▁provide ▁rein for c ements ▁for ▁the ▁French ▁arm ies ▁closer ▁to ▁Paris ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 5 th ▁ ▁Brigade ▁re - occup ied ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁Army ▁of ▁Als ace ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁and ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Army , ▁two ▁more ▁divisions ▁being ▁sent ▁later . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Analysis ▁Tro ops ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁French ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁had ▁encountered ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁German ▁fire power ▁and ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁fla ws ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁army , ▁which ▁had ▁an ▁excess ▁of ▁elder ly ▁command ers , ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁regiment al ▁officers ▁and ▁was ▁def ic ient ▁in ▁supplies ▁of ▁maps ▁and ▁intelligence . ▁Despite ▁tact ical ▁instructions ▁stress ing ▁combined - ar ms ▁operations ▁and ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁fire power , ▁caval ry ▁and ▁inf antry ▁were ▁poor ly ▁trained ▁and ▁attacked ▁swift ly , ▁with ▁little ▁tact ical ▁fin esse . ▁The ▁German ▁XIV ▁and ▁XV ▁corps ▁had ▁been ▁di vert ed ▁from ▁their ▁concentration ▁areas ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 3 ▁August , ▁had ▁become ▁exha usted ▁and ▁dis organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁battle . ▁Those ▁citizens ▁of ▁Als ace ▁who ▁unw is ely ▁celebrated ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁army , ▁were ▁left ▁to ▁face ▁German ▁repr is als . ▁ ▁The ▁Army ▁of ▁Als ace ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁units ▁distributed ▁among ▁the ▁remaining ▁French ▁arm ies . ▁In ▁a