Who was chosen to be commander in chief of the French Army during World War 1?

Joseph Joffre - Commander-in-Chief of the French Army (3 August 1914 - 13 December 1916) and Marshal of France Robert Nivelle - Commander-in-Chief of the French Army (13 December 1916 - April 1917) Philippe Pétain - Commander-in-Chief of the French Army (April 1917 - 26 March 1918) and Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch