1915 1916 1917 1918 Associated articles The Skirmish at Joncherey (French pronunciation: [ʒɔ̃ʃʁɛ]) was a clash in the Territoire de Belfort, on the border between France and Germany, and was the first military action of the Western Front of World War I.

At around 6:00 a.m. on 2 August 1914, Leutnant Albert Mayer and his small cavalry patrol illegally crossed the French border.

[1] Twice that morning as the German party advanced further into France, they exchanged fire with small groups of French infantry.

At 9:50 a.m., Mayer slashed with his sabre at (but did not injure) a French sentry, who was on lookout at the entrance to Joncherey.

French Corporal Jules Andre Peugeot and four other soldiers were at their billet, owned by a certain Louis Doucourt, eating breakfast at the time.