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At this time, according to the dispatches from Sir John French, the British army lay south of the Marne between Lagny and Signy-Signets, defending the passage of the river and blowing up the bridges before General von Kluck.
- The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12): The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne

There we detrained one morning at two o'clock, marched through Malplaquet into Belgium, and came in contact with the enemy at once. The story of the English retreat must be familiar to you by now. It was a wonderful experience. I am glad to have gone through it, though I am not anxious to undergo such a time again. We crossed the Marne at Meaux, on September 3, marching due east to Signy-Signets.
Mildred Aldrich - On the Edge of the War Zone: From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes

On the eventful day of September 3, 1914, the British forces reached a position south of the Marne between Lagny and Signy-Signets. They had defended the passage of the river against the German armies as long as possible, and had destroyed bridges in the path of the pursuers.
- The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12): The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne
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