Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-08-24
SAVED BY HIS HORSE.
Wonderful Experience of an Aid and Hi
Equine Preserver.

WonoeffuI Experience OF an Aid and Hia
Equine Preserver.
The battle Of Eylau, fought between
the French, under Napoleon, and the
allied Russians and Prussians, was one
of the most terrible battles of the CEN
fury. Marshal Augereau took into the
action fifteen thousand men; he came
out with only three thousand. The
marshal was wounded; all his generals
and colonies were killed or wounded.
One Of his aids, Marriott, was severely
wounded and owed his escape from
death to his mare Lisette, an animal of
great speed and fierce temper. She bit
like bulldog, and threw herself with
fury on persons who displeased her
She could only be saddled by the aid of
tive persons; but her driver once on her
back, she was peerless. The story of
her doings in this battle is told in Mar
bots Memoirs
The Fourteenth regiment remained alone on
hill, which the emperor had ordered 1t not to
quit surrounded by the enemy. The emperor
resolved to save it, if possible and ordered
marshal Augereau to send an aide de- camp to
1t with certain instructions. It was almost inn
possible to carry out the order, as a cloud of
Cossacks separated US from the regiment Two
omcers in turn were sent Neither OF them
reached his destination. They were never heard
of again
1t was my turn. 1 dashed of on the errand
rode as II racing, leaving my sword in its scab-
bard LiSette few, leaping over the heaps OF
dead men and horses and gun carriages. Thou
sands OF Cossacks were sea tered over the plain.
None OF them tried to stop me- partly because
OF the speed of my mare and partly because
each one thought that could not escape those
beyond him.
Thus escaped all and reached tho regiment.
/ found 1t formed in square. 1t was sur
rounded by circle of dead horses and Russian
dragons whom they had repulsed. had difri-
Guilty In passing over this bloody embankment
When gave to the of1cer In command the or
der to retire he said that the handful of men
remaining would be exterminated il II de-
scended to the plain
II see no means of safety" he said Return
to the emperor and bid him farewell on behalf
OF the Fourteenth regiment, which has faith
fully executed his orders Convey to him the
eagle which he gave US, and which we can de-
fend No longer. It would be too painful to us
in dying to see 1t fall into the hands of the enc
my
The captain then handed me the eagle which
the soldiers saluted for the last time, with
cries Of "Vive rEmpereurl'' At the moment
when was leaning forward to receive the eagle
cannon ball passed through the peak of my
hat close to my head. 1 was all but annihilated
by the blow, but did not fall from my horse
Blood flowed from my nose, my ears and even
from my eyes. Still l saw, heard and preserved
my intellectual faculties, though my limbs
were so paralyzed that could not move a
finger.
column of Russian infantry charged the
hill and threw themselves on the feeble rem
nant received a bayonet wound in the arm
Russians bayonet struck the hind quarters
OF Lisette. Mad with pain the mare rushed
on the Russian, seized him by the face and with
her teeth mangled him horribly Then rushing
into the midst of the combatants, she threw
herself against every one she met.
A Russian officer laid hold of her bride; she
seized him. lifted him and carried him to the
foot OF the hin, where she trampled on his
body. left him dying on the snow and galloped
at full speed for the French lines Thanks to
the hussar saddle maintained my seat.
When near our lines found myself in front
OF battalion Of the old guard Unable to see
| on account of the falling snow, they took me
for an enemy leading charge. The battalion
| nred on me. My cloak and saddle were rid
| died, but was not wounded, nor was my mare
which charged the battalion and passed through
| the ranks.
-YOuth'S C0nnapioD