4th Army (France)

4th Army
4th Army
4e armée
Founded	August 2, 1914
Country	France
Branch	Army
Type	Field Army
Nickname(s)	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 placed on a war footing by the Grand Quartier Général when Plan XVII was launched in response to the German attack of August 1914.