East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-03-04
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Not or rnosc forward to-the ATTACK. Theh
Inference Of tic two systems was 10 sone
extcnt illustrated NJ tie hattleOi Aihh
lie French lost 1913 killed orwlau lel;
sllo English 1859. The Freuch cortaiily
had equal. il not creator diliicHlues 10
surmount, AMI they decided the victory
before the English hal crowned tho posi-
tons which were the object Of their at .
tack The reason % the greater loss OF 7
the latter is seen ia tho account of the .
battle. Wherever the French act they
run. they spring, they rush; they cross
with lightning speed the ground, swop, !
by the Russian fire. This is the effect Of
tho drill oil the Cha@eurs, long ago
adopted ia is main features b. al the
French infantry Now see what the his
torian SAYS OF the Englis:h
" They march in line with admirable
orlSt Balls, grapOshot, bullets, shells,
pierce tho ranks, which close up impedi-
ately, without this human wall having
given back one step; but they advance
slowly uuder this murler0us Ere, leaving
bolinl long, bloody llnes
Tho brigade OF Highlander, command
ed by Sir Colin Campbell, advances IN an
admirable order, not ono instant disturbed
by the redoubel fires OF the Russian
maskctry and artillery VI would seem,
on seeing il 50 calm aud accurate in its
movements, that it is manrnrring on a
fal1 or pnrade The
English, IN admirable line Of battle,
marched with their habitual step, recciv-
ING the fire Of the formidable positions
which they had to carry, without hasten
ing or slackoning their gat.n
"Hcroio error" continues he (which
inscFibes many glorious names in the an
nals, but inscrbes them in the register
of the dead!n We'll could Marshal ST.
Ainaud write, ~ have lost less men than
! they, because | moved faster"
The achievements of the Chasseurs in
Algeria were all that could have been de-
sired, and the celebrated Zouaves adopted
their mannpvres with the greatest sue.
cess. The Arabs soon found that a Chas
seur was very different "cnstomern
from tho infantry soldier Of 1892, Moth.
ing could equal their surprise at seeing
their sentinels shot down from distance
Of 400 or 500 yards No doubt the faith
Of many of those Ishmaoites was sorely
shaken at seeing that "Allah' allowed
the guns Of the Infdcl dogs TO carry five
times farther than those Of the true b.
lever. |
In the Crimeaa war, two incidents in
particular demonstrated the superiority #
the new system. The forts Of Bomar-
sund were captured in way altogether
unparalleled in the annals of war. Rife
pits were dug at about six or seven hun
dred yards from the forts, and occupied
by the Chasseurs. From that moment
whenever Russian showed himself at
the embrasures, half dozen balls were
fired at him, with such deadly certainty,
that no rarely escaped. To work the
guns was death. In few days nearly
all the Russians in the fort were killed
or wounded, and the garrison, entirely
disabled, had to surrender, although not
a gun had been dismounted, AMI no dam
age had been done to the works. The
other incident took place at the battle o
, Inkermann. The battalions Of Chasscurs
together with some Zouaves, ran from
, their positions on the Woronzoff road, t.
tho support of the English, a distance o.
: nearly three miles, in about halt al
, hour and 50 well must they have kept
: their formation over that broken ground
/ that tuey charged right on without tult
4 inc 10 reform or 10 take breath.
e "Thcy rushed by" says an EngliSl
= narrator, "tho light Of battle on thei
; faces. Their trumpots sounded
: above the din Of battle, and when We
f. watched their eager advance, right on the
l flank of the enemy, VIC knew the day was
3 won.
Itinay safely b asserted that no troop
!. drilled in the ordinary manner could hav,
q performed such feat. They cond no
!, have marched three miles in much les
Il than an hour, and If they had attempte
q to advance ct double quick step, the
n would have been broken mp in utter con
: fusion before going five hundred yard
!, Yet this performance Yves but little NOR
. than what is required in the manpuvre
q of the Chasseurs, for their drill regult
= tons say that they ought to be ablo 10 g
!. over 1000 yards in % minutes, if circuu
>. stances require it, ..., f.
h 1t is fortunate thing for US that W
n are not dependent, in military matter
$. upon the, decisions Of stupid Boards {
t, Ordnance composed Of superannuste
e aristocrats, incapable Of approaching in
l. provements, and unwilling to adopt theI
,r il they could. BY the foresight Of
N former Secretary OF, War, Col. Hqrde
$, of the u. $. Army, was directed to pr,
le pare a System of instruction for light il
ID fantry and rillemep; he fulfilled his tas
L. in tho most satisfactory manner, by b
IL excellent translation of the Regulatio
es for the instruction of the Foot Chasseur
y This instruction has now been introduce
: at West Point, aud in one regiment {
il least Of the army; and We may add {,
Of our own State, that it is also in use {
y the Virginia Military Institpte. \, II
d called in 4 the familiar Language Of II
y camp, by the name Of the HSbaugh,
le Drill We have also introduced in OF
ir service the MIME rifle, with the imp. owe
"a Harper's Ferry ball. Moreover, v
IL have adopted the French style Of unif rn