Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Smith-Dorrien a ƙarshe ya sami damar gano Snow (GOC na sabon shiga na 4th Division), a karfe 5 na safe (birgidansa suna tarawa a matsayinsu tsakanin 3.30am da 5.30am). Ba a karkashin umarnin Smith-Dorrien ba amma ya yarda ya taimaka wa II Corps. Daga nan sai Smith-Dorrien ya soke umarninsa na janyewa, kuma ya yanke shawarar tsayawa da fada a Le Cateau
Ka yi haƙuri. Har yanzu yana fatan samun taimako daga I Corps (Haig), wanda bai kai matsayin da aka tsara ba a gabashin gabashin Le Cateau. Wannan labarin ya isa Faransanci a karfe 5 na safe <unk> ya farka daga barcinsa sau ɗaya, kuma ya nace cewa ba za a farka da Murray da ya gaji ba, sai ya aika da sakon waya cewa har yanzu yana son Smith-Dorrien ya "yi kowane ƙoƙari" don komawa baya amma yana da "hannu kyauta game da hanyar", wanda Smith-Dorrien ya ɗauka a matsayin ba shi izinin tsayawa. Bayan farkawa da kyau, Faransanci ya umarci Wilson ya kira Smith-Dorrien kuma ya umurce shi da ya rabu da shi da wuri-wuri. Wilson ya ƙare tattaunawar <unk> ta hanyar asusunsa <unk> ta hanyar cewa "Sa'a mai kyau a gare ku. Muryarka ita ce murya ta farko da na ji a cikin kwanaki uku. " Smith-Dorrien ya tuna da bambancin bambancin cewa Wilson ya gargadi shi cewa yana hadarin wani Sedan.