New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
THE LANCEKS AT OMDCRMAN.
,,,,rlr GALLANT CHARGE THE FEhTt hh'
OF TIE ENGAGEMENT
TN FAv0GlrE WEAPON OF k,iGhIs IN MOD
rRx WARFARE NOTED EEiiaEN4S of
urivISU IAS"EEc.
BrlTISH LA%"EEe.


BRITISH LAYERS.
The ea,)an, charge OF the larceTs in the en-
Placement which resulted in the defcat OF "i.
Dcr,isnes under the Mahdi and the capture "a
,d,,r,rar has placed that arm Of the caNalI!
In ,be front row of English fighters, ana has
excited admiration for the men wherever 'he
details of the battle have teen publshed' Inc
work before OmdurInan has been c"'i'Paieu ~
that which made the Six Hundred Ia'hous 81
Eajablaya and the 12;h l-ancers, OF "hlch LAW"
tenant trcnfcll was member. VIII pc i'''''
bcred in history and story FOR many u'N''
Fighting through a line twenty deep, 'he men
never lost their nerve, never ceased 10 DC WIZ
DISCIPLINED soldiers: and when the dcooS Oh ''e
,ioodv day are recorded the adventure of cap
tain Kcnna Lieutenant Montfnorency anu 'o'
moral suarbuck. who riskcd their lives TO re-
cover the body of their fallen comrad'' Lieu
tenant GrenfeIl. will show that the Eng'lsh
,o,or. t,ow what il means TO stand 10y
.ou.r.de
Americans read OF he chare" Of the I'lh'''S
with addi;icUal interest because there is M
such arm in the United states hriIN' anu
lan,,rs are locked upon as more orhaineh'''
than useful The mounted troops in The 'hl'e'
S.aics Army are all known AZ cavalry l'''S
a,c armed with sabrcs and carbines. and have
done as much effective service as infantry.
r,vOEIrE WEAPON OF KNIGHTS
The lance derives its principal effect from the
v.,orilv Of the attack and was used by mount
cd warriors in ali ages. The knights OF old uS'd
,ordcrous l,uces measuring twenty feet. ana
r,rrosnoudingly heavy, but the modern weapon
ne usrd In the English German. French ana
Russian armies is only about Ten feet long WIN
a hollow steel handle and blade about one
foot long ana small flag fixed AZ tho i"'h'
where blade and handle meet. The Indians io'
irarly used weapon somewhat similar I" INV
lance and small organizations Of lanccrs have
existed in The United States; IN, inl'taiH men
Nid no, favor The establishment OF mat arm "i
the service. In THIS they differed rom 'h' NM
tary authorities Of GERMANS, who nav" mau"
Tia, Ianorrs the prin"ipaI arm "i inc '"'""S
sor,icn In The British Army Tho an YIN In
10Th and l1tn regiments OF liIh, cafalri arc
iancer5.
The 12.h Iarcers II within Lieutenant 81. u
>.r VAS an offer j. known IN the English
Ar,p, AS Tho l2ih-Prnce of Wales Royal
Iancers I, bears a a crest tho plum's oi me
Prince 81 Wales the Rising sun and tn" lie J
hr,,or The standards bear the names
..t.gvpi"- Win the sphinx. "Fcninsul" Water
loo" south Africa ISL g." ":'eha>top"i'
and Central India" tn uniform j. hin" WIN
scarlet faclngs and To, helmet j. decorated win
u scarlet plume.
In = history - Her Msjos'y's Amy th" l. ~
- mentioned az having been raised IN thr aSIi-
cultural ,,unt!es ~ Rcrlshirc al Bu' hlnsi''i'
shire in III and ma. it iook lts place Cd th"
amy roll " Great Britain as regiment 90
dragons under in. ,oad'r-hip - ''i"i !
1bir.., Ko~l.s 90, name recalling s';rr hat
tn, stern .oli I:ousidrs' of Cromwell
TIE CAREER or THE TWELFTH LAN' IRIS
ri, historian -a,s. In the rtsi days of ih"
rms cx,st,r.c he Earl "f Mar raised IN
s,,,,,t standard in ~,.9'ltnd and tho trooper
v-r. I'm ,aiIN eNyeoi ail.n az h'lng called 0" I'D
font hui tn, rash effort vas suI pressed VIVA
out l,. necessity afIsug Shortly aft"r th.s an
regiment was placed IN m" I'ish "-tal'ishn "t
and remained in IN. sister .s'anG for seventy -
t,. ,e,,, and during that tinc th"r" joined its
,,i.ks i,v transfer from thu ilsi Foot Li"ui"n-
ant the. Hon Ar,hur Wellesley. the future f'uh'
- WELLINGTON and i'icld Marshal OF England
I..,ir. Ireland ia l1":. TIN l2ih which sin'"
IGN had horne. the iiti. "f ~. Prince ~ Wales =
Tiq}l Dragons ~rjvy-i lt~ hist experience 81
t.,,ip, watfal. ~ he expedition "hI'h FOR u
few months added Coi,.ca 90 the d'minions O."
IT,. BRUSH ,'t"ru'
In t7.G tn, regiment va ordered to Portugal
vh,,,. il ser,"d Nith the amy until IL" war
,lo..d IA 1900 The I.ancefs topk part III the oN-
,,Auinn under Nhrfcroushy. which won thrrn Tia
erhI.zpulurit Egypt" ON their sianiaid ~
tn" battle 81 Mauduia.' SAY IN" historian. "th'
12th sustained ID lrining los. 3ld e r." day =
later our If thosc opportunities occurred which
90 90 form he history and character 81 r"sl-
lu.ni =. ~ du iudi,i lIal.