Key Information
Reference code
MISC66 1/20
Title
Maps of the 1914 Battle of Le Cateau, France, printed in 1934
Date(s)
- 1934 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
Five copies of bound map set entitled Battle of Le Cateau. 26th August 1914. Tour of the battlefield, relating to the Battle of Le Cateau, Western Front, 1914, including bound descriptive narrative to accompany enclosed summary map entitled The Eve of Le Cateau, map 1, showing the positions of the opposing armies, scale approximately 1 inch to 4 miles, and map entitled The battle of Le Cateau, map 2, showing the positions of the armies in topographical detail, scale 1:40,000, (GSGS 3761, Ordnance Survey 1920) and 10 sketch plans giving views of the battlefield, (HMSO, London, 1934).