Myths And Legends Of The Second World War (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Their task under the Schlieffen Plan was to defeat the opposing French armies as swiftly as possible, before turning east to conquer Russia. On August 3rd the Kaiser declared war on France, and on the following morning advance elements of his army crossed the border into neutral Belgium, thereafter proceeding to subdue the country in brutal fashion. Attempts by the French to counter-attack in the south resulted in a series of costly reverses. The small British Expeditionary Force (BEF), consisting of just 100,000 men, grouped into one cavalry and four infantry divisions, arrived in France in the middle of August, and on the 21st began to concentrate around the small Belgian mining town of Mons. The BEF engaged the enemy for the first time along the Mons-Condé Canal on August 23rd, and inflicted a severe check on the Germans by virtue of sustained and accurate rifle fire. Meanwhile, to the east of the British line, the French were driven back into full retreat. Unable to secure either of its flanks, the BEF was also obliged to retire, much to the chagrin of the ‘Old Contemptibles’, who believed that they had won the day.
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