4th Army (France)

4th Army
4th Army
4e armée
Founded	August 2, 1914
Country	France
Branch	Army
Type	Field Army
Nickname	Army of Fontainebleau
Engagements	First World War 1914 – Battle of the Ardennes; 1914 – Battle of the Meuse; 1914 – Battle of the Marne (Battle of Vitry); 1914 – Battle of Champagne; 1915 – Second Battle of Champagne; 1917 – Battle of the Champagne Mountains; 1918 – Fourth Battle of Champagne; 1918 – Meuse–Argonne Offensive; 1918 – Battle of Chesne and Buzancy; Second World War

The Fourth Army (French: IVe Armée), nicknamed the "Army of Fontainebleau", was a unit of the French Army, which fought during World War I and World War II.

It was one of five armies created and mobilized by the Grand Quartier Général when Plan XVII was launched in response to the German attack of August 1914.