Last Stand at Zandvoorde, 1914: Lord Hugh Grosvenor's Noble Sacrifice

by Mike McBride, Dan Snow (Contribution by)

Overview

Being the son of the Duke of Westminster, whose family traces its lineage back to 1066, Lord Hugh Grosvenor was destined to become a cavalry officer in the prestigious 1st Regiment of Life Guards. Using unpublished letters home and contemporary accounts Noble Sacrifice describes Lord Hughs embarkation for France and the early mounted encounters which halted the enemy onslaught against the contemptible little army. These led to the stalemate of trench warfare and found Lord Hugh and his Squadron holding out at Zandvoorde during the First Battle of Ypres 1914 and being annihilated by superior numbers of enemy forces in some of the most desperate fighting of the First World War. Due to the advances in military hardware, the war for Lord Hugh and his comrades marked a turning point in cavalry tactics.As well as being a dramatic account of Lord Hugh Grosvenors last stand, Noble Sacrifice is a very personal story of courage and self-sacrifice. This heroic yet tragic story has a mysterious twist. The bodies of Lord Hugh and his 100 soldiers were never found - it was as if they had never existed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473891593
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/31/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	49 MB
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About the Author

Mike McBride was a trooper in the Queens Own Yeomanry and worked for the Ministry of Defence before joining the Cheshire Constabulary where he served a full career. He also trained the protective services of Trinidad and Tobago. Retiring in 2011 he is in charge of security at Eaton Hall Estate.
Mikes published books include Street Survival Skills, Crime Patrol, UK Police Guide (published by Pen & Sword Books) , European Police Firearms and he was editor of IHS Janes Police and Homeland Security Equipment for more than a decade. He has chaired numerous international conferences on Border Security, Less-Lethal Weapons and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear weapons.

Table of Contents

Prologue vii

Preface viii

Acknowledgements x

Foreword Dan Snow xi

Chapter 1 Lord Hugh William Grosvenor 1

Chapter 2 The British Army of 1914 35

Chapter 3 British Expeditionary Force (BEF) 43

Chapter 4 The Imperial German Army 61

Chapter 5 Sleepwalking into War 65

Chapter 6 Mons to the Marne 67

Chapter 7 Race to the Sea 71

Chapter 8 Lord Hugh's First Contact 86

Chapter 9 The First Battle of Ypres 105

Chapter 10 Zandvoorde 118

Chapter 11 30 October 1914 155

Chapter 12 The Aftermath 174

Conclusion 183

British Army at Ypres 1914 186

Analysis 192

In Memoriam 202

Bibliography 227

Index 229