Today, 111 years ago, on September 12, 1914 (Lunar Calendar, July 23, 1914), the Battle of the Man River ended with the defeat of the Germans. On September 12, 1914, the Battle of the Man River ended with the defeat of the Germans. The Allied Army advanced 60 kilometers in the area of 200 kilometers wide, eight days and nights, killing 250,000, and losing 300,000. The Allied counterattack on the Man River became a turning point for the defeat to victory in the Battle of the Western Front in 1914.