HERO OF MONS
LATE GENERAL SMITH-DORRIEN, ORDER DISOBEYED. VON KLUCK’S ADMISSION. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (British Official Wireless.) Received August 14, 10.5 a.m. RUGBY, Aug. 13. An outstanding incident in the career of General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, who died from injuries received in a motor car accident, was the stand which he made in the retreat from Monswhen commanding the Second Army Corps. He had been given an order to retreat from Le Cateau by Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief, but disagreed with the policy and decided to fight. The enemy was at least twice as stvong as General Smith-Dorrien’s force, but the German advance was completely checked.
Obituary notices of General SmitliDorrien declare that . his disobedience saved the Allies, and they cite the following admission of General Von Kluek, the German Commander-in-Chief: “I tried hard to outflank Smith-Dorrien, but could not do so. If I bad succeeded the war would have been won by Germany.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 221, 14 August 1930, Page 7
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