. Canada's sons and Great Britain in the world war; . Allies, won byhard fighting and superior generalship. The Germans failed firstly,because Von Kluck had arrogantly exposed his right and secondly,because of the heavy defeat inflicted by Foch on the enemy rightcentre. Great credit was due also to Langley and Sarrail who had tomeet and repel the most violent part of the German offensive. 98 Canadas Sons in the World War The great German strategy had failed, henceforth the Germanswere to be on the defensive and forced to accept a war of entangle-ments,—a type of warfare they hated. With the re
. Canada's sons and Great Britain in the world war; . Allies, won byhard fighting and superior generalship. The Germans failed firstly,because Von Kluck had arrogantly exposed his right and secondly,because of the heavy defeat inflicted by Foch on the enemy rightcentre. Great credit was due also to Langley and Sarrail who had tomeet and repel the most violent part of the German offensive. 98 Canadas Sons in the World War The great German strategy had failed, henceforth the Germanswere to be on the defensive and forced to accept a war of entangle-ments,—a type of warfare they hated. With the retirement of the Germans the aUied soldiers, partic-ularly the British, reahzed for the first time the horrors of war ina ci^dlized country and the ruthlessness of German the retreat from Mons they had fallen back through a friendly —I EXTBCnE GERMAN tlNE,SEPT. 61* 5l«Ct55IVE RCraEATS •••••?• aePT ircf6«eae« svt. etr? ?aa« SEPT. isx: «CVON Tove?OUN WO f^B« TO l_^OM 7St AON TO NAVU^ 9oPffU& IgO V. Retreat of Geemans apteb First Battle of the Marne country not yet devastated by the enemy. As they marched northagain they entered a coimtryside ravaged and and farmhouses were burnt, villages smashed beyondrecognition, farms and gardens laid waste, everywhere a brutaland senseless devastation. Tales of outrages on civiHzed popula-tion made the British reaHze that they were pitted against noordinary foe, but something which seemed to be the enemy of allmankind and of civihzation itself. CHAPTER VnFirst Canadian Contingent Sails for Europe The Minister of Militia, General Sir Sam Hughes, was themost-talked-of man in Canada in the latter months of 1914, and hisfame soon spread across the water. His great-grandfather, GeneralSt. Pierre, had fought beside Napoleon and, with two of his sons,had died at Waterloo. The blood of great soldiers stirred in hisveins and manifested itself when a boy. A one time EngKsh master in a Tor
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