[Illustration] The Daily Telegraph WAR BOOKS THE FIGHTING RETREAT TO PARIS The Daily Telegraph WAR BOOKS =HOW THE WAR BEGAN= By W. L. COURTNEY, LL.D., and J. M. KENNEDY. =THE FLEETS AT WAR= By ARCHIBALD HURD. =THE CAMPAIGN OF SEDAN= By GEORGE HOOPER. =THE CAMPAIGN ROUND LIEGE= By J. M. KENNEDY. =IN THE FIRING LINE=: Stories of Actual Fighting by the Men who Fought. By A. ST. JOHN ADCOCK. =GREAT BATTLES OF THE WORLD= By STEPHEN CRANE, Author of “The Red Badge of Courage.” =THE RED CROSS IN WAR= By Miss M. F. BILLINGTON. =FORTY YEARS AFTER=: The Story of the Franco-German War. By H. C. BAILEY, with Introduction by W. L. COURTNEY, LL.D. =A SCRAP OF PAPER=: The Inner History of German Diplomacy. By Dr. E. J. DILLON. =HOW THE NATIONS WAGED WAR= By J. M. KENNEDY. =BRITISH REGIMENTS AT THE FRONT= The Glorious Story of their Battle Honours. =HACKING THROUGH BELGIUM= By EDMUND DANE. =AIRCRAFT IN WAR= By ERIC S. BRUCE. =FAMOUS FIGHTS OF INDIAN NATIVE REGIMENTS= By REGINALD HODDER. =THE FIGHTING RETREAT TO PARIS= By ROGER INGPEN. =MOTOR TRANSPORT IN WAR= By HORACE WYATT. =THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE= By MARR MURRAY. HODDER AND STOUGHTON THE FIGHTING RETREAT TO PARIS BY ROGER INGPEN HODDER AND STOUGHTON LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO MCMXIV CONTENTS CHAPTER I PAGE Mobilisation and transport of the British Expeditionary Force—The King’s message to his troops—Sir John French’s order of the day—Lord Kitchener’s address—Death of General Grierson— Disposition of the French Forces in the North—Advance of the Germans—Sir John French on the movements of the British troops —Fighting at Mons—The Kaiser’s Army Order 9 CHAPTER II The Battle of Mons, August 23rd—Sir John French’s despatch—The West Kents in action—An aeroplane duel—A Royal Engineer’s experience—Missing their regiment—Royal Field Artillery and German shrapnel—Captain Grenfell 22 CHAPTER III Fighting at Charleroi in the French lines—A railway official’s adventure—A Zouave officer’s impressions—French artillery —Heavy German casualties—The fall of Namur—A Belgian soldier’s tribute 45 CHAPTER IV The British troops retire into France—The adventures of a Chaplain to a field ambulance—The Royal Field Artillery—A wounded gunner—Losing his regiment—A Gordon Highlander’s experiences—Operations of the French troops—British versus German cavalry—Sir John French’s account of the events of August 25—The Battle of Cambrai—The Rev. Owen S. Watkins’ adventures—Mr. Asquith announces a wonderful feat of arms 63 CHAPTER V