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Battle of Le Cateau
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The Battle of Le Cateau occurred on 26 August 1914, after the British, French and Belgians retreated from the Battle of Mons and set up defensive positions in a fighting withdrawal against the German advance at Le Cateau-Cambrésis on 26 August.
In the morning on 26 August, the Germans arrived and heavily attacked the British. By the afternoon, the right, then left flanks of the British, began to break. The arrival of Sordet's French cavalry protected the left flank.
That night, the Allies withdrew to Saint-Quentin.
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The Battle of Le Cateau occurred on 26 August 1914, after the British, French and Belgians retreated from the Battle of Mons and set up defensive positions in a fighting withdrawal against the German advance at Le Cateau-Cambrésis on 26 August.
In the morning on 26 August, the Germans arrived and heavily attacked the British. By the afternoon, the right, then left flanks of the British, began to break. The arrival of Sordet's French cavalry protected the left flank.
That night, the Allies withdrew to Saint-Quentin. Of the 40,000 Allied men fighting at Le Cateau, 7,812 were injured, killed or taken prisoner. Several British regiments had even disappeared from the rolls altogether. 38 artillery guns were abandoned to the advancing Germans, the majority having their breach blocks removed and sights disabled by the gunners before retirement.
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Further reading
- Becke, Major A. F. The Royal Regiment of Artillery at Le Cateau (Reprinted D P & G Military Publishers, 2002, ISBN 1-90397-216-7 ISBN-13: 978-1903972168. Reprinted Naval & Military Press Ltd (July 2003, paperback) ISBN 1-84342-545-9 ISBN-13: 978-1843425458; (June 2006, hardcover) ISBN 1-84734-275-2 ISBN-13: 978-1847342751)
- Brown, Malcolm, The Western Front, (1993), Sidgwick and Jackson
- Cave, Nigel and Sheddon, Jack Le Cateau Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2008, ISBN 0-85052-842-9 ISBN-13: 978-0850528428
- Evans, M. M. (2004). Battles of World War I. Select Editions. ISBN 1-84193-226-4.
- Gavaghan, Michael Illustrated Pocket Guide to Mons, Le Cateau 1914 (Forgotten Battles Series, Book 3) M&L Publications ISBN 0-95244-645-6
- HMSO Battle of Le Cateau 26th August, 1914. Tour of the Battlefield HMSO (By Command of the Army Council), 1934 (reprinted Naval & Military Press Ltd, 2005, ISBN 1-84574-033-5 ISBN-13: 978-1845740337
- Jones, Nigel H, The War Walk, (1983), Robert Hale Ltd.
- Lomas, David, Mons - 1914, (1997), Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-142-7
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