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joseph joffre entered the Ecole Polytechnique and become a career officer
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he spent most of his career in the colonies as a military engineer, serving with distinction in the Keelung campaign during the Sino French war
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joseph joffre regroup the retreating allies to defeat the german at the strategically decisive first battle of the marne
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assassination of archduke Franz ferdinand of austria
who was killed in sarajevo alone with his wife sophie by bosnian serb -
austria hungary declare war on sarbia
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The togoland campaign begins
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japan declare war on germany
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the united kingdom begins the naval blockade of germany
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Joffre fought further major offensives in Artois and Champagne
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he talked of getting to Namur & the war being over in 3
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germany sinks lusitania
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Following the catastrophic defeats of France's ally Romania at the hands of central power
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united states declare war on germany
