The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-05
A DISCIPLINED r,usDERpoLr.
Archibald Forbes gives his Impressions or the He'd
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(LOndon Daily News.l


Were I called on to denne Prince Frederick
Charles In two words should style him disciplined
thnnderbolt. The first time ever saw Prince Fred:
erick Charles was on the afternoon OF the battle Of
Mars Ia Tour. About noon on that bloody day
Bazaine out there In front Of the auberge OF Grave
and had ridden forward TO the great plain on whose
face lie the villages Of Favgny vionyille, Mars Ia
Tour, and Rezonyllle, to lind that The Prusslans
were standing athwart the plateau blocking the out
ward march Of his army toward verdun; that,
indeed, hours before Alvenseben had hidden Rein
burger horsemen. For live hours desperate battle
had been raging fnrousy., Alyenseben had been
indeed true 70 his duty With his single army CORPS
he had been barring the progress Of the whole French
army. Five and twenty thousand Germans, out
hundred thousand Frenchmen. hui at what cost
Alvenslebens two divisions. Stupnagels, and Bud
infantry had been 80 pressed that he had been forced
to adopt the terrible expedient OF hurlng cavalry
at the muzzles of the chassepots. From BredOw's
had achieved their mission; they had pierced line
after line OF French infantry, and had sabIed the
EasK INTO o. tSelr poslon short by one.,lai OF the
strength with which they had comIhenced their
heroic charge. Tho village OF Fiaylgny was a
around II was strcwn thick with dead and wounded.
Well might Alvensleben, with anxious eyes, scan
wa WAS vs,Se eSsSed ~ ns M 70 e nno s Stood IN
reserve He was holding on grlmly, but It was
with the grip almos. OF despair.
from Gorze down In tho valley ON to Fiavigny up
there on the plateau, lay among the brushwood
the steep ascent OF the road heard the clatter Of
many troops. cavalcade was approaching at a
hand yai0p. out 10 the front alone rode square
sh0uldered chief In red tunc, sitting his big bay
with nrn easy seat His stf0Dglined face was in-
tent yet calm he spoke over Ills shoulder to the man
riding on his nank. II Prince Frederick Charles
ut the head Of his sian, who had ridden up from
Pont.a MOuss0n, following his own maxim OF m0y-
Ing direct upon the cannon thunder. Out On to- the
bare plateau be rode among the whlstling bullets
and the bursting shells aud M II by instinct galloped
straight for tue Knoll behind Flavlguy, where Ayen-
aeben stood Ia the lire surrounded by what re-
mained OF hi9 stall. II was strange, but, as by the
advent OF this one man, the face OF the battle nagi
cay changed. Broken troops fell into order nnd
began 70 push forward The batteries Inasscd aud
concentrated their lire ON points where II told. Re
Inducements he had ordered M he had ridden for
ward came hurTying ON W The plateau ana Joined IN
the nght cheering w they deplOyed and opened IRE
lie B,euf had been pressing down from the north
ward, and threatening Ayenaebens flank; but now
Kraatz- -Koschlan's battaona were available to'con.
front him. ANA when they had been too severely pun
ished 10 maintain their position headlong cavalry
charge crulnpled up the head Of lie BDufs attack
The BuG went down on u Held retrieved for the Ger.
mans by the cool, skillful generalshp OF Prince
Frederick Charles. In the twilight he swept hit
front clear by the charge OF cavalry division M
line, and then tns wearled soldiers were able TO take
up their biyonacs.
saw the Prince that night ride into Gorze, where
his quarters were for the night. The little place
was d pandemonlnm. Only In the centre OF the mar
row street was there clear thofoughfare' Along