Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-30

ward many miles from Meta, had cut tho
road across Ba1ninc's front Mt Mars.laTour
and secured u Judgment on the htghts be-
You'd. Gradually the patient Germans
were cnycloplng the Frcnch right flank
Tho sun went down on q ghas,ly field.
with the infantry and artillery Ia close
contact nh along tho line. neither side will.
ing 20 yield, Suddenly the German lend.
en-, hchciG 70 compact body of horse pouring
over tho ridge north of Aus.lu1ulr aud
aiming for the batteries that had Just been
planted around that poiut az the cost n 80
much blood. Tho column was composed
Of the division ~ Gen. le Grand, two
hrlgndos, and the G1rlc Brigade dc France.
l,hclnhNbcn's German cavalry division had
suffered IN three charges already aud tho
remnants ot two badly shattered brirndrg
Joined themselves with tho third IRE IA
brigade and poised lance and sword to
meet the onslaught
There was just breathless wait among
Gle Germans 10 get the bearings, a thrust
and parry here and thero between SOUND.
Tnns, aud then IN cloud Of dust 900
horscmen rode no one another cuirassicr
against llussar, aud lancer against uhlan.
Thccolllsion occurred just above thcyillaga
Of MaA,ln.Tour. Tho brigade dn Franco
pruach Within $50 PAGES aud then rushed
upon them. Theuhlnus stood to The work,
which was hand to hand and opportuUaiy
u squudrun Of Dragon. iuarls iust In from
u reconnaissance pissed by and spurred
over ditch aud wall to sustain the bard De.
sot uhlnus The WcNphalian IIras,lors at
the same time attacked the Gurde brigade
In front and the French Cbassgurs d. AZ
ripue fell upon tho German Dragon
Guards.
Thus along the cniire field n German
regiment rushed upon q fresh opponent.
or mixed into fray already begun, lnl a
French regiment, soelug Il, chance, dashed
at the latest conner This WIS repeated
again and again. The combat spread over
wide scmcirclc, and squads aud compa'
MES that found themselves on the out
skirts OF the melee attacked back and
forth until darkness ended tho contest.
The Prussinn cavalry retired to their own
linc,Hnd the French infantry slowly pur-
sued, The French horse had suffered ter
riblo punishment, Gen. IL Grand was
Killed and Cen Muutnpu, one Of his
ll.sUdlprs, WAS a wounded captive Mars.
M-lour WIS held TO the Gormuns and the
Infantry and artillery cluug 10 the posi-.
tluus they had seized around tho village,
and that without further mocstation from
the French. This fourth affair OF the cav
airy was the greatest combat of the war
between mounted men, aud IN one sense IL
was decisive, for IL showed Bazaiuc that
he could not dlslodge the enemy from
Mnrila Tour and open tho road to carry
his army out Of Metz.
The days results IN cavalry charges were
IN favor OF tins Germans. The troopers
saved the infantry again and again, and
without their unsurpassed daring, which
Q a. 81 a To-. 81.
Killed, 50 hopeless were the chances, the
day would have had q different story.
The death Hide" WINS every whit m wild
md grand H the charge OF the light Brit
Rndu at BAihklaya, aud it answered tho IN
/ t1ntlon Of the commnndcr who ordered IT,
GEORGE l.. kliAillL
WhateYer happens, keep Your head on.