What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 1914
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.28° N, 2.78° E
- Description
- 1914 battle of the First World War
- War
- World War I
Affair of Néry
1914 skirmish between the British Army and German Army
The Affair of Néry was a skirmish fought on 1 September 1914 between the British Army and the German Army, part of the Great Retreat from Mons during the early stages of the First World War. A British cavalry brigade preparing to leave their overnight bivouac were attacked by a German cavalry division of about twice their strength, shortly after dawn.
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