the Battles of the Marne
/ðə ˌbætlz əv ðə ˈmɑːn/
/ðə ˌbætlz əv ðə ˈmɑːrn/
- two battles of the First World War around the River Marne in north-east France. In the first battle (1914) a German advance was stopped by British and French forces. In the second (1918) a similar advance was stopped by British, French and US forces, and was the beginning of a series of victories for the Allies that led to the end of the war.
马恩河之战：第一次世界大战围绕法国东北部马恩河的两次战役。在第一战（1914年）中，德军被英法联军阻止。在第二次（1918年）中，英国，法国和美国军队制止了类似的前进，这是盟军取得一系列胜利的开端，这场战争导致了战争的结束。