The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-16
SAVED BY HIS HORSE.
Wonderful Experiences Of an Aid and His
Equine Preserver.

1 WOuuerful experience OF Aid And Hi
Equine Preservsr.
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 colonels 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
five 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 IT 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 Il was almost i'm
possible to carry out the order. a. q cloud OF
Cossacks separated us from the REGIMENT Two
officers in turn were sent Neither Of them
reached his destination They were never heard
Of again
1t was my turn I dashed OF on the errsnd
rode as il racing, leaving my sword In its scab-
bard Lisette flew, leaptng over the heaps OF
dead men and horses aud gun carriages. Thou
SANDS of Cossacks were scattered over the plain
None OF them tried to stop me, partly because
OF the speed OF my marc and partly because
each one thought that could not escape those
beyond him
Thus escaped all and reached tbs regiment
found it formed in q square. II was sur
rounded by . circle OF dead horses and Russian
dragons whom they had repulsed. ! had diffi-
Guilty In passing over this bloody embankment
When gave to tho oi1icer in command the or
der TO retire. he said that the handful OF men
remaining would be exterminated if 1t de-
scended to the plain.
II sec 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 30 him the
eagle which he gave US. and which we can de-
fcnd no longer. 1t would be too painful 20 us
in dying 70 see II fall into the hands Of the enc
my
The captain then handed me the eagle. which
The soldiers ssluted for the last time. with
cries Of "Vive l'Kmpereurl' Al the moment
when was leaning forward 70 receive the eagle
a cannon ball passed through the peak OF my
hat close to my head / Twas ell but AnnihIlsted
by the blow, but did not fall from my horse.
Blood flowed from my nose my ears and even
from my eyes Still saw, heard and preserved
my intellectual faculties though my limbs
were go paralyEed that could not move
finger.
A column OF Russian Infantry charged thu
hill and threw themselves on the feeble rem
nant received . bsyonet wound IN the arm
A Russians bayonet struck the hind quarters
of Lisetts- Mad with pain the mare rushed
on the Russian, seized him By the face and With
her teeth nangled him horribly. Then rushing
into the midst OF the cornbatsnts- she threw
b ersen against every one she met
A Russian oaicer laid hold Of her bridIe she
seized him lifted him and carried him ts tbs
foot OF the HILL where she trampied On his
body. left him dying on the sncw. and ealloped
at full speed for the French lines Thanks 20
the husssr saddle maintained my seat
When near our lines found myself IN 'front.'
OF a battalion Of the old guard Unable 70 zee
en- sccount Of the falling snow, they took ms
for an enemy leading charge. The battalion
fred on NE. Ny cloak and saddle were rid
died. but was not wounded. nor wa my mara
which charged the battalion and passed through
the raIkA