CAVALRY’S GREAT SWEEP FROM VERMAND TO LE CATEAU
"'..,,. United Service Telegram. (Received October 13, 5.5 p.m.) ~..,. LONDON, October 11. Mr Beach Thomas, war correspondent, writes:—A most interesting sight and wonderfully rapid advance was the cavalry's sweep along the lioman .road from the Vermand to Le Cateau, capturing the outer defences at full gallop and then advancing slower into the outer suburbs, where machine-guns punished the horses. The Sixty-Sixth Division assisted the cavalry to capture the outskirts of the town. Continuous pursuit and open fighting compelled the rearguards frequently to turn and fight. Le Cateau is in a fair state of preservation.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10100, 14 October 1918, Page 5
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101CAVALRY’S GREAT SWEEP FROM VERMAND TO LE CATEAU New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10100, 14 October 1918, Page 5
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