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Identifier: battlesofninetee01forb (find matches)
Title: Battles of the nineteenth century
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900 Atteridge, A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard)
Subjects: Battles Military history, Modern
Publisher: London New York : Cassell and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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attle :— The want of infantry caused a somewhat serioussacrifice of cavalry, which had repeatedly tocharge both infantry and artillery to hold themin check. The men do not ride particularlywell to look at, but the manner in which theyride into the jaws of death is really quite t) laBalaclava. One regiment—the 7th Cuirassiers—was ordered to charge a battery of artillery,and actually got into it, one of the first in, I amproud to say, being a young Englishman, whohas taken service in the Prussian army, and hasjust got his lieutenancy. It went in some300 strong, and what its loss is I tremble tosav. When I next saw it, it scarcely seemed tome a hundred all told. At 2.30 the reserveartillerv was brought up, and the cannonadebecame heavier than ever. The sun, too, at thismoment seemed to have come nearer to us, as ifto see this fearful butchery of mankind, and theheat became tremendous. Then, whereveryou went, came the pleading cry of Water Iwater I For pitys sake give me water 1 The
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MARS-LA-TOUR. 349 Kraukcntrnger, or bearers of the sick, had now-more than they could do, admirable as the wholemachinery of the corps is worked. . . . Thepositions of both the combative forces were per-fectly stationary for about an hour, a sort ofduel being carried on between them, which,though at some distance, was quite near enoughto have fearful results. I saw a whole string of(French) prisoners brought in of ever)- descrip-tion. There was the burly giant of cuirassiersbeside the little French liner, the green-jacketedhussar, and the artiller3man—all chatteringawa)-, and seeming to me uncommonly gladto be out of the affair at any price. * Seeing some of the infantry engaged on theextreme right, I went there, ^id met one regi-ment just coming out of action to recruit, beingat that moment commanded by a youth of nine-teen, having lost thirteen of its officers since themorning. The number of it was the 52nd, andto the usual inquiring glance that all officerswho had not seen me bef

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