in the evening of 25 August 1914, British II Corps under Gen Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien arrived in Le Cateau, after withdrawing from Mons.
They set up defensive positions in & around the town, to deliver a "stopping blow" to the German 2nd Army. They will fight on the morrow

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Sheila Morrow. OBE President of . 112 appearances for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 1967-83. Official for . inductee. GB Captain. Cardiff teacher. Born Bangor.

Dorrien ex Western Mail Echo cartoonist

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