Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-05
BATTLE RUMOR.
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wounded. Capt. Golitinisky was killed.
The wounded include two officers and
a surgeon. Il am making firm stand
simultaneously with the receipt Oh
this report it was seen that our de-
tachment had evacuated three crests
of the mountain range. 1t was evident
that Solomky had strong force 10
cope with and he was obliged to cover
ground somewhat. He continued, now
ever, to hold his position.
After reinforcing Solomky with battai-
ions. and afterwards with two and three
quarters battalions, and desiring to CEN
dispatched Col Potovitch Lepovatz WITH
orders 10 take command of all troops en-
gagged in that position. t,.
THE fusilade continued on our risht
flank without becoming threatening. Oul
artillery continued to crush the enemy
artillery with its fire, although the Jap
aese had brought mountain and neid gums
into action. ..a.
AT $40 p NJ, I received report that
a regiment posted at the extreme 1snl
flank had retired from its position III the
mountains. having had its flank turned
Six disabled guns were abandoned. VI
officers were killed and two wounded anu
the comma nder of battery was lhJureu
had placed two more batteries on ine icit
Of those which had previously taken up
their position there, and with tnelr pht
teries on the extreme left they began ~
bombar I'd our battery as well as 10 el-
filade the right flank of our formation:
This was the cause of the DESTRUCTION VI
our battery and the serious loss OF tio ',,
on our right flank. The battery was COM
pletely shattered. but at the beginning VI
the action we succeeded in saving loul
guns, while four others were lelt on me
field completely disabled. Of these ioui'
however, two had to be spiked ana apah-
doned owing to lack OF horses. .ho .+
with the view of distractlng the at
tention of the japanese from our right
flank | directed Col. LepOvatZ, d,
o'clock. when the heat had diminished. to
order that soldiers take on their equip
ment and assume the offensive
ITO support this offensive movement |
ordered out our batteries to open hot
fire on the ridges held by the japanese
The fire of our guns, which had previous
~ bombarded this point. was murderous,
and the Japanese again sustained many
killed and wounded.
Our attack in open order aStomShed
all beholders. Our men in this forma-
ton advanced swiftly across the principal
mountain range rushing on both sides
with fixed bayonets on the Japanese, who
were unable to sustain the shock and
quickly evacuated the three crests they
had occupied. | am informed that those
who remained were bayonetted.
After this brilliant movement l or
dered Col. LepovatZ to stop and push no
further.
AT 7 o'clock l received an order to
retire in the direction of Hal Cheng.
According to the report of the com
mander of a CosSack regiment which
reconnoitred the valley of Dapoutzza
during the battle. as we'll as organized
the delivery of ammunition and the re
moval of wounded. three divisions of
Japanese were observed moving through
DapoutZZa.
Our losses on July 80 and July 81 have
been up to the present estimated at ~
officers and slightly over 1900 men killed
or wounded"