Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Smith-Dorrien mechara chọta Snow (GOC nke Ngalaba nke anọ batara ọhụrụ), na 5am (brigs ya na-agbakọta n'ọnọdụ ha n'etiti 3.30am na 5.30am). Ọ nọghị n'okpuru iwu Smith-Dorrien mana kwenyere inyere II Corps aka. Smith-Dorrien wee kagbuo iwu ya ịlaghachi azụ, ma kpebie iguzo na ịlụ ọgụ na
Le Cateau. Ọ ka nwere olile anya maka enyemaka site na I Corps (Haig), nke erughị ọnọdụ ya ezubere ozugbo ọwụwa anyanwụ nke Le Cateau. Akụkọ a ruru French n'elekere ise nke ụtụtụ <unk> mgbe o tetara n'ụra ya ọzọ, ma na-ekwusi ike na Murray ike gwụrụ ka a ghara ịkpọte ya, ọ zighachiri ya ozi na ọ ka chọrọ ka Smith-Dorrien "mee mgbalị niile" ịlaghachi azụ mana na o nwere "aka aka n'ihe gbasara usoro", nke Smith-Dorrien weere dị ka inye ya ikike iguzo. Mgbe French tetara n'ụra nke ọma, o nyere Wilson iwu ka ọ kpọọ Smith-Dorrien na ekwentị ma nye ya iwu ka ọ kwụsị ngwa ngwa o kwere mee. Wilson mechiri mkparịta ụka ahụ <unk> site n'akụkọ nke aka ya <unk> site n'ikwu "Ezi ọganihu nye gị. Nke gị bụ olu mbụ m nụrụ nke na-enye obi ụtọ n'ime ụbọchị atọ". Ihe Smith-Dorrien chetara dịtụ iche bụ na Wilson dọrọ ya aka na ntị na ọ na-etinye Sedan ọzọ n'ihe ize ndụ.