Editing Marne (department) (section)

==History==
Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the [[French Revolution]] on March 4, 1790. It was created from the province of [[Champagne (province)|Champagne]].

Marne has a long association with the [[French Army]]. The training ground of the ''Camp Militaire de Mailly'' straddles the border with the département of Aube in the south while that of the ''Camp de Mourmelon'' occupies a large area north of [[Châlons-en-Champagne]]. The smaller ''Camp de Moronvilliers'' lies to the east of Reims and the ''Camp Militaire de Suippes'' lies to the east of that. These are all located on the chalk grounds of the Champagne plateau, a feature comparable in geology but not size, with the British military training ground on [[Salisbury Plain]].

The [[Battles of the Marne (disambiguation)|Battles of the Marne]]<!--Intentional dab link-->, where the British and French fought against Germany during [[World War I]], took place here.