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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> &#039;&#039;Sir Conan Doyle on the New Army&#039;&#039; is an article published in [[The Times]] on 21 february 1916.<br /> <br /> Report of a meeting held at the &#039;&#039;Majesty&#039;s Theatre&#039;&#039; (London), where [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] gave a [[The Battle of Loos (speech)|speech]] about the Battle of Loos.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Sir Conan Doyle on the New Army ==<br /> [[File:the-times-1916-02-21-p5-sir-conan-doyle-on-the-new-army.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[The Times]] (21 february 1916, p. 5)]]<br /> <br /> Speaking on &quot;The Battle of Loos&quot; at His Majesty&#039;s Theatre yesterday [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir A. Conan Doyle]] said he did not think the valour of the British Army had ever been more conspicuous than in this engagement.<br /> <br /> In one movement to outflank the Germans at Loos a member of the London Irish kicked a football the whole of the way. Some very cruel and unjust reports got about in London that the new armies had not done well and that a certain brigade was broken, whereas what really happened was that they broke a very heavy attack and in doing so they broke themselves.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{footer_periodicals}}</div>

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