On the 25th of September, 1914, the British, French & Belgians retreated from the Battle of Mons & set up defensive positions in Le Cateau. World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... (Redirected from 26th September) September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... (Redirected from 27th September) September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Le Cateau-Cambrésis is a commune in northern France, in the Nord département. ... The central square and town hall of Mons This article is about the city in Belgium. ... The Battle of Mons was the British Expeditionary Forces first major combat of the First World War. ... Le Cateau-Cambrésis is a commune in northern France, in the Nord département. ...
In the morning on the 26th, the Germans arrived & 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, 7,800 were injured or killed. Several British regiments had even disappeared from the rolls altogether. Saint-Quentin is a commune of northern France. ... Le Cateau-Cambrésis is a commune in northern France, in the Nord département. ...
LeCateau is a small town in the Department of the Nord, with a railway station on the main line from Paris to Brussels.
It, and the country West of it, were the scene of the battle fought by the II Corps (Smith-Dorrien) on the 26th August 1914, against a greatly superior German force; and a monument has been erected half a mile South-West of the town, near the road to Reumont, to commemorate the engagement.
LeCateau Military Cemetery is a little West of the town, near the crossing of the straight road to Caudry and the side road from Montay to Reumont.
The Battle of LeCateau 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.
Of the 40,000 Allied men fighting at LeCateau, 7,812 were injured, killed or taken prisoner.
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