▁III ▁Imperial ▁Guard ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁Th ér èse ▁José ph ine ▁Ol ry . ▁" L or rain ▁from ▁Mos elle ", ▁he ▁was ▁ha unted ▁by ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁driving ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁out ▁from ▁Lor raine ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁defeat . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁ 1 4 . ▁Louis ▁de ▁Ma ud ' hu y ▁became ▁an ▁inf antry ▁officer ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Saint - C yr , ▁General ▁Staff ▁Cour se ▁graduated , ▁ch asse ur ▁à ▁pied ▁until ▁becoming ▁colon el ▁and ▁assuming ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 5 th ▁inf antry ▁regiment ▁in ▁B elf ort ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁Brig ad ier ▁general ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 0 th ▁Infantry ▁Brigade . ▁An ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁Officer ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁charge , ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Front iers , ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Corps ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ne ▁on ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Army ▁left ▁wing . ▁He ▁will ingly ▁supported ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁deser ters ▁right ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁encourag ing ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁involved . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁A is ne , ▁de ▁Ma ud ' hu y ▁crossed ▁the ▁A is ne ▁at ▁Pont a vert ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1