Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-02-03
BATTLES OF HISTORY
WHICH MAKE THE PRESENT
ONES APPEAR TAME.


A-btu +ANtAH'Hf III 1fhAAHH WIN W
the London war ONCE OF the engage
ment at Modder river, South Africa,
threw the English people into eonster-
nation by describing 1t as the bloodiest
battle of the century. When the de-
tails were received IL was found that
the British loss was rs killed, 372
wounded and IL missins-a total of t52
In an army of 1000 men, The Beers
suffered as much with a force OF | 4 900
in defensive position. SO. all told. the
losses were less than l 900 men. This
loss makes the Modder river affair an
affair of outposts compared TO real
battle OF this century. Al New Or
leans, where the eontending forces were
less than those engaged in this African
encounter, 2,i00 men were killed and
wounded. Al Cold Harbor. Va, 5000
federal troops were killed and wound
ed In an assault lasting twenty min
utes upon the Confederate fortified
lions. At Spottsyiyanla and the VIII
darness. in Virginia. 81 1856. AT Gettys-
burg 53.is6 were killed and wounded.
AT Stone River s.57s men we're saerl-
iieed. At Chlekamauga the sacrifice
was as much al at Stone river At
Pittshurg Landing, Team, $4,000 rep
resents the loss. At Chanesllorsytiie
10000: at Antietam. 20 900. Turning
to the old world. We hnd bloody sn-
counters that make the cad OF the
century lighting very tame affairs. The
baftlA af Afbtar4 Gusta ,.yaa a.. ..,e.as
terrible OF the peninsula war IL oe-
CURED on the l6th OF May. 1911. when
10000 French under Soalt advanced
on the heights held by the English and
spanish under Bsfesford. In the face
OF heavy artillery the French succeed
ed In carrying the heights occupied by
the SpaniaFds Then the English at
tempted to force them back. bat wsrs
several times rspuiasd The fnsillsrs
however, came 20 she Fescus aud xon
the day Tor the allied armies. la four
hours OF lighting $1,000 men wegs
slain-sO 900 OF the French aud 600 OF
the allies, The battle OF Aspsrn, May
20. 1909 took place al tbs village OF
that name on the Danube both tbs
Austrian and the French armies wers
100000 strong The Auatglana lost 81
officers and t.zg9 pgivayca Killed aud
1900 wounded. Willis the French IN.
der Napoleon suffered a loss OF 81 900
~ Austerll,z uee 2. 1906 ths
French had 10000 men In tbs plata.
while 10000 Russians ami Apstrians
were strongly posted ia tie heights.
The French gained the hstEaE4 ii tsF-
rtbls cost. The Russians aui Ausiflana
fseiug across a hafy OF frozen water.
The eaunoas wsre turned to play on
the lee with the result thaf tholsa nda
NsTe drowned IN the lake The French
loss vas t. D01 and tb8t ~ the allies
waa 1900 BauExeu. Wa4 50 and Il
1913. was won BY the French. who had
an army Of 10000 against 1000 Uaas
sian and Prusatau truaFt Each slide
lo8t $1,000 men. ~ B1r1tJnU. a vii.
laEe in Russia, Napoleon fought 1nn
Of the bloodisss BATTLES in uia march to
Moscow. Sept T. 1872 The two ON.
posing sides we're uearIy rausltv
strong. the French having 1896 ana
500 cannon while Ehe Russians mum.
bsred i320 ant hsd $50 pieces Of ar.
tiIIery. The Bussiapa had tsb60 men
Killed and 10000 wounded. The French
lost 1900 killed and had a o0o
wounded total Of O. 0a0 casualties
dresden was the scene Of a frtghtfut
battle. Aug IS and n. tsta Tn,
French lost 10000 men, while the At.
ned armies sustained loas Of 30 600
Killed. wounded and taken prts1pera
AZ Eyiau. in Prussia. Feb. s. 1907 the
French had 80 600 troops and tho ma.
SLAMS 10000. Tho armies fought I'm an
open field. close together. where arttt.
iery and rifle FIRE was frlghtfulty dia.
astrous. The total loss vas 81 ooD r,en
eaeh side sustaining an equal loss. Oct.
10, IL and Is, 1919. we're terrible aava
at Lelpsig. The armies of Napolson
LOST 10000 men and those of tho al.
lies 10000. The losses at the aisye or
seoastopol. although 1t lasted aome
time, were terrible The English Loaf
zo'ooO men: the French 10000, tho
Iurks. 1000; the 5ardiuians. 900: the
Russians. 10000 total Of ia3. 600. In
.he battle of Waterloo NapoIaon lost
so,ooo and the allies 81 900 men. Grave.
iotte' the decisive battle Of tho Franco.
rruss'an war. resulted In loss of so.-
ooo men to the French and 20 900 to the
sefInans. At Ligny the French lost
s.ooo and the prussians 10000. Jena.
OCT ~, 1906. resulted In the Pruaslans
losing 10000 men and the French
i,ooo. At the battle OF Sedan. Sept. I
1870. the Germans lost 1000 killed and
wounded. while the French losses were
it'ooo' July 3, 1866. was the date of
.he great battle of koniggratz. or. as
~ Ia often called. Sadowa. The prus-
s'ans' numbering 22i 900. defeated tho
Austrians, who had numerical
strength OF 205000 The prussiana loaf
10000. while the Austrians suffered tbs
terrible loss of 10000.