Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-07

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the Germans got the best Of the French
and drove them back toward Metz. A
feature Of the day at Mars-la-Tour, in
conjunction with the desperate fighting
Of some German infantry regiments,
was the brilliant work Of the cavalry.
Troopers of both armies rode for death
or glory with the reckless bravery OF
ideal cavalrymen, and the grave was
the goal for about every other man that
rode in some Of the charges.
| The conflict opened between the adj
vance corps Of the contending armies.
Bazaine was at the front and handled
his superior forces in manner to part
| II divide and surround the opposing
forces by brigades and regiments, in de.
| tail About noon there came crisis.
The first German division had suffered
80 heavily that it was necessary to close
! up its ranks and leave a wide space on
the German front undefended. The
French saw their chance aud pushed
forward to the exposed ground. At the
same moment detachment Of German
cavalry from General Rheinleben's d.
vision reached the scene. The troopers
| were fresh from their bivouac, and they
rode into the gap handsomely on the
charge. n .4s, & 49, IA.
The dash of the Germans was swift
and formidable, but the French held
their own, parrying the blow with can
| non shots and bullets. The Germans
suffered terribly and at last gave way.
Seeing the confusion among the Ger
mans, Bazaine led in two regiments Of
cuirassiers and dragons Of the Imperi-
! al guard, pouncing upon the TANKS Of
the enemy and literally swept his scat
tered remnants from the field. During
this affair on horseback a brigade Of
German infantry forged its way, into
the gap and was advancing aoserst Thea
field Bazaine sent ont some cuirassiers
and lancers to check the column, but
they were repulsed in spite Of the vigor
and dash with which they rode upon
the German bayonets. While the defeat.
ed French were backing of, the German
Black Brunswicker hussars charged aft.
er them at breakneck gallop. Riding
in swift pursuit at the heels Of the
French, the hussars brought up in q
battery Of the Imperial guard. A hand
to hand melee took place around the
| guns. Bazaine and his aids stood their
ground and inspired the men to valor.
They were soon swallowed in the ranks
of the impetuous hussars and only saved
themselves by striking out right and
! left with their swords. At last the
Brunswickers were driven off, and SO it
! was quits between them and the French
guard. 49, 1, ~ .s..i9 III
RODE FOR DEATH There were four
s..op n1opv separate cavalry
w GAoE4. charges at MARSHA
Tour Aug. 16, 1870 The fourth was
the greatest combat Of the Franco rus-
sian war between mounted men, and it
was decisive: The most brilliant was
the death ride of the uhlans, when 900
men rode upon the French guns as q
forlorn hope to save q division Of in
fantry from -annihilation. Following
that came the charge of Won Branden-
burg and the Prince Of Hohenzollern
with the Dragon guards. The dragons
dashed valiantly against chassepot and
1 mitruilleuse to rescue the infantry and
artillery. At shutdown. after the Ger
mans had planted their batteries around
the head Of the French column, Gener-
al lie Grand led out his two brigades,
supported BY the Garde Brigade de
France. The remnants Of two shattered
| brigades Of Germans Joined themselves
to the one fresh brigade on the field and
poised sword and lance to meet the on,
Islaught. There was breathless wait
among the Germans to get the bearings,
4 thrust and parry here and there be-
4 tween squadrons, and then, in cloud
Of dust, :, 900 horsemen rode at one an
4 other, cuirassier against hussar and
lancer against uhlan.
The Brigade de France allowed the
i Hanoverian uhlans to ride within $50
PAGES and then rushed upon them. The
uhlans stood to the work, which was
hand to hand, and OPPORTUNITY a squad
4 ron Of Dragon guards, just in from q
reconnaissance, passed by, squirting over
\ ditch and wall to sustain the hard beset
4 uhlans., The Westphalian cuirassiers at
the same time attacked the Garde bril-
gade in front, and the Chasseurs DAT.
4 rique fell upon the German Dragon
guards. Thus, along the entire field, a
4 German regiment rushed upon fresh
opponent or mixed into q fray already
begun, and French regiment, seeing
its chance, dashed into the latest conner
among their foes
j This was repeated again and again.
The combat spread over wide semicir-
Gle, and squads and companies that found
themselves on the outskirts Of the melee
attacked back and forth until darkness
ended the strife aud proved to Bazaine
that he could not dislodge the Germans
and open the road to his army to march
out Of Metx The French troopers suf-
fered terribly. Marsha Tour was held
Il for the Germans. a53.
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