Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - Ka ọ na-erule ụbọchị iri abụọ n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ, ndị agha nke ise amalitela ilekwasị anya n'ihu n'akụkụ osimiri Sambre, na-elekwasị anya na Charleroi ma gbasaa n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ ruo ebe ndị Belgium siri ike nke Namur. N'akụkụ aka ekpe, ndị Sordet Cavalry Corps jikọtara ndị agha nke ise na British Expeditionary Force (BEF) na Mons. Ọchịagha Joseph Joffre nyere Lanrezac iwu ka ọ wakpo Sambre mana mwakpo a bụ nke ndị agha nke abụọ nke Germany mere n'ụtụtụ nke 21 Ọgọstụ, nke gafere Sambre, na-eguzobe isi mmiri abụọ nke ndị France, na-enweghị egbe agha, enweghị ike belata. Bülow wakporo ọzọ na 22 Ọgọstụ na ndị agha atọ megide ndị agha nke ise. Agha ahụ gara n'ihu na 23 Ọgọstụ, mgbe etiti ndị France gburugburu Charleroi malitere ịlaghachi azụ. Ndị agha nke atọ nke Germany gafere Meuse wee malite mwakpo megide akụkụ aka nri ndị France, nke I Corps (General Louis Franchet d'Esperey) nwere. Ndị France gbochiri ọganihu ndị Germany ma lụso ha ọgụ. Ndị agha Germany nke atọ na nke abụọ si n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ na n'ebe ugwu chere ndị agha nke ise ihu. Tupu usuu ndị agha nke ise enwee ike ịwakpo Sambre, usuu ndị agha nke abụọ wakporo Charleroi.
na Namur na 21 August. Ndị agha nke atọ gafere Meuse wee wakpo ndị agha France n'akụkụ aka nri na na 23 Ọgọstụ, ndị agha nke ise malitere ịla ezumike nká na ndịda iji zere gburugburu.