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Edgar Wallace. The Standard History of the War, Vol. I
The Standard History of the War, Vol. I
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. — THE GREAT RETREAT
MONS—CAMBRAI—LE CATEAU. THE FIRST DESPATCH
HOW THE BRITISH FOUGHT
THE INTERREGNUM
DESCRIBED BY "EYE-WITNESS" ON THE STAFF OF SIR JOHN FRENCH
CHAPTER II. — THE GREAT "RETURN"
PARIS—THE MARNE—THE AISNE. THE SECOND DESPATCH
INCIDENTS OF THE PERIOD. COVERED BY THE SECOND DESPATCH
BY "EYE-WITNESS" ON THE STAFF OF SIR JOHN FRENCH
CHAPTER III. — THE STRUGGLE ON THE AISNE
THE THIRD DESPATCH
INCIDENTS OF THE PERIOD. COVERED BY THE THIRD DESPATCH
BY "EYE-WITNESS" ON THE STAFF OF SIR JOHN FRENCH
PROCLAMATION
GENERAL FRENCH'S TRIBUTE TO THE ARMY
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
THE END OF VOLUME I
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Edgar Wallace
Published by Good Press, 2022
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The Cavalry, under General Allenby, were ordered to cover the retirement.
Throughout the 25th and far into the evening the 1st Corps continued its march on Landrecies, following the road along the eastern border of the Forfit de Mormal, and arrived at Landrecies about ten o'clock. I had intended that the Corps should come further west so as to fill up the gap between Le Cateau and Landrecies, but the men were exhausted and could not get further in without rest.
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