The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-22

manded by Prince Ferdinand of Bruns-
wick advanced against the French caval-
ny. overwhelmingly strong and posted IN
the open field. The brigade advanced UNI
daunted to within firing distance. less than
a hundred yards. and then firing with
ering voley charged. What followed has
been styled by Templehoff. a contemporary
historian, IAN indispensable thing" and
as the French general who suffered de-
feat acknowledged: II have seen what
never thought to be possible: a single line
of infantry break through three lines OF
cavalry ranked in order of battle and
tumble them to ruin The brunt of the
battle fell upon the Twentieth, but with
them were the Twelfth, Twenty-fifth. Thir-
ty-seventh and the Fifty-hrst regiments,
all OF which suffered severely; only the
Twentieth. which was commonly known as
kingsley's regiment. was nearly annihil-
ated. as a general order published next
day clearly elbows, From its severe ioss-
es at Minden. kingsley's regiment will
cease to do duty"
There are some minor matters connected
with Minden and the Twentieth. In ad-
vancing that day the regiment passed
through an extensive flower garden. and
the men. gay and light-hearted as the
British soldier always Is. in going into
battle, freely picked the roses that were
growing around and fixed them in their
buttonholes. This IL the origin of the Min
den rose, which decorates the Twenteth's
coiors and which is worn by every officer
and man on Minden day, the anniversary
still religiously observed OF the famous
battle In 1853. Yet more. the terrific cheer
which is stil known as the ''Minden YELL"
FIRST heard In that great conflict as IL was
month or two ago on the slopes of the
inaccessible Spion kop.
The Twentieth after Minden missed no
opportunity for fighting In those times OF
incessant warfare The regiment was with
Moore In Spain, and In the battle of
Corunna, but returned TO England. and
was on home service until 1872. when IL
went out again to Spain and accompanied
Wellington in his great strategic move
ment by the north OF Spain upon vittoria.
the Pyrennees and France.
II was In the Crimea with the Fourth
division, too late for the Alma, but hotly
engaged at Inkerman. and doing rs share
OF the arduous trench duty before sebss-
topol. On the outbreak OF the In
dian mutiny II was hurried to the East
and arrived In time to march with Have.
lock to the relief OF Lucknow and to taks
part In the defense of the residency until
the arrival of the second relieving force
under Sir Colin Campbell.
The Lancashire Fuslleers were not
among the earliest OF the reinforcenents
ordered 10 South Africa. bat II was for
warsied without, delay 10 swell the army
corps which Butler had collected on the
Tugeia for the relief OF IAdysmlth IL has
been constantly engaged Ia the late ineos-
SAINT operations and seems to have borna
the brunt Of the terrific fighting on the
spion kcp, where II formed part 81 Wood
gates brigade. and was with Thornycroft
In that desperate defense which tcrn8i-
mated with the surrender OF the preoipi-
tous hill. apion kop Is 20 tho Lancashire
fNusiieers what Mlnden was TO the Twen-
tieth. less successful but net less giorious