Race to the Sea
This article is about World War I. For the American Civil War campaign, see Sherman's March to the Sea. Race to the Sea Part of the Western Front of World War I Franco-German flanking moves, 15 September – 8 October 1914 Date 17 September – 19 October 1914 Location France and north-west Belgium 49°30′N 02°50′E / 49.500°N 2.833°E / 49.500; 2.833 Coordinates: 49°30′N 02°50′E / 49.500°N 2.833°E / 49.500; 2.833 Result Indecisive Belligerents Belgium France United Kingdom German Empire Commanders and leaders Albert I of Belgium Joseph Joffre Sir John French Erich von Falkenhayn v t e Western Front 1914 Belgium Halen Liège Dinant Namur Frontiers Charleroi Mons Great Retreat 1st Marne 1st Aisne Antwerp Race to the Sea Yser 1st Ypres Winter operations 1st Artois 1915 1st Champagne Hartmannswillerkopf Neuve Chapelle 2nd Ypres 2nd Artois 2nd Champagne Loos 3rd Artois 1916 Verdun Somme 1917 Alberich Nivelle Arras 2nd Aisne Hills Messines 3rd Ypres (Passchendaele) La Malm