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The first major engagement of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the First World War in August 1914, resulted in what became known as the Great Retreat during the Battle of Mons, in the course of which a strategic rearguard action was called for in order to allow the BEF to escape.
Tasked with holding their ground under all circumstances, the 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers, in their very first action in France, achieved a military feat seldom paralleled in modern warfare.[3] A brigade may occasionally have the task of trying to delay a whole enemy division. A division may perhaps be deployed in an attempt to turn aside or halt an advancing army corps – but for a single battalion to stem the advance of an entire army by their sole action was unprecedented. In fact, less than a battalion strength, just 3 companies of the 2nd. Battalion of The Munsters halted the advance of the German Army for fourteen hours in the area of Oisny & Étreux during the retreat from Mons on 27 August, thus enabling the rest of the British Army to withdraw to a safe distance of twelve miles.
In their action at Ètreux the 2nd Munsters were decimated, with only five officers and 196 other ranks surviving. Nevertheless, the Battalion's action effectively prevented German pursuit of the BEF I Corps.[4] They were outnumbered at odds of over 6 to 1, and when finally defeated, the survivors were congratulated on their supreme bravery by the German soldiers they had fought.
In 1922, a cross was erected in an orchard in Étreux, just behind the railway station, to the memory of 120 men of the Munsters's 2nd. Battalion who fell there in their last stand on 27 August 1914. The officers and men of the Regiment who died in that battle are buried there alongside the carved monumental cross dedicated to their memory. Part of the inscription reads " In proud and lasting memory of ..... the officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the 2nd. Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers ..... who laid down their lives during The Great War in the cause of Freedom and Justice, 1914–1918"
The Great War occupation by the Germans soldiers in Etreux has been recorded by Albert Denisse (1868 – 1946)
^The Etreux Rearguard Action 2009-08-19 at the Wayback Machine External link to Home Page: Royal Munster Fusiliers Association
^Bowman, Timothy: Irish Regiments in the Great War "Regular regiments at war" p.49, Manchester University Press (2003) ISBN0-7190-6285-3 Notes to Bowman above Ch.2: McCance, S.: The History of the Royal Munster Fusiliers, vol.II, From 1861 to 1922 p.119, Gale and Polden, Aldershot (1927) Jervis, H.S.: The 2nd Munsters in France p.8 & p.12, Gale and Polden, Aldershot (1922) Johnstone, T.: Orange, Green and Khaki The Story of Irish Regiments in the Great War, 1914–18 pp.27–34, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin (1992) Staunton, M.: The Royal Munster Fusiliers in the Great War p.26, MA thesis, University College Dublin (1986)
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French December 2008 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Etreux see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Etreux to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Etreux French pronunciation etʁo is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts de France in northern France EtreuxCommuneThe church of EtreuxCoat of armsLocation of EtreuxEtreuxShow map of FranceEtreuxShow map of Hauts de FranceCoordinates 49 59 42 N 3 39 27 E 49 995 N 3 6575 E 49 995 3 6575 Coordinates 49 59 42 N 3 39 27 E 49 995 N 3 6575 E 49 995 3 6575CountryFranceRegionHauts de FranceDepartmentAisneArrondissementVervinsCantonGuiseGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Joel Noisette 1 Area110 36 km2 4 00 sq mi Population Jan 2019 2 1 420 Density140 km2 350 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code02298 02510Elevation115 160 m 377 525 ft avg 144 m or 472 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 History 2 Population 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe first major engagement of the British Expeditionary Force BEF in the First World War in August 1914 resulted in what became known as the Great Retreat during the Battle of Mons in the course of which a strategic rearguard action was called for in order to allow the BEF to escape Tasked with holding their ground under all circumstances the 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers in their very first action in France achieved a military feat seldom paralleled in modern warfare 3 A brigade may occasionally have the task of trying to delay a whole enemy division A division may perhaps be deployed in an attempt to turn aside or halt an advancing army corps but for a single battalion to stem the advance of an entire army by their sole action was unprecedented In fact less than a battalion strength just 3 companies of the 2nd Battalion of The Munsters halted the advance of the German Army for fourteen hours in the area of Oisny amp Etreux during the retreat from Mons on 27 August thus enabling the rest of the British Army to withdraw to a safe distance of twelve miles In their action at Etreux the 2nd Munsters were decimated with only five officers and 196 other ranks surviving Nevertheless the Battalion s action effectively prevented German pursuit of the BEF I Corps 4 They were outnumbered at odds of over 6 to 1 and when finally defeated the survivors were congratulated on their supreme bravery by the German soldiers they had fought In 1922 a cross was erected in an orchard in Etreux just behind the railway station to the memory of 120 men of the Munsters s 2nd Battalion who fell there in their last stand on 27 August 1914 The officers and men of the Regiment who died in that battle are buried there alongside the carved monumental cross dedicated to their memory Part of the inscription reads In proud and lasting memory of the officers warrant officers non commissioned officers and men of the 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers who laid down their lives during The Great War in the cause of Freedom and Justice 1914 1918 The Great War occupation by the Germans soldiers in Etreux has been recorded by Albert Denisse 1868 1946 Population EditHistorical populationYearPop 19621 489 19681 588 6 6 19751 655 4 2 19821 839 11 1 19901 754 4 6 19991 670 4 8 20081 567 6 2 See also EditCommunes of the Aisne departmentReferences Edit Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 2 December 2020 Populations legales 2019 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2021 The Etreux Rearguard Action Archived 2009 08 19 at the Wayback Machine External link to Home Page Royal Munster Fusiliers Association Bowman Timothy Irish Regiments in the Great War Regular regiments at war p 49 Manchester University Press 2003 ISBN 0 7190 6285 3 Notes to Bowman above Ch 2 McCance S The History of the Royal Munster Fusiliers vol II From 1861 to 1922 p 119 Gale and Polden Aldershot 1927 Jervis H S The 2nd Munsters in France p 8 amp p 12 Gale and Polden Aldershot 1922 Johnstone T Orange Green and Khaki The Story of Irish Regiments in the Great War 1914 18 pp 27 34 Gill and Macmillan Dublin 1992 Staunton M The Royal Munster Fusiliers in the Great War p 26 MA thesis University College Dublin 1986 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Etreux Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Etreux amp oldid 1094618721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
