<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - USir John French, ekhathazekile ngokuthi uzohlukaniswa ne-English Channel, wavakashela iSordet e-Avesnes ngo-Agasti 24, futhi waziswa ukuthi uhlangothi olusentshonalanga lwe-Allied lwalulondolozwa amabutho e-Territorial Army abasematheni abaneminyaka ephakathi kuka-35 no-48 ngaphansi kuka-Albert dAmade e-Arras kanye ne-garrison yaseLille. USir John wacela uSordet ukuba amboze abasele baseBrithani, kodwa ekuqaleni uSordet wacela ukubonisana nomyalo wakhe kuqala. USordet watshela uSir John ukuthi amahhashi akhe ayekhathele kakhulu ukuthi angahamba, kodwa empeleni wahamba ibanga elide ngemuva kwalokho, iqiniso lelo uMajor-General Snow, umlawuli weBritish 4th Division, kamuva alicaphuna njengobufakazi bokuthi uSordet akunakwenzeka ukuthi wenze okuningi ngesikhathi se- Battle of Le Cateau  <response>: . futhi. Ngo-10 ekuseni ngomhlaka-24 Agasti uLanrezac, ekhathazekile ngokuthi uSir John French kungenzeka ukuthi uhlehlela emuva emigqeni yakhe yokuxhumana futhi kude namabutho aseFrance, wayala uSordet ukuthi abuyele emuva eLandrecies ngosuku olulandelayo, phakathi kweBEF ne-Fifth Army. ULanrezac washintsha umqondo wakhe ngemuva kwehora noma ngaphezulu futhi wayala uSordet ukuthi abuyele emuva eBEF kwesobunxele njengoba ayeyalile ngaphambilini. 