The Great Retreat, also known as the retreat from Mons, took place in the First World War. The retreat was more than 200 km, from Belgium to the River Marne in France in August and September 1914. The
Battle of St. Quentin (1914)
…Battle of St Quentin/Battle of Guise Part of The Great Retreat on the Western Front, during the First World War German and Allied positions, 23 August – 5 September 1914 Date 29–30 August 1914 Location Guise, France…
The Great retreat 23 August – 5 September, from the border of Belgium to east of Paris.
Dispositions: Battles of Mons and Charleroi, 21–23 August 1914
British dead shortly after the Battle of Le Cateau