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Excerpt from The Squadroon by Ardern Beaman
When the storm broke our Cavalry were on the extreme right of the line, facing St. Quentin. For two days and nights those trained, tried soldiers fought a steady, dogged rearguard action. Then, by a fine piece of organization, amid all the tumult and confusion of disaster, the led-horses were brought to Pontoise, the men were withdrawn thither from the line, and what remained of the Cavalry was once more a mobile mounted force.
The fate of Paris now hung in the balance. The reserves of Foch were in motion; the British Fifth Army had almost ceased to exist. It was imperative to check the German advance until the upcoming French Corps should have time to deploy and to form their order of battle.
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When the storm broke our Cavalry were on the extreme right of the line, facing St. Quentin. For two days and nights those trained, tried soldiers fought a steady, dogged rearguard action. Then, by a fine piece of organization, amid all the tumult and confusion of disaster, the led-horses were brought to Pontoise, the men were withdrawn thither from the line, and what remained of the Cavalry was once more a mobile mounted force.
The fate of Paris now hung in the balance. The reserves of Foch were in motion; the British Fifth Army had almost ceased to exist. It was imperative to check the German advance until the upcoming French Corps should have time to deploy and to form their order of battle.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Ardern Beaman
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781528271387
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 326
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Contributors
Author
Ardern Beaman
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330711552
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 328
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