Battle of Mulhouse

When

7 Aug 1914 – 26 Aug 1914

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

47.75° N, 7.34° E

Location

Vicinity of Mulhouse, Alsace

Outcome

German victory

Belligerents

Germany vs France

1914 battle on the Western Front of World War I

The Battle of Mulhouse, also called the Battle of Alsace, began on 7 August 1914 and was the opening attack of the First World War by the French Army against the German Empire. The battle was a French attempt to recover Alsace, which France had ceded to Germany after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871. The French occupied Mulhouse on 8 August and were then forced out by German counter-attacks on 10 August.

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