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Battle of Mulhouse

1914 battle on the Western Front of World War I

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Source revisionAug 20, 2026
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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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The public source identifies “Battle of Mulhouse” as 1914 battle on the Western Front of World War I. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Battle, Mulhouse and battle.

Editorial reviewMost valuable as an event-and-institution map that identifies actors, dates and record creators for deeper historical inquiry. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1914, 1870, 1871—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Battle, Mulhouse and battle providing the first useful test.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 20, 2026. The first chronological checks are 1914, 1870 and 1871.

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This entry incorporates text from “Battle of Mulhouse” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.