▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁Bav arian ▁brig ades , ▁ 5 5 th ▁ ▁Brigade , ▁ ▁Regiment ▁ 1 1 0 ▁and ▁a ▁battery ▁of ▁heavy ▁field ▁how itz ers , ▁were ▁also ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁army ▁under ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁XIV ▁Corps ▁commander . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁Swiss ▁front ier ▁was ▁guard ed ▁by ▁XIV ▁Corps ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 8 th ▁Brigade ▁and ▁by ▁XV ▁Corps ▁from ▁Don on ▁to ▁the ▁, ▁with ▁several ▁inf antry ▁reg iments , ▁J äger ▁batt al ions , ▁some ▁art illery ▁and ▁caval ry . ▁The ▁mobil isation ▁and ▁deployment ▁was ▁completed ▁from ▁ 8 ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁but ▁the ▁German ▁troops ▁were ▁concentr ated ▁further ▁north ▁than ▁anticip ated , ▁to ▁be ▁ready ▁to ▁meet ▁a ▁French ▁off ensive ▁from ▁B elf ort ▁with ▁concent ric ▁counter - att acks ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁east . ▁ ▁French ▁prepar ations ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁( First ▁Army ) ▁mobil ised ▁with ▁the ▁VII , ▁VIII , ▁XIII , ▁XX I , ▁XIV ▁corps ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Caval ry ▁Division . ▁VII ▁Corps , ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁and ▁ 4 1 st ▁divisions , ▁a ▁brig ade ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 7 th ▁Reserve ▁Division ▁from ▁B elf ort ▁and ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Caval ry ▁Division , ▁was ▁det ached ▁from ▁the ▁First ▁Army ▁on ▁ 7 ▁August ▁for ▁independent ▁operations ▁in ▁southern ▁Als ace . ▁An