Le Cateau

/ (French lə kato) /


noun
  1. 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)

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How to use Le Cateau in a sentence

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

    1914 | John French, Viscount of Ypres
  • I was not even then fully aware of the terrible extent to which we had suffered at Le Cateau.

    1914 | John French, Viscount of Ypres
  • I got back to Headquarters at Le Cateau late in the evening, (p. 072) where a budget of reports awaited me.

    1914 | John French, Viscount of Ypres
  • 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.