# First Battle of the Marne (1914)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1914-first-battle-of-the-marne
Location: Marne
Categories: battle

French and British forces stopped the German advance toward Paris and stabilized the Western Front. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Raymond Poincaré (President of the French Republic). First Battle of the Marne mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
First Battle of the Marne mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed.

Ruler at the time: [Raymond Poincaré](https://history-france.com/rulers/raymond-poincare)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — First Battle of the Marne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=First+Battle+of+the+Marne&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — First Battle of the Marne](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=First+Battle+of+the+Marne)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)