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Le Cateau
Battle Name : Le Cateau
Date(s) : 26 August 1914 - 27 August 1914
Part of : First World War , The Western Front ,
Outcome : A victory for British Expeditionary Force over German First Army
Type of battle : Land
Summary
A hard-fought rear-guard action by Gen. Smith-Dorrian's II Corps held off massively superior German forces to permit the rest of the BEF to continue it's retreat. The cost was very high bt it bought valuable time for the rest. The survivors fell back as night fell on the 27th.
Casualty figures
British Expeditionary Force
- Number engaged :
- 7,800
- Casualties :
- 40,000 (512.82%)
German First Army
- Number engaged :
- n/a
- Casualties :
- n/a
