Sarrail's was the only corps of Ruffey’s Third Army to withstand the strong German counterattacks (the others being Brochin’s V Corps and Victor-Rene Broelle’s IV Corps).
Corpul lui Sarrail a fost singurul corp din Armata a III-a care a rezistat puternicelor contraatacuri germane (celelalte fiind Corpul V al lui Brochin și Corpul IV al lui Victor-Rene Broelle).