Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mushure mokurega kwake basa Messimy akauya kuzokwazisana naJoffre musi wa1 September. Joffre akamuudza kuti aitarisira kutangazve kurwisa musi wa 8 Gunyana paBrienne-le-Chateau, guta riri pakati peMarne neSeine - kurwisa kwaizova Hondo Yekutanga yeMarne. Messimy akanyora kuti akanga afadzwa nounyoro hwake. Panguva iyo manzwiro ake angave asina kuva akanaka: mukupera kwaDecember 1914 akanyunyuta kuna Abel Ferry kuti Joffre ndiye aiva nemhosva ye"kurambana" pakati peGQG nemauto, uye kuti ruzivo rwakashata rwakanga rwuri mutoro wenjodzi yeGQG.
Charleroi uye nokuda kwokudenha kwaJoffre kunodya mari.