Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-05
SAVING THE O0L0RS.
HOW TWO BRITISH OFFICERS AT IsAN-
DULA DIED IN CARRYING THEM
FROM THE BATTLEFIELD.

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.ho has snoi,od III. means of dealing
1o,.h 20 III, .o,nrodos M so,1;or
ov.r fall ,,or. ,,,or;ousrv nut h.h,s
misuea tho Victoria Cross and now
comes III. ,;me when the colors must
he saved It is all but over. The
hattie :, ,,s+. Int III. rwo,4v r,,,r.,,
Rcg;ment must be true to its Aap
At fine mcss.room table and ound
the fire in the barrocl room thev
have told with pride the story of the
old colors Of the corps. which for ten
ve,rs mast have hing q trophy in st.
Mary's Church. Warwick. Every pri-
yate soldier and Young lieutenant in
the regiment has read about the battle
Of Clilianwallah in ls49, and has been
Gre1 with enthusiasm ot that rccord
If thc rep;nento, fac Which was car-
r;ed off thc field NV fonr officers IN
succcssion all Of whom died defend
;no # until at last the stout FLAGSTAFF
was shot away and the co|ors we're
left deserted on tbc ground from
which tho rco;,,out wero comnel,ed
~ rctroot Then c,mo tho turn of
pr;yot. Richard Perry . "Warw;ck
man 81 Win when be heard what had
h,,no,od rushed hack IN tbo face of
tha a,,v,n.;,o s;,,hs and fouud noor
vo,,,o po,,vc,;ck IN tho .oonv of
1e,th Fmm His fo;thfn, or,sn H..
tool, ho oo,ors and thon ro+,r,i, -
tr;,u,rho,t with h;s ,r;vo roco;v q
q hul1et throuch his hat q second on
his nouch md q third ,iddlino his
h,vers,ck -.be was hailed with . cheer
NV his onxH;ous and cxnectant COM
rados
With this hrave nr.cedent ~ an
.x,mn1o Il wos mt ,;kc,v that fine
colors Of tho Twenty fourth would
a,o, without . struoo,e IN tbo sov,oe
Gold If Isondu,a rho sacred charge
IVA. o,tr,stoa RI I;ou+s M.,v;,,o and
rool;n and M kn;ohts of old mo,.
faithfully did their dutv At tho last
moment. when the disaster was COM
n]ete horses were rot ont. and these
horo;o oont,oman s+ortod off with
~. +ro.sure A,o rutt;no the;r
w,r with aesner,+o en.rov the
colors folded around vounp Melvi,le,s
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Ma faot ,ros MT ,cco,o,,,;she1 with
ant ser;ous efforts and an officer who
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