Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-09-13
The Engagement n Severe One

KAssAsIN. Sept. l0.-After 6
o'cl' OK yesterday morning Bengal
L1ncers and scouts came III with the
news that the enemy were app zach
ing III great force on the north side
OF the railway. The British army
was at once put in motion, and by
Z o'clock an artillery duel began.
The enemy attacked both TANKS Of
the British position. The thirteenth
Bengal Lancers commenced the en-
gagement and killed 10 of the enc
my. They lost one soldier in their
first charge, Arabi's troops CT all
arms spread over tie entire ridge
and mile and half up the line
train heavily armed soon appeared.
The British 40-pounder and Krupp
guns shelled the enemy's right. A
25>pounder lew hundred yards of
played Oh the same position. The
British had the enemy's range exact
ly, one oil their shells burst right
over the enemy's ranks. The Egyp-
tian artillery also got the distance
evry well, and their shells dropped
steadily into the British camp. The
British horse artillery extended
along line halt mile in length
on the north side of the railway,
firing rapidly. About nine o'clock
the Egyptians began slowly to re-
tire, followed by British inianlry.
At that time reiniorcements began
to come up from Mahsameh. A
Krupp gun recently captured from
Arab sent shell nearly in front oil
his train.
At noon the attack OF the enemy
had been repulsed, but the action
still continued along the front. which
extended distance OF three miles.
Ali the troops were gu. from the
British camp. The wounded we've
then being brought III, but the total
casualties were not exactly known.
The British loss was roughly esrI-
mated at 100 killed and wounded.
Many shells fell III the British camp
before the enemy were rcpuIsed. The
enemy's force III the engagement
numbered $4,000 men. with II
guns. Five guns and many pris-
oners were captured. Twenty dead
Egyptians were counted III one spot
Numbers OF Egyptians wc'e len
lying about, learIuIly wounded.
lhe British wounded include 10
MARINES, whose wounds arc serious.
The British during the day adyanc-
ed within range Of Iel-el Kcblr, and
made very eff Give reconnaissance
OF the enemy's position
Bes.drs the EgypilunS who adj
vanced Irom Tel-el-KeLir II force OF
loo men crossed the desert from
Sallhlyeh and operated on The right
flank OF the British. These troops
cOltl' ucd the engagement after the
Icl-el Kcbir force had retired. They
had "a Krupp battery which they
handled well. The British heavy
calyalry pushed them Lard and
finally captured one Krupp gun,
with the team and equipment, and
a green standard, which was taken
from a dead standard bearer belong
Ing TO one OF Arab Pasha's crack
regiments. Tie Salihlyeh contin-
gent were routed, but the others
reached Te''-el-Kirbir in fairly good
order. The British loss vas com
paraliv,ly small, perhaps 50 in all
killed and wounded. Arabs plan
was well d, vised, but required Dct>
tei troops TO carry it ont although
the rebel hoops fought better than
they have hi herlo.
Saturday night passed quietly,
the enemy having disappeared be-
hind their entertainments. At day
Oreake Sunday morning the En-
ish Logan 10 throw up file pits
around Kassasin in order to prevent
Arab Pasha fro" approaching near
though 10 shell their camp. A
, ckci OF the thirteenth Bengal Lam
,ers charged regime t ui the ene
ny's caIvaIry, rode though tn IN,
mi killed zen men, losing one OF
heir own. The enemy threw ma
~ OF their own wounded alive into
he canal The TO guards have
arrived at the front; stores are com
ng up last. The wounded are de-
ng excellently. The English loss
Turing the engagement was fifty
None were klllp