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- Battle_of_Étreux abstract "The Battle of Étreux was a rearguard action fought at Étreux by the British Expeditionary Force during the Great Retreat on the Western Front in 1914.The German 2nd Army commander General Karl von Bülow had ordered a rapid pursuit after the battles of 21–24 August against the French Fifth Army and the British Expeditionary Force ("BEF"). The 1st and 2nd armies were sent to the south-west to gain the left flank of the Allied line. After encountering "especially obstinate" resistance at Marbaix and Le Grand-Fayt, the X Reserve Corps had been ordered to continue its advance to the south-west. The 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers, had been ordered to hold its ground at all costs, in their first action in France. Less than a battalion strength, just 3 companies of the 2nd. Battalion of The Munsters supported by a couple of field guns halted the advance of the German Army for fourteen hours in the area of Oisny and Étreux during the retreat from Mons on August 27.Under continual pressure from German attacks, the Munsters fell back to an orchard near the village of Étreux. As night-time fell on the evening of the 27th of August, the Munsters found themselves surrounded on all sides by the German army. Having exhausted their ammunition, they had no other option but to surrender. In their action at Ètreux, only four officers and 240 other ranks of the 2nd Munsters survived but the Battalion prevented German pursuit of the BEF I Corps gaining valuable time for the BEF to escape. They were outnumbered at odds of over 6 to 1, and when finally defeated, the survivors were congratulated on their supreme bravery by the German soldiers they had fought. The X Reserve Corps had continued its advance towards Wassigny and Étreux on 27 August, where the 19th Reserve Division reported that it had "scattered a British battalion".".
- Battle_of_Étreux wikiPageID "38441480".
- Battle_of_Étreux wikiPageRevisionID "600932192".
- Battle_of_Étreux casualties "around 600 killed and wounded, 240 men and 4 officers surrendered".
- Battle_of_Étreux casualties "as many as 1,500".
- Battle_of_Étreux commander "Alexander von Kluck".
- Battle_of_Étreux commander "Karl von Bülow".
- Battle_of_Étreux commander "Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien".
- Battle_of_Étreux conflict "Battle of Étreux".
- Battle_of_Étreux date "1914-08-27".
- Battle_of_Étreux partof "the Great Retreat on the Western Front".
- Battle_of_Étreux place France.
- Battle_of_Étreux place Étreux.
- Battle_of_Étreux result "Successful retreat by the Allies".
- Battle_of_Étreux strength "4".
- Battle_of_Étreux strength "around 800, with 2 field guns".
- Battle_of_Étreux subject Category:Battles_of_the_Western_Front_(World_War_I).
- Battle_of_Étreux point "49.995 3.6575".
- Battle_of_Étreux type Event.
- Battle_of_Étreux type MilitaryConflict.
- Battle_of_Étreux type SocietalEvent.
- Battle_of_Étreux type Event.
- Battle_of_Étreux type Event.
- Battle_of_Étreux type Thing.
- Battle_of_Étreux type SpatialThing.
- Battle_of_Étreux comment "The Battle of Étreux was a rearguard action fought at Étreux by the British Expeditionary Force during the Great Retreat on the Western Front in 1914.The German 2nd Army commander General Karl von Bülow had ordered a rapid pursuit after the battles of 21–24 August against the French Fifth Army and the British Expeditionary Force ("BEF"). The 1st and 2nd armies were sent to the south-west to gain the left flank of the Allied line.".
- Battle_of_Étreux label "Battle of Étreux".
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- Battle_of_Étreux sameAs Q4873054.
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- Battle_of_Étreux lat "49.995".
- Battle_of_Étreux long "3.6575".
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