Tuhia he tomokanga mo tenei pene - I muri i te tutaki ki a Sir John French me Lanrezac (komana o te Fifth Army), kaore i tino korero, i St Quentin i te ata o te 26 o Akuhata, me te whakarongo ki nga purongo (i puta mai i muri mai he tino nui) mo te whakangaromanga o te British II Corps i Le Cateau
I te mutunga o te pakanga, i tino awangawanga a Joffre i te ngoikore o tona taha maui me te tupono ka hinga te British Expeditionary Force. I taua po i whakahaua e ia te "Whakaaturanga Nama 2", e whakahau ana kia hangaia he ope hou i raro i a Maunoury huri noa i Amiens i te taha uru o France, e wha nga wehenga rahui me tetahi roopu. I whakakorehia ano e ia te Ope o Lorraine ka tukuna ana kaimahi ki te ope hou a Maunoury, ahakoa kaore i te wehenga i whakauruhia ki te Toru o nga Ope. I whakakorehia hoki e ia te ope taua a Paul o Alsace.