Evening journal., 1904-07-21
JAPANESE PUT
RUSSIANS TO ROUT
Another Hot Fight on Road to
Liaoyang.
RUSSIANS DRIVEN THIRTEEN MILES

UbolhNp Uhl V DIN lnlhlhhN MILLS
General Rennenksmpf's Cavalry Badly
Routed and Forced to Retrsat-Pur-
sued For Two Days With Heavy
Loss.
Iiaoyang. July 21.--More than hun
dred wounded Cossacks OF General
Rennenkampn's division have arrived
here and report a battle on the road to
this place from Samaia. IN which a
strong detachment Of japanese forced
the Russians to retreat and pursued
them for two days over thirteen miles
in this direction.
The wounded say General Rennen-
kampff having recovered from bis
wound sufficiently 10 sit on his horse,
personally commanded the Cossacks.
He had a large force Of cavalry and
several batteries Of horse artillery. with
two battalions OF mounted infantry,
and was making a reconnaissance to-
ward Samaja. II was part Of his pur-
pose TO strengthen several Russian gar
risons on that road.
lie met the Japanese early on Mon
day morning and engaged them with
his horse batteries The enemy an
swered with a heavy artillery Are, un-
der cover OF which a half brigade OF
japanese infantry was thrown for
ward parallel with the Russian tanks.
A hot cross6re was directed against
the Cossack batterymen by the infan-
try. The infantrymen were In extend
ed order on both sides Of the road. oc-
cupying positions much higher than
that Of the Russian artillery. An at
tempt was made TO dlslodge them with
fieldpieces, but they brought mp rapid
Gre guns and inflicted severe loss on
the horse artillery.
II was impossible for the Cossack
cavalry to charge owing to physical
conditions, so they disnounted and,
leaving their lances behind, pressed
toward the japanese infantry with a
brisk carbine fire. The Russian mount
ed infantry were thrown 10 the east
rapidly in support Of the cavalry, and
they compelled the japanese foot sol
diers TO withdraw from several Of the
more exposed positions.
Russian Left Turned.
Continuing 10 advance, the Russians
found themselves under a destructive
Gre from front and rear, a detachment
Of japanese infantry and several
/ mounted batteries having turned thelI
left. AT the same time a strong for
ward movement was begun by the
| japanese main body. General Rennen
| kampff. seeing his men exposed to con
tinuous fire on their front and left
gave the order 10 fan back The Cos
sacks swung TO their right and, fight
ing furiously. retreated TO the west
where a stronger position was foun
and wide stretch OF road gave OF
portunity for limited operations by tn
cavalry on horseback.
sharp fighting followed the Japr
nese advancing with a steady rife mr.
and the mountain batteries playing o
the Russian position over the heads o
the infantry vanguard. General Reu
nenkampn concentrated his artiller.
IRE on the first line Of the enemy an
held the infantry in check for tw
hours. Meanwhile the turning move
ment on the Russian left was contin
ued and again crossire inflicted los
on the Cossacks. Several detachment
Of mounted infantry opposed the fanh
ers, and a brisk exchange Of fire be
tween the Russian and Japanese rife
men was maintained through the mex
hour. Then the japanese brought int
action several heavier field batteries
before whose FIRE the Cossack cavalr
gave ground rapidly and the horse ba
teries retreated Many Russians weT
killed or wounded al that point. on
sotnia losing its commander and hal
its other officers, another being reduce
one-third.
Fight Went on All Night.
A brigade Of Japanese infantry pu
sued the Russians for three miles, th
tanks Of General Rennenkampff's co
umn being moved down by shots frol
the mountain batteries, which took u
one position after another with grei
dispatch and had little difficulty
finding and keeping the range. Generi
Rennenkamph retired two miles IA
ther west The fighting was continue
through the night. but the loss on eac
side was small until daylight
Then the Japanese infantry move
) on the Russian front and left and
! general retreat was ordered Sever
squadrons Of japanese cavalry wei
brought up from the rear OF the q
emy's position and used I'm attackir
the rear OF the Russian column. II
retreat ended near Houtsiatze, abol
twenty-seven miles from Liaoyang I
the road. It is impossible to estima
the Russian loss, but il is heavy. II
enemy suffered less, having all the a