質問: 日本語訳をお願いいたします。 the main french offensive in the south began on 14 august when the first army advanced with two corps into the vosges and two corps north-east towards sarrebourg and the two right-hand corps of the second army of general de castelnau advanced on the left of the first army. one corps and the second group of reserve divisions advanced slowly towards morhange in echelon, as a flank guard against a german attack from metz. the first army had captured several passes further south since 8 august, to protect the southern flank as the army advanced to donon and sarrebourg. despite warnings from joffre against divergence, the army was required to advance towards the vosges passes to the south-east, eastwards towards donon and north-east towards sarrebourg. german troops withdrew during the day, donon was captured and on the left flank an advance of 10–12 kilometres (6.2–7.5 mi) was made. at dusk the 26th division of the xiii corps attacked cirey and were engaged by artillery and machine-guns and repulsed with many casualties. on 15 august, the second army reported that german long-range artillery had been able to bombard the french artillery and infantry undisturbed and that dug-in german infantry had inflicted many casualties on the french as they attacked.
回答: 少し長いので、前半部分だけ訳します。 *********** 南部におけるフランス軍の主な攻撃は8月14日に始まった。この時第一軍の2つの部隊がvosgesに進軍し、2つの部隊が北東のsarrebourg(サ―ルブール)に向けて進軍し、第二軍のカステルノー将軍の最も頼りになる2つの部隊が第一軍の左を進んでいた。 予備軍第二師団と1つの部隊は梯陣を組みmorhage(モランジュ)に向けてドイツ軍のmetzからの攻撃に対して脇を守りながらゆっくりと進軍していった。 部隊がdononとsarrebourgに進軍する際に南側を防衛するため、第一軍ははるか南の道を抑えていた。 *********************