The Royal Regiment of Artillery At Le Cateau, Wednesday, 26th August, 1914
The book The Royal Regiment of Artillery At Le Cateau, Wednesday, 26th August, 1914 was written by author Becke, Archibald Frank, B. 1871 Here you can read free online of The Royal Regiment of Artillery At Le Cateau, Wednesday, 26th August, 1914 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Royal Regiment of Artillery At Le Cateau, Wednesday, 26th August, 1914 a good or bad book?
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The general idea that w^as to underlie the employment of the artillery m this Division on August 2(j was that the Howitzers and ■<^0-pdrs. should be used primarily for counter-battery work, whilst the 18-pdrs. would co-operate closely with their Infantry in resisting to the last every German attack. The idea of holding on at all costs was very marked throughout this Division.
[A^o/e. — The Diaries furnish evidence that it is very hard to reconcile ; but this is not uncommon, and it is often due to the exaggerated brevity of the Diary.
The C.R.A. in his account states that during the night 25/2G, orders had been received to continue the retirement, and implies that the counter-order, to stand and fight it out, did not reach him till after 4 a.m. on August 26, when the officers had assembled for the reconnaissance. This is borne out by the action of XXVIII which moved about 3 a.m. to take up a rear-guard position.
O.C. XXVII states, however, that at 1.30 p.m. (a.m.?) he received orders from the C.R.A.
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