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Marne is a département in northeastern FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. named after the Marne RiverThe Marne is a river in France, a tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is about 525 km (326 mi) long. The river gives its name to the Marne department; during World War I two battles were fought along it. The Marne starts in.

Marne was also the site of two battlesThere were two Battles of the Marne during World War I: First Battle of the Marne (1914) Second Battle of the Marne (1918).. The first battleThe First Battle of the Marne was a World War I battle fought September 5 9, 1914. It was a French- British victory against the German army under General von Moltke. The battle was a turning point in the First World War. Up to this point, the Germans had was the turning point of World War IWorld War I (also known as the First World War , the Great War the War of the Nations and the "War to End All Wars") was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918. No previous conflict had mobilized so many soldiers, or involved so many in the field of, fought in 1914. The second battleThe Second Battle of the Marne was a World War I battle fought from July 15 to July 18, 1918 near the Marne River. The battle began with a German attack (under General Erich Ludendorff) on two sides of Reims. On one side little advance was made, and on th was fought four years later, in 1918.