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CHAPTER ".
/ ~sGs-.sy found myself riding arnoag
great evu-ourrc VI mounted cftcrrs. II"
lo<1 and to right. through the reidS, the
rsx1--.. .erS P-snns 1870" ,s. rosd m -
strsck eur tuward the northwest. joining
uAslr troops And rs we -ertiel doWu 70
sfsaax trof I.owenburg explained TO me
ne mexement then under way.
Tia bulk " the German army lay az this
uz.r between the Meusc and the curn ueuce
q the Alre- and the Aisns rtvcr, These
uso ssr-aIns run la generally nerthw~st
eircctton. and almost parallct. Tor ssule
mtg milsr. befus nowhere more ttAh ten
EiIas apart Between them, and extend
nx for perhAp. thirty laies. lies the Forest
81 ArEr1une. n rtErgea and dsuss.iy wuoss-t
area. consisting mainly Il single line of
irregular hills. varying In height. and end-
Ing at the river junction In a bold preript-
tons hendland. ON the east the Alre. a
rather small but deep stream, mas. In thu
ssursr Of It's centuries ~ hov, cut sharply
infe the hillside. ON the w-st. tho hills
slope gradually 10 the Aikne. forming
pieasaut valley, from one 10 thrcs miles
wide. and under high state Of cultivation
AT the foot OF tho hills nns road winds
zorthvard. following generally the oourse
Of the river.
the Germans intended 10 skirt the nor
rhern csd af he ArEoune Forest. cross the
Aisae al its junction with the Aire. and
knows To he moving slowly north Nun
rheiF great camp near Chalons-sur- Marne TO
lar the German advance. TO assist Ia which
operation q strong detachment. under Gen
eral MsSsoaier, was moving northwest from
Barbecue. following the rosd throug
me Arsonne Valley. This lGttsr move was
attended 40 a coup; but - perfect we're
tae German sources OF Information that 10
became known the second day. The
Emperor Issned orders for an immediate
advance Of the left wing. then resting south
sf the Chateau and consisting entirely Of
heavy cavalry, TO push directly west. cross
ne Argonns Forest. and fall upon the
Freach eoiamn.
To LSwelberg with his magnificent hHs-
Sar3. assigned this important duty.
In addition to his own command were three
ra,<in ents OF enirasslcrs. three OF mounted
Infantry, and two or lancers-ln all abogt
eight thousand men. These were well
Iaounted and were armed with sabre. TO
volver, and new magazine cArhine. carry
ing sixteen shells OF high power. each
bullet being 80 constructed that upon lSav-
lag the barrel IL split into i've smaller but
Lets. The principal object Of the attack.
however, was panic and dispersal. rather
than nHnihllation. as producing more dis
astrous effect upon the main French suuy
An hour after midnight We reached the
Aisne river which had been bridged some
hours before 10y pOntOou corps In the
shadow Of high Arguune hills b. VS. in-