First World War : 17th and 18th of August 1914
On the 17th of August 1914, the French offensive continues. However many attacks are launched without an enemy in front. The German forces have slightly retreated and when French troops entered the city of Sarrebourg ( Lorraine region ) the 18th, it had been abandoned. The population of the city applauded the French troops. A sentiment of joy spread in the air, but many townsfolk warned the soldiers. This pretended German retreat is a trap, there are not far from the city in great number, more numerous than the French and better equipped in artillery. And they were right. In the afternoon of the 18th of August, patrols encountered heavy…
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