The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-06-04

regiments, veteran English corps, an
formed them into column Of 5000 men
At it's head we're six cannons, and 8
many more men on the tanks which dix
good service. Lord john Hay comman
ded this great mass.
Everything being now ready, the col
umn advanced slowly and evenly, as i
on the parade ground. It mounted ths
slope of Saxe's position, and pressed OF
between the wood of Barri and the vii
lage of Fontenoy. In SO doing it was ex'
posed to cruel fire of artillery and
sharp-shooters; but it stood the storm
and got behind Fontenoy The moment
the object Of the column Was seen, the
French troops were hurried in upon
them. The cavalry charged; but the
English hardly paused to offer the raised
bayonet, and then poured in fatal tire.
They dlsdained to rush at the picked
infantry of France. On they went till
within short distance, aud then threw
in their balls with great precision, the
officers actually laying their canes along
the muskets to make the men tire low
Mass after mass of infantry was broken,
and on went the column, reduced, but
still apparently invincible. DUO Eich-
elieu had four cannon hurried to the
front, and it literally battered the head
OF the column while the household cav
airy surrounded them, and, in repeated
charges, wore down their strength; but
these French were fearful sufferers.
Louis was about to leave the field. In
this juncture SAKE ordered up his last
reserve-the Irish Brigade. It con-
sisted that day of the regiment Of Glare,
| Lally. Dillon, Berwick, Roth and Buck
10y, with F'itzjannes' horse, O'Brien,
{Lord Clare), was IN command. Aided
! by the French regiment Of Normandy
and Vaisseany, they were ordered to
charge upon the flank Of the English
with fixed bayonets, without firing
Upon the approach Of this splendid body
of men, the English were halted on the
slope Of d hill, and up that slope the bri~
gade rushed rapidly and in tine order.
They we're led to immediate action and
the stimulating cry of 'Cuimhnigldh ar
Luimneac agus al fhelle na Sascanach'
was reechoed from man to man. The
fortune of the field was no longer doubt
full, and victory, the most decisive,
crowned the arms Of France.
The English were weary with long
days fighting, cut up by cannon, charge
and musketry, and dispirited by the up
pearance of the brigads-fresh, and con-
sisting of young men in high spirits and
discipline-still they gave their fire we'll
| and fatally; but they were literally
stunned by the shout and shattered by
the Irish charge. They broke before The
Irish bayonets, and tumbled down the
far side of the hill, tlisorganized, hopeless
and falling by hundreds. The Irish
troops did not pursue them far; the
French cavalry and light troops pressed
! on till the relics of the column were sue
cored by some English cavalry, and got
within the batteries of their camp. The
victory was bloody and complete. Louis
is said to have ridden down to the Irish
bivouac, and personally thanked them;
and George H., on hearing it, uttered
that memorable imprecation on the penal
! code: Cursed be the law which deprives
me of such Subjects The one English
volley, and the short struggle on the
crest of the hill, cost the Irish dearly.
One-fourth of the officers, including
Colonel Dillon, were killed, and one
third of the men.
| Help One Another.
Let us help one another. This little
sentence should be written on every heart,
stamped on every memory. 1t should be
the golden rule practiced, not only in
every household but throughout the
! world