▁along ▁with ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Caval ry ▁Division . ▁Events ▁further ▁north ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁XIV ▁and ▁XV ▁corps ▁being ▁moved ▁away ▁from ▁B elf ort ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁French ▁off ensive ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁VII ▁Corps , ▁rein for ced ▁and ▁renamed ▁the ▁French ▁Army ▁of ▁Als ace ▁( General ▁Paul ▁P au ), ▁began ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lor raine , ▁the ▁principal ▁French ▁off ensive ▁by ▁the ▁First ▁and ▁Second ▁arm ies , ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Als ace ▁advanced ▁c aut iously ▁into ▁the ▁border ▁province ▁of ▁Lor raine ▁( ). ▁The ▁French ▁reached ▁the ▁area ▁west ▁of ▁Mul house ▁by ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁and ▁fought ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁by ▁ 1 9 ▁August . ▁The ▁German ▁surv iv ors ▁were ▁purs ued ▁east wards ▁over ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁took ▁ ▁J off re ▁ordered ▁the ▁off ensive ▁to ▁continue ▁but ▁by ▁ 2 3 ▁August , ▁prepar ations ▁were ▁halt ed ▁as ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁defe ats ▁in ▁Lor raine ▁and ▁the ▁Ar den nes ▁arrived . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁August , ▁the ▁French ▁with d rew ▁from ▁Mul house ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁def ens ible ▁line ▁near ▁Alt kir ch , ▁to ▁provide ▁rein for c ements ▁for ▁the ▁French ▁arm ies ▁closer ▁to ▁Paris . ▁The ▁Army ▁of ▁Als ace ▁was ▁dis band ed , ▁the ▁VII ▁Corps ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Som me ▁area ▁in ▁Pic