 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pakutanga kweHondo Yenyika I maGrey akaunganidzwa ndokuenda kuFrance, achisvika musi wa17 August 1914. Cornwallis akashanda neA squadron pakutanga, kutanga achibata muvengi musi wa22 Nyamavhuvhu pedyo neMons. Akarwa muHondo yeMons uye kudzokera shure kwakatevera, panguva iyo bhiza rake White Knight rakaurayiwa. Pakati paSeptember 1914 Cornwallis akakuvadzwa achifambira mberi muHondo Yokutanga yeAisne. Akabudiswa kuEngland, achidzokera kuchikwata chake muna December. 