Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: French akamutswa na2 mangwanani musi wa26 Nyamavhuvhu nemashoko ekuti Haig's I Corps yakanga iri kurwiswa paLandrecies, uye akaraira Smith-Dorrien (3.50 am) kuti amubatsire. Smith-Dorrien akapindura kuti akanga "asingagoni kufambisa munhu". Ikoku kwakatsamwisa French sezvo akanga ari, panguva iyoyo, achida Haig. French akamutswa muhope dzake zvakare na5 mangwanani namashoko okuti Smith-Dorrien akanga asarudza kumira ndokurwa pa
Le Cateau, sezvo maGermany aizova pamusoro pake asati ava nomukana wokudzokera shure. Achiomerera kuti Murray akanga aneta asamuka, French akatumira teregiramu achidzoka kuti akanga achiri kuda kuti Smith-Dorrien "aite zvose zvaaigona" kuti adzokere shure asi kuti akanga "ane ruoko rusununguko pamusoro penzira", iyo Smith-Dorrien akatora semvumo yekuita chimiro. Diary raFrench nemabhuku ake okuyeuka zvinosiya kutaurwa kweteregiramu iyi. Sir John akatumirawo shoko kuna Lanrezac na5 mangwanani, achimukumbira kuti abatsire Haig (kurudyi kwaSmith-Dorrien), izvo zvaakabvuma kuita, kunyange zvazvo muchiitiko chekuti rubatsiro rwake rwakanga rusingadiwi. Paakamuka zvakanaka, French akarayira Wilson kuti afonerere Smith-Dorrien uye amurayire kuti aputse nokukurumidza sezvinobvira. Wilson akagumisa kurukurirano yacho nokutaura kuti "Rombo rakanaka kwamuri. Inzwi rako ndiro rokutanga rakanaka randakanzwa mumazuva matatu".