The offensive of the Third and Fourth armies was defeated from 21–23 August and the Fifth Army was defeated on the Sambre and forced to retreat during the same period.
هُزم هجوم الجيشين الثالث والرابع بين 21 و23 أغسطس، كما هُزم الجيش الخامس وأُجبر على التراجع في نفس الفترة.