Battle of Le Cateau 26th August 1914,Tour of the Battlefield - Bok av 31st December 1933 War Office - Häftad
Le Cateau, with Mons, was one of the two major engagements fought by the British Expeditionary Force in France in the opening weeks of the Great War. The battle, fought chiefly by the BEF''s II Corps under the command of General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien on 26th August 1914, came about because of the confusion caused by the unexpected speed and weight of the German advance, which had routed General Lanrezac''s French Vth army. The BEF, endeavouring to cover for the French, found itself out oon a..