Le Cateau

/ lə kato /

noun

a town in NE France: site (August 26, 1914) of the largest British battle since Waterloo, which led to the disruption of the German attack on the Allies. Pop: 7460 (1999)

This Brigade fought magnificently for several hours next day on the Le Cateau position.

I was not even then fully aware of the terrible extent to which we had suffered at Le Cateau.

I got back to Headquarters at Le Cateau late in the evening, (p. 072) where a budget of reports awaited me.

Le Cateau was a rearguard battle, such as perhaps has never been fought in history before.

The night after Le Cateau we all thought the game was up,—until the morning, when cheerfulness came with the sun.

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