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THE OLD CONTEMPTIBLES

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The record of the British Expeditionary Force from Mons to Ypres, between August and November,
1914
A programme composed in memory of a great feat of arms, by Beatrix Brice (author of the verses to the First Seven Divisions, ' 0 little mighty
Force that stood for England ')
Produced by B. W. Cave-Browne -
Cave
Based upon the Official History of the War by Brigadier-General J. E. Edmonds , who has seen and approved the programme; on the memoirs of Lord French and General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien ; and on letters and notes sent to the author personally by officers who were serving at the time
Whoever first used the expression ' England's contemptible little army', coined in 1914 an immortal phrase. An immortal phrase that commemorates an immortal feat of arms, for in the period August-November, 1914, the small British Expeditionary Force-more than half its men reservists - fought two important battles and innumerable small engagements, executed a difficult retreat in perfect order, marched more than a hundred miles in seven days, helped to check the first German thrust at Paris, and won the race for the Channel ports.

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Unknown:
Beatrix Brice
Produced By:
B. W. Cave-Browne
Unknown:
General J. E. Edmonds
Unknown:
General Sir Horace

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National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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