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Title: A staff officer's scrap!book during the Russo-Japanese war
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Hamilton, Ian, Sir, 1853-1947
Subjects: Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
Publisher: London : Edward Arnold
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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e of them had actually taken part in thedesperate struggle I saw at 5 p.m. last night. Inanswer to a question, he said he had used neitherbullet nor bayonet, but had taken to stone-throwing.I asked him why he had done so, seeing it was surelyquicker to load and to fire, and he replied that theRussians did it, and that it seemed at the moment tocome more handy. I thanked the men, and saidevery one had yesterday admired the brave regiment.They said something to Nakamura in reply. He didnot translate it to me, but I saw him smiling to him-self, and asked him to repeat the remark. He thentold me the soldier had replied it was an honour to hiscorps that it should have won the approval of ageneral of an allied nation. He was a particularlynice-looking boy with a delicate, well-bred face. Theother was more of a round-faced country bumpkin.I only note down the incident to show that manyof the Japanese private soldiers are perfect gentle-men. On the scene of the hand-to-hand struggle I watched
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The Russians Recross the Shaho 261 yesterday with almost horror-stricken attention, therewere a number of Russian bayonets. It seems thatthe Japanese soldiers were able to catch hold ofthem in the melee and twist them off. AnotherJapanese soldier searching about for mementoes heretold us that the Russian bayonets were blunt andwould not penetrate a thick coat. In proof of hisassertion he picked up one or two and showed that thechisel-like edge had become quite dull. The Russiansalways manoeuvre with fixed bayonets, and no doubtthey are apt to become blunt under service conditions.Some arrangement will have to be made in futurewhereby it is impossible for an enemy to grasp abayonet by the blade and unfix it. From where I now stand it is easy, without being agreat tactician, to see where the Russians made theirmistake in yesterdays battle. They had a superiority ofnumberSjbut they were unable, or ratherdidnot seriouslyattempt, to make these numbers tell. Round Top andOkasaki Yama togeth

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