{"id":97922,"date":"2026-01-16T02:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T07:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=97922"},"modified":"2025-09-16T21:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T01:16:13","slug":"ww1-the-slaughter-starts-ep-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/01\/16\/ww1-the-slaughter-starts-ep-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WW1: The Slaughter Starts | EP 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0hsvBebNwY?si=bpb7bEblFAoXYwl5\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Rest Is History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 28 Aug 2025<\/p>\n<p>What was Britain&#8217;s first military move following the outbreak of the First World War? Where did the French launch their initial attack on the Germans? Whose army was the biggest and best of all the participants in the war? And, what unfolded at the pivotal Battle of the Ardennes in August 1914, on the frontiers of France, between the Germans and the French, and what would be the consequences of the outcome for the war as a whole?<\/p>\n<p>Join Dominic and Tom as they discuss, in riveting, unsparing detail, the dramatic early engagements of the First World War, and the bloody Battle of Ardennes.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Who was Aubrey Herbert? The MP offered the throne of Albania<br \/>\n02:24 Expectations of WW1: catastrophe foretold<br \/>\n04:50 Britain&#8217;s war council: should the BEF go to France?<br \/>\n14:12 The French: splendid uniforms uniforms, and a daring plan &#8230;<br \/>\n20:05 Battle of the Frontiers<br \/>\n26:37 Charleroi: Lanrezac&#8217;s warnings ignored, French collapse begins<br \/>\n30:20 The Battle of Mons<br \/>\n42:00 French retreat as well: Joffre forced to abandon offensives<br \/>\n44:44 The Battle of Le Cateau: Smith-Dorrien decides to stand and fight<br \/>\n47:35 Le Cateau outcome: heavy losses, but strategic British success<br \/>\n49:04 The Great Retreat: exhaustion, refugees, collapse of morale<br \/>\n51:05 Sir John French proposes pulling back behind Paris<br \/>\n53:12 London &#038; Paris reactions<br \/>\n56:09 Paris prepares for siege<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Animator: Michael Sherdyts &#8211; YT:    \/ mercenarycamp<br \/>\nProducer: Theo Young-Smith<br \/>\nAssistant Producer: Tabby Syrett<br \/>\nSocial Producer: Harry Balden<br \/>\nVideo Editor: Jack Meek<br \/>\nHead of Digital and Video: Samuel Oakley<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rest Is History Published 28 Aug 2025 What was Britain&#8217;s first military move following the outbreak of the First World War? Where did the French launch their initial attack on the Germans? Whose army was the biggest and best of all the participants in the war? 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