The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-16

and there deserving track that looked
practicable. The next day dead hussar
and dead horse were found in ravine
three-fourths of the way to the crest. So
far had they climbed in their valorous ride.
Meanwhile Francois men had reformed,
and the German artillery strengthened its
fire upon the hill. What remained of the
companies that had fallen back and rallied
went forward again, the French standing
to their trenches to receive them. Some
of the Germans staggered up through the
shot to the shelter of rock supporting the
plateau above, and not being able to GO
further remained there, within few feet
of their foes, but out of reach. Francois
himself was killed and also many other
officers, but the brigade refused to give up,
and so seeking shelter wherever it offered
the men fixed themselves to stay, alive or
dead Now was the decisive moment, and
fortunately for Kamecke, not his wOrded
appeals for aid but the cannon thunder
had borne to distant ears the tidings of
battle
The general of the Eighth corps Of the
same army with Kamecke came dashing
to the front with the Fortieth fusileers,
and being superior in rank to kamecke
assumed command and put the regiment
in support of Francois men on the slope
About this time a brigade of the Second
army, under Doring, also attracted by the
firing, reached the field and formed on the
left of the Fortieth. With these REINFORCE
ments the Twenty-seventh brigade went
forward again, and three charges were
made to carry a wood at the left Of the
nose of the height where Francois had
fought so CALAMITY but so vainly. An en-
trance was made in the wood and here the
men held on stubbornly. The Fortieth
Hohenzollerns were famous for storming,
and after passing up the height and into
the wood it became only question of time
and patience, for they were within a pace
of the French intrenchment. Awaiting
their time, with one lunge the Fortieth
regiment and Doring's brigade went for
ward, and 10y main force rather than by
weapons hurled the Frenchmen back.
These in turn rallied and drove the
Germans back, and 50 the wood was won
and lost and won again many times. Very
soon some batteries belonging to the Third
German corps were taken up the hill with
great difficulty, and then fer once during
the struggle Of several hours the Germans
were a match LOT the FRENCH. Inc HSlJ-
ing continued here until dark, the French
refusing to acknowledge defeat, and at
times in their mad haste firing upon their
own men. By 9 O'Clock all was ever. The
result on other parts Of the field, where the
difficulties seemed less, had not been bet
ter than at the height Kamecke's Tween
ty-eighth brigade, under Woyna, fought its
way along the road from Saarbruck, driv-
ing the French at this point back to pro-
longation of Spicheren Heights, where
they held on. strengthened by timely re-
enforcement sent from Marshal Bazaine,
at Metz, TO Frossard.
When the re-enforcements from the Sew
enth and Eighth German corps arrived on
the field to support Kamecke, the COM
mander of the Seventh corps made for
NAL attempt to carry this position, but
failed Aftervard fresh German troops
were put in ard the left flank Of the French
was forced back about the time the storm
ing columns were established on Spi-
cheren Heights. The Germans lost 1900
men killed ard wounded, and the French
had also a severe loss. The battle was
won by German valor and stubbornness
and the fortunate circumstance that the
only available supports, AID those totally
unexpected, came up unbidden just as
Kamecke hac made n Judgment on the
heights. GEORGE i. hILNIER