"Jack Johnsons," first experience of, 144.
Jäger Regiments attached to German cavalry, 45, 124, 126, 207.
Jena Campaign, Napoleon's miscalculations in, Hamley cited on, 217-18.
Jerlain-Maubeuge line, retreat to, decided on, 64.
Jeumont, the Scheldt near, 50.
Joffre, General (now Marshal), first impressions of, confirmed, 34-5;
co-operation with, visits to, consultation with, and plans made and discussed, 39;
a German attack expected by, 63, 68;
conference with, and with Lanrezac, 81 sqq.;
desire of, to hold ground as long as possible, 83;
acted on, 91;
tribute paid by, to the British Army, 85, 88;
desire of, to take early offensive, French's attitude in regard to, 92, 93-4, 95;
dispositions of, on Aug. 30, 93;
and request from, for destruction of bridges over the Oise, 93;
letters from, to Millerand and French (Sept. 2), on the position of affairs at that date, and his anxiety for the safety of Paris, 96-8, 101, 104, 111;
letter to, from French, on the trend of future operations, 98;
new plans of, for offensive announced to French, 106, 107;
and discussed at Melun, 109-10, 114-16, 121-2;
Orders of the Day (Sept. 4), 115-16;
recognition by, of British co-operation, 121;
tactics of, in the Battle of the Marne, 96-7, 140;
optimism of, and of his Generals (Sept.-Oct.), 142;
Order of the Day, Sept. 10, on taking advantage of the victory on the Marne, 142-3;
consultations with, on marches through wooded country north of the Aisne, 143;
on the progress of the 9th and 4th French Armies (Sept. 12), 146;
Order of the Day, Sept. 18, on the assumption of the defensive by the 6th Army, 158;
military genius evidenced on the Aisne, 159;
pourparlers with, leading to British move north, 163;
letters exchanged, 164 sqq., 185 sqq.;
Kitchener's relations with (Oct.), 177, 179;
on the British troops sent for relief of Antwerp, 183;
visit from (Oct. 21), and supports sent by, 233;
attitude of, to French's Coastal advance scheme (Dec. 13), 307;
his alternative, British co-operation in, Kitchener on, 310, 311;
and Memorandum of (Jan. 19, 1915), adverse to the Zeebrugge project, 317-18;
the meeting with, at Chantilly, on the situation in the East, 335-7;
French's northern plan put forward, but set aside, 342;
his own plans, 342-3.
Johnson, Colonel Bulkeley (Scots Greys), killed on the Ancre, 136.
Jouy-sur-Morin, advance from, 126.
Jutland, Battle of, death at, of Admiral Hood, 321.
Kavanagh, Brigadier-General C. T. H., G.O.C. 7th Cavalry Brigade, 30;
Kazimirjev, Battle of, admirable strategy of, 230.
Keir, Major-General J. L., G.O.C. 6th Division, 27;
ordered to reinforce Haig, 153;
success of, 241.
Kemmel (see also Mont Kemmel), 208.
Kemmel-Wytschaete area, 2nd Cavalry Division in, 205.
Kent (East) Regiment (The Buffs), 1st Batt., 27, 160.
Kerr, Colonel Frederick W. C., D.S.O., killed in action, 252.
King's (Liverpool) Regiment,
10th Batt. (T.) Scottish, 295;
at Wytschaete, 297.
King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, 1st Batt., 26.
King's Own Scottish Borderers, 2nd Batt., 22, 247.
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 2nd Batt., 22, 247.
King's Royal Rifle Corps (60th Rifles), 240;
at the Ypres salient, 244;
at Givenchy, 328.
Kitchener of Khartoum, Field-Marshal Viscount (later Earl), K.P., &c., 2;
at the Council of War, Aug. 5, 1914, 3;
appointed Secretary of State for War, 6;
French's conception of his functions, 95, 100, 177-8;
Instructions issued by, to French, on starting for the campaign, 13-15;
French's letters to, on French dispositions on the Meuse, 38-40,
on the action by the 4th Brigade at Landrecies, 75;
on the absolute necessity for retaining independence of action, 94;
Paris interview with, 92, 95 sqq., 101, 112;
offensive action urged by, on Aug. 31, 95;
difficulties occasioned by, 177 sqq.;
telegrams from, on the relief of Antwerp, 177, 179;
French Territorial Divisions requested by, for Dunkirk, 179-80, 188;
Rawlinson placed by, under French's command, 201;
Territorials offered by, as reinforcements (Oct. 22), 228;
and the New Armies, 292;
French's Coastal operations plan approved by (Dec.), 305;
Memorandum from (Jan. 1915), on the proposed advance to Zeebrugge, 308 sqq.;
the objections stated, 311-12;
and answered, 312 sqq.;
letter from, on rumours of enemy invasion, and fears for the W. front, 329;
conversations with, at Walmer, 329;
and the responsibility of the C.-in-C., 330;
communications from, on Russian rumours, alleged German reinforcements in the W., and the possibility of Russian "bluff," 334-5;
French's appeal to, for more Munitions, 332, 347, 348, 355-6;
French's divided feelings for, as soldier and as politician, 333;
the last day with, a day of happy memories, 333;
the outer and the inner man, 334;
death of, 333.
Klein Zillebeke-Zillebeke line, French operations on, 222.
Kluck, General Oberst von, and the Battle of the Marne (q.v.), 116;
German view on and French's contrasted, 106;
retreat of, 114, 121, 122, 125;
possible reasons for, 139.
Kozienice, fighting W. of, Russian valour in, 230.
"Kriegsgefahrszustand" proclaimed by Wilhelm II, 2.
Kruiseij, village of, junction at, of 7th Division with cavalry, 242.
"L" Battery, R.H.A., heroic fight of, at Néry, 25, 101.
La Bassée, terrain near, 209;
a formidable stronghold, the 5th Division held up at, 221.
La Bassée to Armentières, German forces opposing along (Oct. 30), 240;
Indian Corps engaged at, 284.
La Bassée-to the Sea line, fighting on, 275, 284;
French's plan for taking over, 343.
La Bassée-Thiaucourt, Allied line (Oct. 6), 181-2.
La Bassée Canal, French line extended to, 211.
La Fère, 5th French Army's left on, 93.
La Fère-Noyon line, move towards, 84.
La Ferté-Bezu-Domptin line, British position along, 137.
La Ferté-Gaucher line, reached by 5th French Army, 123.
La Ferté-Milon-Neuilly-St. Front-Rocourt line, reached by British, and the end of the Battle of the Marne, 137.
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, 129;
bridging feat at, of the 3rd Corps R.E., 134, 137;
occupation of, 131;
crossing of the Marne at, stiff fighting for, 133-4.
La Forge, crossing of the Petit Morin at, 127.
Lagny, G.H.Q. moved to, 101.
Lagny-Meaux line, 6th French army's crossing of the Marne between, 109.
La Haute Maison, 3rd Corps at, 123.
Lahore Division, see under Indian Corps.
Lambton, Lieutenant-Colonel, later Brigadier-General the Hon. G. W., Military Secretary, H.Q. Staff, B.E.F., 6.
Lancashire (East) Regiment, 1st Batt., 26, 134;
at Ploegsteert Wood (Dec. 19), 327.
Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Batt., 26.
Lancashire (Loyal North) Regiment 1st Batt., 18, 230;
at Givenchy, 328.
Lancashire (South) Regiment, 2nd Batt., 21, 160, 284.
Lancer Regiments,
5th (Royal Irish), 24, 65, 129;
9th (Queen's Royal), 24, 65, 73, 77;
at Moncel, 119-20;
at Messines, 245;
12th (Prince of Wales's Royal), 25, 47, 136;
at Wytschaete, 258;
Landon, Brigadier-General, temp. G.O.C. 1st Division, 17;
G.O.C. 3rd Infantry Brigade, 18.
Landrecies, 1st Corps at, 74, 81;
German attacks repulsed by, 75.
Landrecies-Jeumont, the Sambre between, 50-1.
Landrecies-Le Cateau road, 52.
Langemarck, heavy enemy pressure at, 278.
Lanrezac, General, G.O.C. 5th French Army, Joffre's estimate of, 35, 37;
French's first (and later) impressions of, 36-7;
co-operation with him arranged, 39;
advance planned by, 47;
and the Retreat from Mons, 56, 57;
operation by British requested by, 58-9;
French's meeting with, his attitude during, 82-3;
continued falling back of, 70, 95;
supersession of, 107.
Laon, rail to, from Maubeuge, 53.
La Quinque Rue, 328.
La Trétoire, Petit Morin forced near, by the Guards, 125, 127.
La Trétoire-Launoy-N. of Ruine-Moulin Neuf line, Worcestershire Regt. sent to, 127.
Laventie, 210.
Laventie-Lorgies line, 2nd Corps directed on, 203.
Law, Rt. Hon. Andrew Bonar, and the Munitions question, 357, 360.
Lawe, the, line of, at Vieille Chapelle and Estaires, German cavalry driven back to, 204.
Lawford, Brigadier-General S. T. B., G.O.C. 22nd Infantry Brigade, 29;
in the Battle of Ypres, 272.
Le Cas Rouge, 128.
Le Cateau, chosen as concentration point for B.E.F., 5, 16;
G.H.Q. fixed at, 5, 37, 54, 113;
strategic importance of, 54;
Belgian refugees near, 68-9;
German move on, 77;
Battle of, 78 sqq.;
effect on 2nd Corps, 210;
losses in, and repercussion of, on the campaign, 78-9, 83-7, 89, 133, 210, 272.
Le Cateau-Cambrai line, 71, 73-4.
Le Catelet, source of the Scheldt near, 49.
Le Gheer, retaken by 4th Division, 233.
Le Gravier, crossing of the Petit Morin at, 127.
Leicestershire Regiment,
2nd Batt., 28.
Leinster Regiment, 2nd Batt., 28, 160.
Le Mans, new advanced base at, 93.
Le Marchant, Colonel, killed in action, 135.
Lemberg, taken by the Russians, 230.
Le Moncel-Crouy line held by 4th Division, 152.
Le Moulin du Pont, fighting at, 128.
Lens, observation point above, 148.
Lens to Armentières, nature of the terrain, mining works in, towns and roads, 209.
Le Nouvion, distances from, 48.
Le Pilly, 2nd Batt. Royal Irish Regiment cut up at, 21.
Le Plessis-Belleville, Allied advance from, over the Marne, routes for, 115.
Le Quesnoy-Avesnes road, 52.
Les Herbières, railway bridge at, 49.
Leveson, Major, 18th Hussars, at Faujus, 120.
Lewis, Colonel, and the invaluable Lewis gun, 354.
Lichnowski, Prince, anticipations by, of European war, and apologia of, 2.
Liévin, ground near, and mining works, 209.
Life Guards, The,
1st, 30;
at Messines, 246;
in the Battle of Ypres, 273.
Light Division, The, 285.
Lille, concentration point for British reinforcements, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 188;
how it might have been saved, 184;
21st French Corps detraining near, 197;
German concentration near, 198;
and reinforcements at, 240.
Lille-Courtrai line, combined advance to, planned for Oct. 13, 203.
Lille-Thiaucourt line, German strength on, 182.
Lincolnshire Regiment, 1st Batt., 21, 146, 238, 258, 284.
Lindsay, Major-General, Commanding R.A., B.E.F., 6.
Line of attack for Allied forces on Sept. 6, 114-16.
Lines of Communication and Army troops, original B.E.F., 27.
woods near, German forces in, 121, 129;
German withdrawal of guns from, 131.
Locre, 7th Division at, 265;
1st Corps in reserve at, 284.
Lodz and Lowicz, fighting between, 230.
Lomax, Major-General S. H., G.O.C. 1st Division, 17, 66, 250;
French's visit to, 159;
success of, at Vendresse, and death later; an appreciation of, 151.
London, Air-raids on, 215.
London Regiment, see County of London (London Regiment).
London Rifle Brigade (T.) incorporated in 3rd Corps, 297.
London Scottish (14th (County of London) Batt. London Regiment), 17, 27, 228, 294, 297-8;
fine work of, in the Battle of Ypres, 238, 244, 247-8, 257, 262;
Allenby's memorandum on, 262-3;
French's praise sent, 263;
heavy losses, and consequent reaction of, 263-4;
congratulations to, 263;
seen on parade by French, 264.
Longueil, 187.
Longueil-Pont Ste. Maxence area, suggested march to, of British 2nd Corps, 172.
casualties at, 150.
Lorgies-Herlies line, part of 2nd Corps on, 221.
Losses in Modern Warfare, 58, 183.
Losses in Officers, Men, and Matériel at Le Cateau, 78-9, 83, 86, 89, 153, 210, 272;
guns, losses, 210.
Losses, Marne, 137-8.
Lourches, 50.
Louvain, Belgian line near, 41;
Belgian G.H.Q. at, 43.
Lovett, Colonel, Commanding 3rd Infantry Brigade (temp.), 18.
Lowther, Lieut.-Colonel H. C., Commanding 1st Infantry Brigade, 17.
Lushington, Lieut.-Colonel, and the 41st Brigade at the Battle of the Marne, 127.
Luxemburg, in the early days of the German advance, 2, 7, 39, 336.
Lys River, French's failure at, lesson of, 145;
strategical points above, 148;
passage on attempts at, 203, 220;
cavalry reconnaissance of, 205;
enemy pontoon bridges over, 234;
further cavalry struggles along, 261;
forcing back the Germans, 277.
Lys, from Menin upwards, chance of securing lost, 222.
Lys River Valley, 238;