rman heavy artillery in, 119, 144, 212;
Germany's lost opportunity in, 216;
Intense artillery fire in, 144, 145-6, 149, 150, 212;
Last days of (Oct. 1 _sqq._), 193 _sqq._;
Last repulse of the enemy at, by the 1st Corps (Oct. 11), 211;
Losses, 152-3, 159, 160;
Operations hampered by,
Lack of artillery and machine guns, 101, 347, 356;
Rain, 157;
Tactical aspect of, 140, 159;
Value in, of British "moral," 55;
Battlefield, Features of,
Strategical, 148;
Topographical, 143, 145, 147-8.

Aisne Canal,
suggested French extension to, 186.

Aisne, Department of, 48.

Aisne-Compiegne-Soissons line,
withdrawal to, 91.

Aisne Front, withdrawal from, object of,
plan first conceived, 155-6, 157, 301;
_pourparlers_ on, with Joffre, 163, 164 _sqq._;
the Northern move begun, 193;
progress of, 235-6;
French views on, 305 _sqq._

Aisne Heights,
a reconnaissance from, 161.

Aisne River:
Bridges (road) over, 147;
All under artillery fire, 148;
Constructed over by British Corps (Sept. 13), 150, 151;
British positions on, 146-7, 158, 160, 165, 182;
Steep banks of, 145;
Reported German troop-transfer to, 223;
Roads and railways in valley of, 147-8;
Wooded country N. of, marches through,
consultations on, with Joffre, 143.

Aizy,
German counter-attack at, 151.

Albert, King of the Belgians,
characteristics of, 344;
French invited to H.Q. of, at Louvain, 42-3;
sortie directed by, 143-4;
and the withdrawal from Antwerp, 175;
and French's scheme for Anglo-Belgian military co-operation
(Dec. 28-30), 343 _sqq._

Albert, French progress near, 325.

Alfrey, Lieut., killed at Moncel, 120.

Allenby, Major-General E. H. H. (now General Sir E. H. H., G.C.M.G.,
K.C.B.), G.O.C. 1st Cavalry Division, later G.O.C. Cavalry
Corps (_q.v._), 16, 24, 323;
At Mons and after,
Instructions to, 47;
support given by, to Fergusson (Aug. 24), 65;
During the Retreat from Mons,
protection given by, to infantry, &c., 60, 64, 65, 71, 72, 75,
84-5, 87;
view of, on Smith-Dorrien's situation on Aug. 25, 76;
help given by, to 2nd Corps at Le Cateau, 78;
During the Marne operations, 109;
Marne bridges seized by, 133;
fine leadership of, 137;
During the Aisne operatio