Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Sir John Faransanci, ya damu da yankewa daga tashar Turanci, ya ziyarci Sordet a Avesnes a ranar 24 ga Agusta, kuma an sanar da shi cewa sojojin Sojojin Yammacin Allied suna kare sojojin Sojojin Yankin (masu ajiyar shekaru tsakanin 35 zuwa 48) a karkashin Albert d'Amade a Arras da kuma Lille garrison. Sir John ya tambayi Sordet don rufe hagu na Birtaniya, amma Sordet ya fara neman shawara da kansa na farko. Sordet ya gaya wa Sir John cewa dawakai sun gaji sosai don motsawa, amma a zahiri ya motsa nesa bayan haka, gaskiyar da Manjo-Janar Snow, kwamandan rundunar ta 4 na Birtaniya, ya ambata a baya a matsayin hujja cewa Sordet ba zai iya yin yawa ba a lokacin yakin basasa.
Yaƙin Le Cateau. A karfe 10 na safe a ranar 24 ga watan Agusta Lanrezac, ya damu cewa Sir John Faransanci na iya komawa kan hanyoyin sadarwa da kuma nesa da sojojin Faransa, ya umarci Sordet ya koma Landrecies a rana mai zuwa, tsakanin BEF da Fifth Army. Lanrezac ya canza tunaninsa bayan sa'a daya ko haka kuma ya umarci Sordet ya koma baya zuwa BEF hagu kamar yadda aka umurce shi a baya.