Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-05
THE BATTLE OF JULY %.
kuropatkin Transmits Corps Com
mander's Report to the Gear.

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mander's Report to the Gar.
st, Petersburg, July 30.-The czar
has received from General Zaroubaief,
through Kuropatkin, the following re-
port:
"On July %, after concentrating, the
Japanese took the offensive.
"Our troops occupied a position at
Nandaline, on the heights south of
Tsianchiatsia, the right wing covering
Tiantsiatons, Y%sunatoun and Sanshi-
atzia. The Japanese opened a
points, their fire scarcely ceasing for
fifteen hours.
"At about 8 o'clock an artillery at
tack was begun against the troops
posted at Tsianchiatsia and Nandaline.
The enemy's fire increased at Z o'clock
in the morning, being concentrated on
our position south of Tsianchiatsia.
Towards Dafanshen a Japanese bat
terry was observed firing on us, and
from the village itself.
According to reports received from
our cavalry, stationed south of Tsilach-
oun, opposite our position at Nanda-,
line. nothing was seen Of the enemy in
the direction of Tanchu.
About z o'clock h Japanese in
fantry was observed massing in Mant-
s%iatoun, Yanstoukara and Dafanshen.
THE fire now became centered on
our troops occupying the heights south
OF Tsianchiatsia. At the same time
two battalions of Japanese infantry
attempted TO occupy a Mount north
west of Dafansha, but being dislodged
by our artillery the Japanese took
fight. Our shells hurst full In the en-
emy's ranks.
AT about IL o'clock between three
and four Japanese battalions were
hurled on our troops occupying the
! heights of Tsiatnchiatsia. A battery
of Russian field artillery and another
of horse artillery then began to fire
from Nandaline, the fire covering on
Danfangshan. AS a result the Japa-
nese fire slackened.
Immediately after III o'clock the
troops posted at Tsianchiatsia were re-
again causing a considerable slackening
of the enemy's cannonade.
Artillery Changes Front.
'.At . o'clock in the afternoon all of
our artillery, beginning from the Nan
daline positions. changed front and
opened fire On Dafanshan with such
marked success that the troops in that
section of the field attempted to take
the offensive against the Japanese right
flank.
"A battalion sent in advance reported
he presence of large reserves of the
enemy or the line from Mentsiatum to
F~anchakan. The battalion sustained
heavy casualties and was obliged to
retire.
the same time the Japanese oc-
cupying the heights of Fanchankau
threw forward at least three more bat
teries.
"At A o'clock in the afternoon the
massing of Japanese infantry suggest
ed that they intended to force our posi-
tion at Tsiantchatsia, which was held
by the Barnaoulsk regiment. About
five or six Japanese batteries were en-
gagged at this time and their fire in
creased towards eyeifins.
AT 1880 p m. the Japanese fire was
at its height, and in the last rays OF
the setting sun the enemy delivered his
attack on the Barnaoulsk regiment.
The latter. reinforced by three bat
~talions under the command of Colonel
Debrotin, valiantly swept back the ers
envy. making four bayonet charges, and
captured a number (not yet ascer-
tained) of rifles, together with ammu-
milton.
AT 8 O'Clock in the evening the cam
nonade ceased, but the rifle fire con-
tinued until late IN the night.
w retained all our positions.
After the fight it was ascertained
that our eighteen battalions had been
engaged with at least two Japanese di-
visions, supported by an overwhelm-
ing number OF batteries. The general
extent or the position nine
miles.
I'm these circumstances I did not
think 1t advisable TO resume the lotion
on the following day, and resolved TO
retreat north. The withdrawal was eff
fected In perfect order.
Our losses ave not been ascer-
tanned. but they are estimated at about
twenty officers and GOO men killed or
wounded.