Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Smith-Dorrien pakupedzisira akakwanisa kuwana Snow (GOC ye4th Division ichangobva kusvika), na5am (mabhirigedhi ake aive achiungana munzvimbo dzavo pakati pa3.30am na5.30am). Akanga asiri pasi pemirairo yaSmith-Dorrien asi akabvuma kubatsira II Corps. Smith-Dorrien akabva abvisa murayiro wake wokudzokera shure, uye akasarudza kumira ndokurwa paLe Cateau
. Akanga achiri kutarisira rubatsiro kubva kuI Corps (Haig), iyo isina kusvika panzvimbo yayo yakarongwa kusvika kumabvazuva kweLe Cateau. Iyi nhau yakasvika kuFrench pa5am <unk> akamutswa kubva pakurara kwake zvakare, uye achisimbirira kuti Murray aneta haana kumutswa, akatumira teregiramu kuti achiri kuda kuti Smith-Dorrien "aite zvose zvaanogona" kuti adzokere asi kuti aive ne "ruoko rusununguko maererano nenzira", iyo Smith-Dorrien akatora sekumupa mvumo yekumira. Paakamuka zvakanaka, French akarayira Wilson kuti afonerere Smith-Dorrien uye amurayire kuti aputse nokukurumidza sezvinobvira. Wilson akagumisa kurukurirano yacho <unk> nomushumo wake amene <unk> kupfurikidza nokutaura kuti "Rombo rakanaka kwauri. Inzwi rako ndiro rokutanga rakanaka randakanzwa mumazuva matatu". Kuyeuka kwaSmith-Dorrien kwakanga kwakati siyanei kwakanga kuri kwokuti Wilson akanga amunyevera kuti akanga ari kuisa pangozi imwe Sedan.