, with Joffre, 92;
pivot of French cavalry operations, 146.

Compiegne-Clermont line, French forces falling back to, 93.

Compiegne-La Fere line, gap in, Joffre's desire for the British to
fill, and French's replies, 92, 94, 95.

Compiegne-Longueil-Pont Ste. Maxence area, 3rd Corps directed on,
187.

Conde, the Scheldt at, 48, 50;
military value of, 53, 54;
roads from, route of, 54;
2nd Corps' difficulties S.E. of, 65;
Aisne crossing at, 150.

Conde Bridge, British cavalry (entrenched) covering, 195.

Conde-Cambrai-Le Nouvion-Binche area,
Features of,
Strategical, 52 _sqq._;
Topographical, 48 _sqq._

Conde Canal line, British forces on, 47, 50;
junction of, with Canal Du Centre, 53;
bridges gained by German cavalry, 62.

Conde Fort, Missy, cleared of enemy, 149.

Conde-Manette line, British forces on, 60.

Conde-Mons-Erquelinnes line, British on, 59;
heavy pressure on, 61.

Conde-Valenciennes-Cambrai-Le Cateau-Landrecies road, 54.

Congreve, Brigadier-General W. N., V.C., G.O.C. 18th Infantry
Brigade, 28.

Connaught Rangers,
1st Batt., 19, 128, 238;
2nd Batt., 19, 160.

Conneau, General, French cavalry under, operations of, 204, 227, 235;
at Messines, 264, 278;
relieved, 280.

Cormicy-Rheims-Verzy line, held by 5th French Army, 146.

Corps Commander, discussions with before Mons, 43.

Coulommiers, French at, with Haig, 106;
French's G.H.Q. at, 131.

Council of War of Aug. 5, 1914,
Members and Military Officers present at, 3-4;
topics discussed and conclusions arrived at, 4-5.

County of London (London Regiment):
9th Batt. (Queen Victoria's Rifles), 295;
12th Batt. (The Rangers), 296;
13th Batt. (Princess Louise's Kensington Batt.), 295.

Courcelles, 1st Corps H.Q., 152.

Courtacon-Esternay-La Villeneuve-les-Charleville line reached by
5th French Army, 121.

Courtacon-Esternay-Sezanne line, 5th French Army directed on, before
the Marne battle, 115.

Courtrai, Rawlinson's operations towards, 201, 219;
German advance to, 208;
and reinforcements at, 240.

Couvrelles-Ciry-Nampteuil-sous-Muret area, British troops in, 196.

Cracow, anticipated fall of, 194;
Russian tactics concerning, 230.

Craonne, French forces near, 152;
loss of, 157.

Crawford, and the Light Division, 215.

Cressy, Allenby's H