Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-24
WAR CRIES.


Anil tue smoke anu din of modern
warfare, the sharp rattle o. muakotry
aud heavy cannOugdiug OF attillcry,
there IL not the same occasion Tor tue
war cry that there was Ia times g0nS
by whom men fought hand 81 hand
ana face 90 face. During the middle
ages the battle cry was generally an
aubreviatlOn derived itUm the motto
beneath the leadefs' hotglIis shieids.
Toe motto, "Dieu ot mon DrDlU"--
Good and my Right which now
accompanies the royal arms Of Gfoat
Britain, was once a war cry, anu was
used in England NJ least az early as
the tlmo OF Henry VI. Il orig mated
In "A saying uf Richari l.; No. /, hut
God aud our hight, have yanquishtd
France"
These ancient battle cries, like the
war whoop Of the Indian of today,
served the double purpose % terrifying
the enemy, nni raising the courage VI
friendly forces and guiding them 10 the
point 81 danger Every general 1r
noble had cry Of his own, which
sometimes varied iu different wars.
POmpey's legilus shouted "HuTculrs
iuyiC,utW-"Hrrrult8thrinvluciblr;"
the Cloths cried "AmhrIuusl" the GHr.
mans "lllgnt and Loop aud the
French i0llOwots Of The BOufblus
"Nuirc D,mt" Some 81 the slogans
were very long, such a. tina. OF the
English ut the battle Of Hastings,
wnich was abbreviated, however, by
the soldier 90 the hOmely phrase, "Gct
uull" va cEpsU6HiOn thai meant the
same and was more pointed. The Nor
mans, nevertheless, did not retire but
took up permanent quarters ON the
island; aud they are there yet.
The lrish war cry was not, NJ We
would suppose, "Si. Patrick" tut
"Abool" which meant "Victoryl" The
Scotch cry from tho earliest times was
est. AnIruw." Ia "MarmiUn," bu-
fore the armies FLASHED together In
deadly conflict on Fllddon Field, Sir
Waiter Scott says;
.Of1r one hour Of Wallace wight,
OF vol skilled iirucc, 90 rule the nght
Ana cyst Andrew au1 QUO fightl'
"Woll.skillei BrucuD himself was
Au aIouttt Ui courage aud daring, In
the "L9ri OF tho lslcs," Scot says;
"rhc nruco' The nrucoi" 10 we'll known cry,
ilIa native rocks uuu woods reply.
"Ibc iiIu e. tuo brucUN Ia that dread word
Tue knoll 0f hundred deaths was heard.
The same writer In his spirited Rc.
count Of medieval tournament In
lvauhoe describes tho oJmbatants
shouting their battle cries In tho follow
lug passages:
"rhe tumuit was presently increased
by thr uIvauco Of the second rank on
either side, which, acting ~ reserve,
now rushed ON 10 aid their COmpan-
ions. The followers Of Brian dc Bois-
Guilbert shouted, 'Hal Beau.scanl!
heau.scanu For the Tcmple-ior the
rempl,p The opposite party shouted
IN answer, 'DesdichadO! DesdichaIu .
which watchword they took from
s Mn iO''S uFo" "''' i''o oaes
this knight seemed TO throw aside his
apathy, when he discovered the leader
Of his party 10 hard buslrad; FOR setting
spurs 10 his horse, which was quite
fresh, he came 10 ina assistance like a
ihunder.bOlt, eXclaimiug In a voice
like IL trumpet.cHll 'DcsiichRdo 10 thu
Ttscut!'n
Tho national war cry Of the English
was est. George" although Edward
III nc Calais ahOuted i.. Edward aud
H. George" and tho uOwmen sped
their arrows uurrr.ngly 10 the cry II
"MlerFy EuglAndln The slogan OF the
LlwlRnu Scotch soldiers OF IA later date
as they CHARGED In battle was "Sc0t.
land tOteyoI" while the Welsh yelled
"Allelulia" an their warfare against the
English.
Among Asiatlo warriors tho battle
cry stlll h1urishes IN all its ancient
vis r. The "Hur, Hur, Mahade0ln OF
the Mahraitas, the wild aud wArllke
mountaineers Of Central India, has
been heart by the British troops aud
their allios on many a hari.iought field
in thp east; and the Mohammslan
~ l,ah II Ailahl" Is another popular
cry that drives Oriental fanatics wild.
At ihe present time the cheer among
tho English IL nearest expressed by
"h'rRyl" In this country tho shout II
broader, more like "hOo-raW!D Dur
ing the civil war what was known as
the "Tebel yell" was frequently
heard ana may be regarded ns
the war cry Of the Confederate armies.
II ~ heard today now and
again at political aud other gatherings,
when nu enthusiastic boutherntr
gives vent TO his emotions In the
piercing "ki-yi." Anyone who has
ever heard this yell can easily imagine
that u would at least terriiy an enemy
In battle ~ II diu not inspire a comrade
with renewed courage.
Americans witnessing country
dance In the rural parts Of Scotland, or
at tho Scottish gatherings In this
country anu CanRta, have often been
amused on hearing the cry OF
"HOOchl" raised ut intervals In the
dance, ~ an expression OF Joy. II D.
doubtless survival Ot u war cry and
is closely related TO the "Hoch" OF the
Germans.