<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Umkhuzi weBEF eFrance, uSir John French, okhathazekile ngokulahlekelwa okukhulu kweBrithani  <response>: Ibutho lakhe, elalibhekene neMpi YaseLe Cateau, lalicabangela ukuhoxisa amabutho alo emgqeni wamabutho ahlangene. Ngo-31 Agasti, umkhuzi-jikelele waseFrance uJoffre, uMongameli uPoincaré odluliselwe ngoBertie, iNxusa laseBrithani noKitchener babemthumelele imiyalezo bemncenga ukuba angenzi kanjalo. UKitchener, egunyazwe umhlangano waphakathi kwamabili noma yibaphi oNgqongqoshe beKhabhinethi ababengatholakala, wahamba waya eFrance ukuyohlangana noSir John ngo-1 Septhemba. 