Transcriber's Note: Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible. On page 92, in "the 25th Reserve Division to be taken from the Sixth Army," "from" is a correction of "fron". Italic text has been marked with _underscores_. Bold text has been marked with =equals signs=. OE ligatures have been expanded. YPRES, 1914 MONS, AND THE RETREAT By Captain G. S. GORDON With an Introduction by Field-Marshal LORD FRENCH 1/6 _net_. =The Evening News.=--'... The true history of those amazing and heroic days, briefly and clearly told by a soldier and an expert.' THE MARNE CAMPAIGN By Lieut. Col. F. E. WHITTON, C.M.G. 10/6 _net_. =Saturday Review.=--'... Clear and concise ... gives a much better general impression of the Battle of the Marne than any other we know.' 1914 By Field-Marshal VISCOUNT FRENCH of Ypres, K.P., O.M., etc. With a Preface by MARÉCHAL FOCH 21/- _net_. CONSTABLE AND CO. LTD., LONDON. YPRES, 1914 AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE GERMAN GENERAL STAFF TRANSLATION BY G. C. W. WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY THE HISTORICAL SECTION (MILITARY BRANCH) COMMITTEE OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE LONDON CONSTABLE AND COMPANY LTD 1919 _Printed in Great Britain_ CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION ix GERMAN PREFACE xxiii PRELIMINARY REMARKS 1 THE THEATRE OF OPERATIONS 13 THE ADVANCE OF THE FOURTH ARMY 19 THE OPERATIONS OF THE FOURTH ARMY, 20TH-31ST OCTOBER 1914 26 THE ATTEMPT TO BREAK THROUGH SOUTH OF YPRES 59 THE OPERATIONS OF THE FOURTH ARMY FROM THE END OF OCTOBER TO THE 9TH NOVEMBER 1914 98 THE LAST PHASE 103 CONCLUSION 126 APPENDIX ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE FOURTH ARMY 131 ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE ARMY GROUP FABECK 132 ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE GROUP GEROK 133 ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE ARMY GROUP LINSINGEN 133 INDEX 135 ILLUSTRATIONS SKETCH MAPS IN TEXT PAGE DISPOSITIONS ON 20TH OCTOBER 1914 20