Battle of Le Cateau information

The Battle of Le Cateau was fought on the Western Front during the First World War on 26 August 1914. The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and the French...

retreated to Landrecies and II Corps to Le Cateau. The British suffered 1,642 casualties, the Germans 2,000. On the evening of 25 August, British II Corps commander...

Le Cateau Barracks (Le Cateau Road) - the former name of the Royal Artillery Barracks, built in 1874–1875, but named after the Battle of Le Cateau in...

part of the 10th Brigade in the 4th Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front and suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Le Cateau in August...

the Germans and fought several rearguard actions, including the Battle of Le Cateau on 26 August, the Étreux rearguard action on 27 August and the action...

divisions of Balland and Jacques Gilles Henri Goguet advanced from Guise, while Fromentin moved from Avesnes-sur-Helpe. In the Battle of Le Cateau, the French...

and began the Siege of Maubeuge (24 August – 7 September). Leuven (Louvain) was sacked by German troops and the Battle of Le Cateau was fought by the BEF...

of the garrison in the city, surrendered to the Germans some 13 days later. 1914 Skirmish at Joncherey Battle of Mons Battle of Le Cateau Battle of St...

part of the 7th Brigade in the 3rd Division in August 1914 and in the remainder of that year saw action at the Battle of Mons, Battle of Le Cateau, First...

action at the Battle of Le Cateau. Wilson's 12th Bde was taken by surprise and suffered heavy casualties, but rallied and held the extreme left of the British...

trained but lacking much of the equipment provided to German divisions. The 4th Division fought at the Battle of Le Cateau on 26 August and then participated...

Battle of Jugla Battle of Dinant Siege of Namur (1914) Battle of Mons First Battle of Ypres Siege of Maubeuge Battle of Le Cateau Battle of Le Grand Fayt Action...

the Germans at the Battle of Mons, suffering only slight casualties. The battalion was next in action at the Battle of Le Cateau after which it ceased...

month, which was at the time part of the 10th Brigade of the 4th Division. He saw action at the Battle of Le Cateau that month and during the retreat...

the battle of Le Cateau for which he was awarded the VC. On 26 August 1914 at Le Cateau, France, Lance-Corporal Holmes carried a wounded man out of the...