Battle of Le Cateau

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The Battle of Le Cateau was a major early World War I engagement in August 1914, in which retreating British forces mounted a hard-fought defensive stand against advancing German armies in northern France.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Le Cateau canonical 9
Le Cateau 4
Battle of Le Cateau (1914) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Le Cateau–Cambrésis ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Le Cateau
associatedWith British Expeditionary Force retreat of 1914 ⓘ
Schlieffen Plan offensive ⓘ
linked to: Schlieffen Plan
belligerent British Expeditionary Force ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
campaign 1914 Western Front campaign ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses heavy British casualties ⓘ
significant German casualties ⓘ
commander Alexander von Kluck ⓘ
Douglas Haig ⓘ
Horace Smith-Dorrien ⓘ
Karl von Bülow ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country France ⓘ
date 26 August 1914 ⓘ
followedBy First Battle of the Marne ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
involvedUnit British 3rd Division ⓘ
British 4th Division ⓘ
British 5th Division ⓘ
German III Corps ⓘ
German IX Corps ⓘ
location France ⓘ
Le Cateau-Cambrésis ⓘ
Nord department ⓘ
notableFor defensive stand by retreating British forces ⓘ
effective British rifle fire ⓘ
use of massed German artillery ⓘ
objective delay German advance ⓘ
outcome enabled continued British and French retreat ⓘ
partOf Great Retreat ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Mons ⓘ
region northern France ⓘ
result German tactical victory ⓘ
successful British delaying action ⓘ
strategicSignificance contributed to time gained before the Marne ⓘ
slowed German pursuit after Mons ⓘ
strength German First Army units ⓘ
German Second Army units ⓘ
II Corps of the British Expeditionary Force ⓘ
elements of British III Corps ⓘ
theatre Western Front ⓘ
typeOfEngagement defensive battle ⓘ
rearguard action ⓘ
year 1914 ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manchester Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Le Cateau ⓘ
Battle of Mons → followedBy → Battle of Le Cateau ⓘ
4th Queen’s Own Hussars → battleHonour → Le Cateau ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Le Cateau
John French → participatedIn → Battle of Le Cateau ⓘ
subject linked to: Field Marshal Sir John French
Battle of Le Cateau → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Le Cateau–Cambrésis ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Le Cateau
German 1st Army → participatedIn → Battle of Le Cateau ⓘ
19th Hussars → battleHonour → Le Cateau ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Le Cateau
British Expeditionary Force (World War I) → notableBattle → Battle of Le Cateau ⓘ
subject linked to: British Expeditionary Force
Mons 1914 → followedBy → Battle of Le Cateau ⓘ
5th Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Le Cateau ⓘ
1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment → battleHonour → Le Cateau ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Le Cateau
1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment → engagement → Battle of Le Cateau ⓘ
Le Cateau-Cambrésis → hasHeritage → Battle of Le Cateau (1914) ⓘ
subject linked to: town of Le Cateau-Cambrésis
linked to: Battle of Le Cateau
German III Corps → notableEngagement → Battle of Le Cateau ⓘ
Suffolk Regiment → battleHonour → Le Cateau ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Le Cateau