- Date
- late May to early June 1918
- Location
- Château-Thierry, Aisne, France
- Result
- Allied victory
- Part of
- World War I
- Conflict
- World War I
About the battle
The Battle of Château-Thierry was fought from late May to early June 1918 and was one of the first actions of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) under General John J. Pershing. It was a battle in World War I as part of the Second Battle of the Marne, initially prompted by a German Spring Offensive. German and local actions at Château-Thierry recommenced on May 31 to July 22, 1918, against the AEF, an American Expeditionary Force, consisting of troops from both the United States Army and Marine Corps units. These units from the 2nd US Division were the newest troops on the front in France and just barely out of training. The AEF counter-offensive combat action at Château-Thierry was relatively brief starting on July 1, 1918 and lasting for less than a week and was part of the allied effort to push back the recent German advance.
From the Wikipedia article “Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Result, date and location from the article’s infobox and Wikidata.
