The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-11
BRITISH PARTICIPATED
|NDEFENsE OF ANTWERP
Three Naval Brigades With Heavy
Guns Aided In Resisting
Germans.
TWO REACH osTEND SAFELY
Other Is Cut Of anu Forced to Find
Refuge In Holland, Where 1t Is
Interned-Belgian Retreat Sue
cessfully Accomplished.

LONDON October IL (12:4O a. MD
TheO first official admission that the
British participated In the defense of
Antwerp is contained in an admiralty
announcement tonight. that three
naval brigades, with heavy guns. had
been sent there during the last Week
OF the German attack.
The announcement added that in the
retreat from Antwerp two of the Brit
ish brigades reached Ostend safely
The other, however, was cut off to the
north of Lokeren cat the town Of East
Flander, twelve miles northeast of
GhenD and 1000 OF the meh were
informed in Holland. The retreat Of
the Belgian army was' accomplished
successfully.
The loss of the British naval brigades
probably will be less than 300 out of
5000 men.
The secretary of the admiralty makes
the following announcements:
In response to an appeal by the Bel
Sian government. marine brigade
and two naval brigades, together with
some heavy naval guns, manned by
detachment of the royal navy, the
whole under command Of General Paris,
X. NJ. ~, were sent by His Majesty's
government to participate in the de-
Tense Of Antwerp during the last week
OF the attack.
The Belgian army and the marine
brigade maintained the inner line of
defenses during Wednesday and Thurs
day, while the city endured a ruthless
bombardment
LOSSES LESS THAN 400
OUT OF TOTAL OF 5000
THE behavior of the royal marines
and naval brigades in the trenches and
In the field was praiseworthy and
remarkable In units so newly formed.
and, owing to the protection of the
Entertainments, the losses, I'm spite of
fINa ffr<
less than 800 out of total force OF
5000 men. The defense could have
been maintained for longer period.
but not long enough to allow of ado
quate forces being sent for their relief.
without prejudice TO the main strategic:
situation
In those circumstances the Bel
CLANS and British military authorities
In Antwerp decided TO evacuatc the
city. The British offered to cover the
retreat, put General de Guisc desired
| that they should leave before the last
division OF the Belgian army
After long night march TO SAINT
GiiieS, three naval brigadeS entrained
Two out OF the three have arrived
safely at Ostend. hut, owing to cir
known. the greater part of the first
naval brigade was cut off by a Ger
, man attack north OF Lolscrcn. and . O0o
officers and men entered Dutch terri
tory IN the ncighborhood of Hulst, and
laid down their arms In accor,l,nrc
win the laws of neutrality
The retreat Of the Belgian army has
peeh successfully ACCOMMODATED All
armorcd trains and heavy runs wore
brought away
The retreat from Client EDWARDS OF
the naval division and of the Belgium
army was covered by strong British
reinforcemcnts."
| KING ALBERT PURSUED
by GERMAN FORCE:
Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch. ]
ut the head of the vanquishcd field
army OF the Belgians, which he led
Snt or antwerp to save 1t fro<, being
fall of the temporary capital Was in
cvitablc. is reported TO be i'm a critical
situation. lie, is being pursued by
man division OF the bcsiegins army Tnr
under General Won Veseler, which Is
attempting to cut him off along the
Dutch border, and force him either to
| WhelminS odds, or seek refuge in
Holland, there to be informed during
the period OF the war:
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium arrived
In England to-day, landing Mt Folke-
stone from Dunkirk. Her indictments
were guarded with the strictest Sc
The pursuit of the King and the
gallant defenders Of Antwerp develop-
ed when body OF Germans in great
strength essayed II crossing of the
I'Scheldt River near Termonde. They
threw temporary pontoons across the
river. and. despite the raking fire from
the Belgian trenches, succeeded in es-
tablishing themselves on the other
side. where they. were hastily REFORM
ed and took up the march in "a north
easterly direction. towards San Mich
olus. twenty-s!N miles southwest Of
Antwerp. and but five miles from the
Dutch frontier.
The Germans evidently were bent
on turning the rear OF the retrcating
Belgian column and either forcing Il
battle or driving them into Holland
and, in any event. preventing the BEL
gians from cffecting a junction with
the allies In France who are pushing
steadily toward the Belgian border.