By: Various
The New York Times, CURRENT HISTORY, A Monthly Magazine, THE EUROPEAN WAR, VOLUME II
THE EUROPEAN WAR, MAY, 1915 General Sir John French's Own Story LONDON, April 14.--Field Marshal Sir John French, commander of the British expeditionary forces on the Continent, reports the British losses in the three days' fighting at Neuve Chapelle last month, as follows: Killed, 190 officers, 2,337 men; wounded, 359 officers, 8,174 other ranks; missing, 23 officers, 1,728 men; total casualties, 12,811. The report continues: The enemy left several thousand dead on the field, and we have positive information that upward of 12,000 wounded were removed by trains. Thirty officers and 1,657 of other ranks were captured. The British commander's dispatch concerning the battle is long, and says, among other things: Considerable delay occurred after the capture of Neuve Chapelle, and the infantry was greatly disorganized. |
New York Times Current History; The European War