The Project Gutenberg eBook of 1914, by John French, Viscount of Ypres

Dragoon Guards:

1st (King's), 29, 250;

2nd (Queen's Bays), 24, 146;

3rd, 29, 250;

4th (Royal Irish), 24, 65, 73, 184;

at Messines, 245;

5th (Pss. Charlotte of Wales), 24, 76;

at Messines, 245;

6th (Carabiniers), 24;

at Messines, 247.

Dragoons:

1st (Royals), 29, 250;

at Hollebeke, 243;

2nd (Scots Greys), 25, 47;

after the crossing of the Marne, 130.

Dranoutre-Messines area, reached by 1st Cavalry Division, 205.

Drummond, Brigadier-General L. G., G.O.C. 19th Infantry Brigade, 23;

at Valenciennes, placed under orders of Allenby, 61, 65.

Du Cane, Colonel (temp. Brigadier-General) J. P., C.B., Chief of Staff, 3rd Corps, 323.

Duff, Lieut.-Colonel Grant, C.B., and his men, in the Battle of the Marne, 126.

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 1st Batt., 22.

Dunkirk, 169, 179, 183, 188, 228, 243;

importance of and risks to, 155, 176, 214, 304.

Dunkirk-Cambrai-La Capelle-Hirson line, French Reserves on, 21, 41, 47-8, 73.

Durham, Earl of, demand by, at French's request, for more Munitions, 355.

Durham Light Infantry, 2nd Batt., 28.

Dyle, the Belgian retreat on (Aug. 18), 46.

Eastern War Front, British official fears concerning (Dec. 27), laid before Joffre, and his views on the matter, 340-1.

East Prussia, Russian operations in, 194, 229, 268.

Ecaillon stream, affluent of the Scheldt, 50.

Edward, Prince of Wales, arrival of, in France, 287.

Egerton, ——, of Egerton's Brigade, 261.

Egyptian Campaign of 1882, volunteers in, 292.

Eighteenth (British) Corps, 186.

Eleventh (British) Corps, 169.

England, Immunity of, during the War, 330-1;

Invasion of, possibilities of, 155-6.

Entente Powers, British Cabinet's loyalty to, 3.

Epernay, Forest near, French attempt to turn, 143.

Epernay-Rheims, French movement towards, 143.

Ereclin, the, and other affluents of the Scheldt, 50.

Esperey, General Franchet d', see Franchet d'Esperey.

Essex Regiment, 2nd Batt., 26.

Estaires, Germans driven back near, 204;

Lahore Division sent to, 234.

Estaires to Menin, cavalry reconnaissance in strength along the Lys from, directed for Oct. 15, 205.

Etreux, Munster Fusiliers cut up at, 17.

European War, French's anticipations of, 1, 2.

Falloden, Viscount Grey of, see Grey, Rt. Hon. Sir Edward.

Fanshawe, Brigadier-General, G.O.C. 6th Infantry Brigade, 19.

Faujus, Cavalry action at, 120-1.

Fère-en-Tardenois, French's H.Q. moved to, 145;

visit at, from President Poincaré, 198-9.

Fergusson, Major-General Sir Charles, G.O.C. 5th Division, 22;

hard pressed (Aug. 24), 65;

and the Aisne crossing at Missy, 149, 150.

Ferozepore Brigade, see under Indian troops.

Festubert, Battle of (1915), 344;

British artillery supplies for, 356;

drastic measures taken by French after, on the Munition question, 357;

Indian troops engaged at, 327, 328.

Field Guns (see also Guns), actually on the Offensive,

number of rounds fired per gun per day, 358.

Finance Department's opposition to provision of Munitions, 348.

Fifth Corps, part of 2nd Army under Smith-Dorrien, 337.

First Army Corps (1st B.E.F.), Commander, and composition, 16, 17-20;

during the Mons Battle, and the Retreat, 60, 64, 65, 66, 93, 110;

the fight at Landrecies, 74-5, 77-8;

gap between and the 2nd Corps (Aug. 26), 74-5, 81;

French assistance to, 81-2;

the retreat resumed, 82;

fatigued but ready, 100;

retirement of, engagements during, 110, 116;

on the Marne, 122, 125, 132, 137;

at Chilly and Jouy-sur-Morin (Sept. 8), 123;

roads and supply railheads for (Sept. 9), 132;

crossing the Marne, 133;

appearance and attitude of, 135-6;

fatigue of;

French's talk to, 136;

positions of, before and during the Battle of the Aisne, 146;

in the Battle of the Aisne, 150-1;

points at which Aisne crossing was effected by (Sept. 14), 151;

successful operation of, 151;

positions of (Sept. 14), 152;

reinforcement sent to, and plan for, 153;

counter-attack repulsed with heavy losses, 153;

heavy attack on, repulsed (Sept. 17), 157;

reinforcements sent to (Sept. 18), 158;

losses, 159;

heavy fighting, 159-61;

disposition of, in the move N., 171;

relief of, French's efforts to effect, 185-6;

relief of, Notes on, of the Allied Chiefs, 185 sqq., 191;

movements ordered (Oct. 1), 193;

position of (Oct. 2), 195;

relief of, delay in, Joffre's assurance as to (Oct. 10), 201-2;

final repulse by, of the Germans on the Aisne (Oct. 11), 211;

arrival of last detachment of, at St. Omer, 211;

French's intended use of, against Bruges and Roulers, 219, 226;

sent N., 228;

actions by and positions of, in the 1st Battle of Ypres, 232, 235, 242;

defence of the Ypres salient, 239; sqq. passim;

actions by, sqq.;

action, 1st Defence of Ypres salient, 239;

report from (Oct. 30), 243;

French effective support for, promised by Foch (Oct. 31), 243;

Orders to (Oct. 30), 244-5;

position serious (Oct. 31), 249;

the retirement, 252;

the rally, 253;

H.Q. guard, 248;

line broken, 251;

line re-established (Oct. 31), 255-6;

heavily attacked (Nov. 1), 259, 260;

rest essential for, 264, 265;

heavily engaged (Nov. 11), the line pierced, with heavy losses and re-established, 278-9;

help given by, to Vidal, 279;

part played by, in the 1st Battle of Ypres, 283;

parallels to, 285;

losses sustained, 285-6;

Reserve, Territorials in, 297;

relief sent by, to the Indian Corps (Dec. 20), 328;

as part of the 1st Army under Haig (Dec. 25), 337.

"First Seven Divisions, The," at the Battle of Ypres, 237-8.

FitzClarence, Brigadier-General, V.C., G.O.C. 1st Infantry Brigade, 17;

the situation at Gheluvelt saved by, 254-5;

killed in action, 17, 255, 280.

FitzGerald, Lieut.-Colonel Brinsley, French's Secretary, 34, 255, 357, 360.

Fitzgerald, Sir Maurice, 31.

Flag of Truce, practically unknown in the Great War, 339.

Flanking Movement, de Castelnau's efforts to effect, see Castelnau;

planned by French, 13, 157 sqq. passim, 197, 235-6, 301;

Foch's view on, 199;