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WW1: Battle of Ardenne

The battle of the Ardennes was fought between France and Germany. The battle of Ardenne was fought from the 21 of August to the 23 of August, 1914. On the first day of the battle there was heavy fog. Both armies ran into each other. French men wore bright uniforms. In the fog you couldn't see Germany's uniforms, because their's were darker. When the German soldiers saw the French soldiers they shot them down with machine guns. In the few days that this battle lasted many French soldiers died. On the 23 of August, 1914, France retreated. The Germans won this battle because they saw France first. The battle of Ardenne was one of the beginning battles and in this war France learned that they should be more prepared for the battle.