Answer:
This is what he said
Step-by-step explanation:
The disastrous military events which have happened during the
past fortnight have not come to me with any sense of surprise. Indeed,
I indicated a fortnight ago as clearly as I could to the House that the
worst possibilities were open; and I made it perfectly clear then that
whatever happened in France would make no difference to the resolve
of Britain and the British Empire to fight on, “if necessary for years, if
necessary alone.” During the last few days we have successfully
brought off the great majority of the troops we had on the line of
communication in France; and seven-eighths of the troops we have
sent to France since the beginning of the war–that is to say, about
350,000 out of 400,000 men–are safely back in this country. Others
are still fighting with the French, and fighting with considerable success in their local encounters against the enemy. We have also brought
back a great mass of stores, rifles and munitions of all kinds which had
been accumulated in France during the last nine months.