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Title: How armies fight
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Gruggisberg, Frederick Gordon (Sir) Gillmore, Parker
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 Military art and science
Publisher: London T. Nelson
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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thdraw the guns. The attempt has finally to beabandoned, and the horse artillerymen remain in the open,calmly and methodically loading and firing, until the hailof lead to which they are exposed causes such heavy lossesthat their officers order them to take shelter in a hollownear the guns. Soon the batteries are silent and help-less, with the German infantry steadily sweeping towardsthem. The 1st Battery of Field Artillery—the Blazers, as itis known in the army—comes to the rescue. Major Rex,its commander, has for the last few minutes been busilyemployed in hunting for a suitable place from which hisguns can get a good view of the XXVth Regiment, andyet not be exposed to the overwhelming fire of the numer-ous German batteries. He discovers a little knoll abouthalf-way between Napoleons Wood and Maison Roi whichfulfils both the foregoing conditions, brings his battery upto it, and opens a rapid enfilade fire along the Germanlines at a range of about a mile. Assisted by the machine
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> X aH ON JULY THE TWENTIETH. 375 gun of the Royal West Kent, he soon succeeds in stoppingthe advance of the XXVths leading line. Taking advantage of this, the dismounted Hussars of CSquadron retire along the sunken road into Rossom Farm.Another heroic attempt to withdraw the guns results infailure; for though the Germans are no longer advancing,their rifle fire is now most deadly. The check to the enemy is, however, only temporary. Asecond line advances from Mon Souhait, joins the first, andcarries it on with it; while some guns of the 13th ArtilleryRegiment, and a couple of companies of the 2nd/XXVth,turn their attention to the Blazers. The latter are wellconcealed, thanks to the skill of their major, who haswhat is known as a good eye for country. Conse-quently, they are very little damaged, and again succeed instopping the Germans. A third line sweeps forward, joinsthe leading one, and carries it on, and the lst/XXVthslowly approaches nearer and nearer to the deserted gunsof P

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