BRILLIANT REARGUARD ACTION

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 180, 4 September 1914, Page 7

BRILLIANT REARGUARD ACTION

BRITISH TO THE RESCUE. ERENCII TERRITORIALS BEATEN. PARIS September 3. While the Allies were lighting at Bapaume, a French Territorial division, supported by four batteries of regular artillery, was attacked by the Germans. On Thursday night the Territorials retired in some disorder. The Gernjans on Friday brought up many machine guns in a dense fog, and in a six hours' engagement the Territorials suffered severely. Then a British force came up unexpectedly, and occupied the French positions, allowing the wearied Territorials to escape. The English fought a brilliant rearguard action. In the same fog two French batteries fired at each other for some time.