ECL-O.186-2026
Parts
Object number
ECL-O.186-2026
Object type
Identification
Title
Ferdinand Foch's plan for the Battle of Marne
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Sketch of a war scheme
Description
Content (description)
Photographic reproduction of Ferdinand Foch's plan for the Battle of Marne with ms. explanations by Hilaire Belloc and journal cutting about Lord Roberts' prophecy in 1908. The three pieces are mounted and framed.
Content (event)
war: World War, 1914-1918
Content (person)
Belloc, Hilaire Pierre, 1870 - 1953 (Author)
Foch, Ferdinand, 1851 - 1929 (Author)
Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1832 - 1914 (Subject)
Foch, Ferdinand, 1851 - 1929 (Author)
Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1832 - 1914 (Subject)
Content (place)
France
Dimensions
height (actual size): 556mm
width (actual size): 304mm
width (actual size): 304mm
Dimension note
Dimensions of the frame
Material
paper
glass
wood
glass
wood
Production
Date
1914-1917
Note
The Sketch was drawn in 1914 and give to Belloc in 1917.
History and association
Previous ownership
Eton College: Unknown
