CHAPTER V

THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE

The general situation--"Die grosse Zeit"--The turn of the tide--The Battle of the Ourcq--The British advance--Cavalry fighting--The 1st Lincolns and the guns--6th Brigade's action at Hautvesnes--9th Brigade's capture of Germans at Vinly--The problem of the Aisne--Why the Marne is one of the great battles of all time