Battle of the Marne 1914

6th September 1914 Battle of the Marne

6th Sep 1914 Advance

7th September 1914 Sections in Action  E Battery 3rd Brigade RHA Captain U Clairlu(?) joined the battery today from 3rd Brigade RHA Ammunition Column. The Left Section started out with 16th Lancers at 0430. Remainder of Battery left at 0600. The Left Section fired about 150 rounds with effect from Epieos at stragglers near Mouroux after which they joined battery which engaged retreating guns and cavalry from Chailly firing about another 100 rounds. Went into bivouac in Les Potees at around 2030.
War Diaries

7th September 1914 Continued Advance

7th September 1914 Further moves

7th Sep 1914 Enemy Engaged

7th Sep 1914 Bedfords in Action

7th Sep 1914 Shelling

7th Sep 1914 Advance

7th of September 1914 Another March

7th September 1914 At the front

7th September 1914 Drunk German soldiers

8th September 1914 Heavy casualties  E Battery 3rd Brigade RHA Started at 0500 and marched to Mauroy near which we came into action, the centre section under Lt. Palmer was detached. It had a bad time losing four men and eight horses, having a direct hit on the gun section in the open during a heavy crossfire from concealed artillery. The remainder of the battery lost 2 men but though heavily fired upon were not so knocked about except when leaving position when did so under very heavy fire but again had not a single casualty. German artillery completely concealed behind much higher ground. We never found them. We were fighting with 3rd Cavalry Brigade as advance guard and German rear guard was holding position from Le Grand Glairel to St Ouen. Six men and six horses joined the battery from the Ammunition Column. We were withdrawn when our main armies came up and the German rear guard retired. Went into bivouac near Le Grand Glairel at 1730.
War Diaries

8th September 1914 Advanced Guard

8th Sep 1914 1st East Lancs on the march

8th Sep 1914 On the March

8th Sep 1914 Enemy in Flight

8th September 1914 Ongoing Battles

8th Sep 1914 River Crossed

8th Sep 1914 In Reserve

8th Sep 1914 Prisoners

8th of September 1914 An Early March

8th September 1914 March to new billets in Charnesseuil

8th September 1914 A column of Germans ahead.

9th September 1914 Period in waiting mode  E Battery 3rd Brigade RHA started at 0500 and moved to Chateau Perreuse where we waited until 1600 while our armies were attacking the Marne. Moved to Rougeville where we bivouacked at 1800.
War Diaries

9th September 1914 Move to billets

9th September 1914 Battle of Marne

9th Sep 1914 Bridging

9th September 1914 Ongoing Action

9th Sep 1914 Shelling

9th Sep 1914 In Action

9th of September 1914 On the Move

9th September 1914 Advance continues

9th September 1914 On the March

9th September 1914 German Army turned back

7th Sep 1915 Houses shelled

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