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 Le Cateau-Cambrésis on August 25.

In the morning on the 26th, the Germans arrived and heavily attacked the British. Soon the right, then left flanks of the British, began to break. Only the arrival of French cavalry kept the lines together.

That night, the Allies withdrew to St. 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 lost also.

References

• Jones, Nigel H, The War Walk, (1983), Robert Hale Ltd.
• Brown, Malcolm, The Western Front, (1993), Sidgwick and Jackson.

External links

• FirstWorldWar.Com

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