The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-07-02

WARRIORS OF KING DARIUA
maintained perfect coolneaa, and Whon the
work cut out for them was done, wheeled
and united, and Miltiades placed himself
ct their head and led them upon the VIC
torious Persian center. The discomilted
Greek center. seeing this, rallied and renew.
ed the Aght. The compact formation was
the one for the new emergency, and Greek
discipline enabled MiltiAdes to vary his
tactics In the heat Of action.
The solid ranks Of the united columns
Of the Greeks and their heavy armor
and superior equipment for fighting Gt
close quarters defeated every effort Of
the Asiatics, and finally the whole Persian
host was in a roAt. And at this time, the
proper moment, the spirit Of carnage that
had come upon the Greeks by reason Of
their successful blows was given full play,
and they pursued the shattered masses to
the waters edge, and cut them down In the
ships drawn upon the beach for embarka.
ton. Many ships were boarded and fred,
and the Asiatics who had the temerity TO
offer resistance were drowned or slAuRh-
tered. The Greek loss was mainly sustained
on the beach. CGllimachuS fell theFe, and
also one Of the ten generAlS Seven Per
sian galleys were burned, and the rest
quickly pushed of, bearing away . vast
army, so far aS numbers went, despite the
enormous loss IN battle.
But MilLiades' work was not ended.
Athens was still exposed TO tFeachsFy, and
to the craft Of Darius able general, Datis.
Hippias had been killed In the battle, but
his emissaries might unwittingly bStray
the scantily garrisoned city to the Persians
II summoned to do so while the Albanian
army was at a distance. The hero Of Mar.
Athon did not sit down on his lSurels, but
left q guard over the fabulous spoils Of the
field, and before daylight on the morning
after the battle mustered his weary sol.
diers on the heights above the city, where,
10 the Rmazement Of the Persian leader,
they lay in full view Of his neet a. u en-
tered the harbor Of Athens after rapid
nights sail.
The victory was complete The PsrsIans
withdrew, and the moral effect Was such
that Grecian courage mover quailod and
never yielded before the monster hordes Of
the Orient.
The Persian dead on the field were over
six thousand, and great numbers were
drowned In the sen OF burned In the Ghipa.
The Athenian dead, numbering only ia
were exceptionally honored BY intsFmsnt
upon the battlefield, where a mound was
raised over their bones, and ten columns
were erected to commemorate the fallen Of
the ten tribes which took part In the bat
tie. The Spartan re-enforcements to the
number Of 1900 made q forced march Of
$50 miles In three days, but were too late
10 share In the glory. The tactics Of Nil.
tiades at Marathon have been . study for
pilltary men ever since. Had be adhered
70 Grecian custom and spread bis men In .
uniform line they. would not have been
sble 10 strike q teMng blow at any given
point, and could have been broken with
ease. Had he sent them In at slow paco
the Persians would have had time to form
and offer stout resistance. The formation
In heavy wing and q weak center was bet
ter than q strong center and light wing.
because the center, even though success.
ful, could have bean aAnked By the Per
SLAMS with their ample forces and The fai
vorable open ground on either slda Yet
for all this II was the steAdiness Of the
Greek wings In stopping the pursuit q the
proper time and In reforming 70 assail the
Persian center that carried tie day.
The PersiBu cavalry, believed 70 have
besn l0,o00 strong, seems not 10 have put
IN blow, although the PsrgiAns selected
the plains Of Marathon a. . spot especially
adapted for this arm Of Ssrvico, Of which
the orooks had mona
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