29 AUGUST 1914, Page 2

It is not yet known how much the Germans suffered,

but we can hardly doubt that their losses were very heavy. Our cavalry were as good as our infantry and our gunners, and there appear to have been cavalry charges quite in the old style. It is, however, not worth while to dwell upon details, as they may be contradicted in the next day or two. It is enough to know that our men fought against greatly superior numbers, that they fought the most trying of

all fights—rearguard actions—and that nevertheless, as .General French put it, "they fought splendidly," and wort the unstinted admiration of our allies. In praising our own troops, however, we must not forget that the French fought with equal valour and determination.