British Expeditionary Force
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Charlotte Despard | CD
's younger brother, later Sir John French
, had a high-profile military career. He became a Field Marshal in 1913 and commander of the British Expeditionary Force
in Europe at the start of the... |
| politics | Charlotte Despard | The outbreak of the First World War added pacifism to CD
's political causes (although her brother, now Sir John French
, was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force
), along with concern about how... |
| Textual Features | Elizabeth Jane Howard | The central character of Howard's novel, Julius Grace, responded to the call of public duty when, at the news on about 27 May 1940 that the retreating British Expeditionary Force
was stranded at Dunkirk... |
| Textual Features | Jan Struther | The film (conceived as a means of raising American enthusiasm for the war) made radical, structural changes to the book. Mrs Miniver retained her husband and children, and plans to foreground the male characters instead... |
Timeline
23 August-5 September 1914
In the first manoeuvre of the First World War, the British Expeditionary Force
despatched to the Continent retreated with the French from Mons, before the advancing Germans.
5-10 September 1914
The British Expeditionary Force
and French troops counterattacked the Germans in the battle of the Marne.
15-18 September 1914
The British Expeditionary Force
and their allies succeeded in crossing the River Aisne in the battle of that name, only to have their advance halted on the far side.
14 October 1914
Princess Mary
(third child and only daughter of King George V
and Queen Mary
) launched the Christmas Gift Fund
to help send a Christmas present from the whole nation to every sailor afloat and...
1-3 November 1914
The British Expeditionary Force
and their allies fought the Germans in the battle of Ypres (later, because of further developments, known as the First Battle of Ypres).
Christmas 1914
German and Allied forces at the front lines began an informal cease-fire, which lasted up to five days, in honour of the season.
15-25 May 1915
The British Expeditionary Force
and their allies fought the Germans in the battle of Festubert.
4 June 1940
Winston Churchill
made one of his most famous war speeches in the House of Commons
.