E.H. de Stacpoole describes the fighting that took place as they retreated from Mons. During a battle he was thrown from his horse which was killed. Without a horse he was marching with a battalion that had only eighty men left. They came across a cavalry horse that looked fit and well except for the blood of the previous rider. 

'The Irish Brigades In The First World War' was a two part documentary for radio. The programme examined the participation of the Irish Brigades in the Great War using personal accounts of the battles from surviving members.

The documentary was produced by Kieran Sheedy and presented by Tom McGurk. The clip used here was taken from part one and broadcast on 10 November 1974.

The photograph accompanying this clip shows British cavalry officers passing through destroyed village.

Image courtesy of the Library of Congress LC_B2_4239_5 

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