Joseph Gallieni, French First World War general zigzag Abraham King advances from his

Abraham King advances from his coach towards the door of Carlton House with a large Protestant petition against Catholic emancipation

looking directly to camera and holding a leather-bound book

two of them armed

Chester Cathedral

March 1995

Joseph Gallieni, French First World War general zigzag Abraham King advances from hisJoseph Gallieni, French First World War general, 2 September 1914. Gallieni (1849 1916) was recalled from retirement to assist with the defence of Paris as the city was threatened by the German advance in August 1914. He is widely believed to have had a decisive influence on the French victory at the Battle of the Marne which halted the Germans and saved Paris, although the majority of the credit went to his commander, General Joffre. Gallieni served