German drive. After six days of stubborn fighting, the remaining garrison retired across the Scheldt River to the southern border of the Netherlands, while the rest of the Belgian army retreated to the West, to defend the last piece of Belgian territory in the Battle of the Yser (16–31 October 1914). Many of those killed at the Aisne are buried at Vailly British Cemetery. There were two later battles on the Aisne; the second (April–May 1917) and the third (May–June 1918). See also La Ferté-sous-Jouarre memorial Neil Douglas Findlay - the first British General to die in the war was killed in this battle. Ronald Simson, rugby player - the first rugby internationalist to die during the war, killed in this battle. Footnotes References External links BEF order of battle Aisne 1 Aisne 1 Aisne 1 Aisne 1 Aisne 1 1914 in France the Aisne September 1914 events