The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-05-02
FAMOUS BATTLES.
Fields of Carnage and the Ruin
Wrought-Number OF Troops En-
gagged With the Percentage of Loss
European and American.


men were present, and the slain num-
bered II,4oo, or IS per cent.
At the battle Of Bannockburn there
were $4,000 men engaged, and the
slain numbered $4,000, or Sper cent.
AT Gettysburg 10000 men were
opposed, and of this number the total
Federal loss was 2S,IoI; the total
Confederate loss was $1,000
The Battle of Barnet was one of the |
most decisive ever fought. 1t was in
I47I, and closed the age of baron rule
in England.
The Battle Of the British Soldiers is |
name given to the battle OF Inker
mann, November S, 1854, because the
British troops bore the brunt Of the
fighting.
The Battle Of Wartburg is no deadly
conflict, but an annual singing contest
for a prize founded by Hermann
Margrave, of Wartburg, in the twelfth
century.
The Battle of the Frogs and Mice"
is said to be the first satire on the
great Greek epics. 1t is commonly
attributed to the time of Homer, but
is said by some critics to bear traces
Of a much later age.
The Battle of the Diamond was a
fight between the Protestants and
Catholics of Ireland in 1895. 1t had
its name from Diamond in the County
Antrim, where it was fought.
At Sadowa 4o2 900 men were OPP
posed, of whom $4,000 were killed,
wounded or taken prisoners. This
was s per cent, far smaller figure
than in any leading battle of the
NapoleoniC wars.
In the Battle of Marengo $1,000
men participated, and of that number
1900 were killed or wounded, about
22 per cent. Napoleon thought
Marengo his greatest victory. He
always kept throughout his life the
uniform he wore on that day.
The Battle of the BastardS was a
brief conflict in 1924 between certain
Lords OF Gascony and Charles G. Bel,
of France. 1t was so called because
the Gascons had for their leaders two
or three bastard noblemen.
The Battle of the Moat was a con-
flct before Medina, between Moham
med AMI A sdu So6an. 1t was SO
called h--Ause most of the fighting was
done in the moat that Mohammed had
dug TO protect the city from the
beseigers.
The Battle of Hanging Rock was
fought near natural feature OF scenery
of that name in South Carolina,
August 6, 1870. The British were
defeated by Sumter. This was the
first battle iE which Andrew Jackson
took part.
The fearless Battle was fought
between the Spartans on one side and
the Arcadians and Arrives on the
other B. C. 367. Not Spartan fell
in the engagement, and SO, Plutarch
says, the Lacedemonians called it the
fearless Battle.
The Battle fthe Thirty was duel,
fought in 1851, near Josselln, in
!; France, by thirty English and thirty
French knights, to settle boundary
dispute. At first the English were
successful, but the French rallied and
finally won the day.
The Battle of Brandywine was one
: of the worst of Washington's numcI
, Gus defeats. The name originated, i
: is said, from Dutch brandy distellery
! on the banks of the stream Brentwlne
variously spelled, being Dutch nam'
, for brandy, or burned wine"
= The Battle of the Emperors wa
= fought at Austerlltz, 1905. Tn
Emperors present were Napoleon
J Francis of Austria and Alexander G
u = Russia. Over 10000 men wer
;, ;, actually engaged in the battle, and 0
y this number $4,000 were killed 0
wounded, or I3 per cent. Of the whole
5 The battle of Arbela is wrongl
=, named, as it was fought 3. c. 33I a
Il Gaugemela, "the camel's house,
- twenty miles from Arbela. The Greek
- with 10000 men, opposed the Pei
:. slams with 1000, 900. The Glee
'e historians claim that 5000, 900 dea'
= Persians were left on the field.
!. At the Battle of Thrasymene, be
- tween the Romans and the Carthage
mans, there were 65 900 men engaged
The Romans were taken by surprls
and defeated with great slaughte
The total number of men killed o
, both sides was 1900, or about
=, per cent. Of the number engaged
as the conflict.
The Battle of the Rocks is anoth'
name for the battle of Falkensteln,
,e 1874. The French mountainee
~ posted themselves cn the heights an
let loose great masses OF rock ar
earth on the German attacking fore
Whole ranks were overthrown by
:. single avalanche and the attack W
,e, abandoned.
~ The Battle Of Nations was the co
vs- flic, in 1913 at Leipslg. The natlo
DO engaged were the French, Austrian
!. Russians and Prussians. The ali
L. numbered 100, 900, the French alm'
nP nP as many. The fighting contInu
during three days the allies lost neal
% 10000 in killed and wounded ; ,
lke French 10000.
on A, Gravelotte there were 32o,
1e men opposed and the killed a
elf wounded numbered $4,000. /
}. French suffered most, because tr
"a, u. were compelled to undertake. an natts
!, !; on a very strong position defended
.eH the whole German force. The fTeI
'sd defeat a, Gravelo.tc resulted in
fall Of Metz and the surrender