The mark one was first used in the Allied defensive at the battle of the Psalm, a month long fight in France, British major general Ernest Swinton is credited with the idea of a fighting vehicle with a caterpillar track like a tractor.

马克一号首次在盟军防御中使用，是在法国的诗篇战役中，这场战斗持续了一个月，英国少将欧内斯特·斯文顿被认为提出了一种像拖拉机一样带有履带的战车的想法。