Brocky44 03:02, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
