De Langle was ordered quickly to make several limited attacks but Joffre told Poincaré the French president, that a war of movement was a long way off.
De Langle a comandat efectuarea mai multor atacuri limitate, dar Joffre i-a spus lui Poincaré, președintele francez, că un război de mișcare era un drum lung care nu ducea nicăieri.