Le Cateau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cave, Nigel.

Series:

Battleground Europe S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German corps.

Le Cateau--History.

Marne, 1st Battle of the, France, 1914.

Local Subjects:

German corps.

Le Cateau--History.

Marne, 1st Battle of the, France, 1914.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (489 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2008.

Summary:

Le Cateau (26-27 August 1914) was the second major action fought by the BEF in the Great War. His men exhausted after fighting at Mons and by the subsequent speedy retreat, Lieutenant-General Horace Smith-Dorrien (commanding II Corps) decided that he had to make a stand in the vicinity of Le Cateau.There his men took on elements of four German corps in an action that succeeded in giving the BEF a respite, but at considerable cost. Amongst other elements of controversy in the conduct of the battle was the handling of the Royal Artillery.The battle also undermined the already fraught relationshi

Contents:

""Battleground series:""; ""Title Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""Le Cateau: British Introduction""; ""Le Cateau: German Introduction""; ""Visiting the Le Cateau Battlefield""; ""Chapter One - THE RIGHT OF THE LINE: THE FIFTH DIVISION""; ""The right of the Fifth Division: part of 14 Brigade""; ""1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall�s Light Infantry (1/DCLI)""; ""The centre right of the Fifth Division: part of 13 and of 14 Brigades, supported by 19 Brigade.""; ""13 Brigade""; ""German Infantry Regiment 26""

""The centre left and left of the Fifth Division: Part of 13 Brigade and 15 Brigade front.""""15 Brigade:""; ""Chapter Two - THE CENTRE OF THE LINE: THE 3RD DIVISION""; ""The right of the 3rd Division (Major General Hubert Hamilton): 9 Brigade � before Inchy.""; ""The Actions of the German Cavalry in the Battle for Caudry.""; ""The centre of the 3rd Division: 8 Brigade.""; ""1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders (1/Gordons).""; ""Chapter Three - THE LEFT OF THE LINE: THE FOURTH DIVISION.""; ""The right of the 4th Division (Major General T D�O Snow) � 11 Brigade before Fontaine au Pire.""

""Chapter Four - THE TOURS""""Introduction:""; ""Tour 1: The Fifth Division Battlefield.""; ""Tour 2: The Third Division Battlefield.""; ""Tour Three: The Fourth Division�s area:""; ""Tour 4: From Le Cateau to Cambrai: the German �side of the hill�.""; ""INDEX""

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ISBN:

9781783403424

178340342X

9781783460700

1783460709

OCLC:

854974991