Battle of Lorraine: French First Army (General Auguste Dubail) launches a night attack (19-20 August) designed to close a gap between the First and Second armies. Instead they run into the start of a major German counter-attack
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 19 August 1914, http://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1914_08_19.html