A General Sketch of the European War
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The whole operation, then, of that perilous Monday, the first day ofthe retreat, may be planned in general as in Sketch 52. At thebeginning, at daybreak, you have the three German army corps lying asthe shaded bodies are given opposite to the unshaded, which representthe British contingent of not quite two full army corps. By nightfallthe British contingent, including now the 19th Brigade of infantry, lay in the positions from Maubeuge westward, with the 1st Corps nextto Maubeuge, the 2nd Corps... beyond Bavai, the 1st being commanded bySir Douglas Haig, the 2nd by Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien; while theGermans lay more or less as the dotted shaded markings are.
The fortress of Maubeuge was, under these circumstances, clearly alure. An army in the field in danger of envelopment will always betempted to make for the nearest fortified zone in order to saveitself. The British commander was well advised in his judgment toavoid this opportunity, and that for two reasons. First, that thelocking up of any considerable portion of the Anglo-French force inits retirement would have jeopardized the chance of thatcounter-offensive which the French hoped sooner or later to initiate;secondly, that, as will be seen later, the works of Maubeuge werequite insufficient to resist for more than a few days a modern siegetrain.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The whole operation, then, of that perilous Monday, the first day ofthe retreat, may be planned in general as in Sketch 52. At thebeginning, at daybreak, you have the three German army corps lying asthe shaded bodies are given opposite to the unshaded, which representthe British contingent of not quite two full army corps. By nightfallthe British contingent, including now the 19th Brigade of infantry, lay in the positions from Maubeuge westward, with the 1st Corps nextto Maubeuge, the 2nd Corps... beyond Bavai, the 1st being commanded bySir Douglas Haig, the 2nd by Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien; while theGermans lay more or less as the dotted shaded markings are.
The fortress of Maubeuge was, under these circumstances, clearly alure. An army in the field in danger of envelopment will always betempted to make for the nearest fortified zone in order to saveitself. The British commander was well advised in his judgment toavoid this opportunity, and that for two reasons. First, that thelocking up of any considerable portion of the Anglo-French force inits retirement would have jeopardized the chance of thatcounter-offensive which the French hoped sooner or later to initiate;secondly, that, as will be seen later, the works of Maubeuge werequite insufficient to resist for more than a few days a modern siegetrain.
What to read after A General Sketch of the European War?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Belloc Hilaire to read onlineMoreLess
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