Secretary of the US & one of the founding fathers.
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Due the probability of a German counterattack, the Westen Allies engaged into an initial defensive against any likely invasion by creating a system of fortresses on the frontier but also leaving gaps to be able to canalize any German attack; one of those offensives around 1914 in WWI was called <em>"The First Battle of the Marne"</em>, resulted in a victory for the Allies.
The allies had a strong army and they scared britian but it depends on which war