New-York tribune., 1912-08-18

great War bird in the sky over his COL
um.s for his own aeropans was dis
6bl-d ana Lieutenant Milling was unable
To rise. thus ro5bins him OF what these
field manPuNres have proved 10 be one
of the mos; important strategic elements
of modern warfare But he resolutely
kept his 6rigades pushing forward conii-
dent in the wisdom of his strategy and
relying OF his superior numbers To win
the victory. rcalizi@s however. that he
could no lonGer ussk his movements
from his opponent By o'clock the ad-
vance guards @. ttc ccurerk,ng columns
came into contact. ana desultory firing
began. skirmish fgGts from behind stone
fences bv infantry. cunning tights along
the roads by dust-eashroudcd detach-
ments of horsemen duI long distance ar
tillery duelS
BY 10 o'clock heavier eleuo-;s Of the
armies came into collision, ... the full
turmoil Of pitched battle role over the
hills The onrush of both armies was
! headlong, for once the purpose Of each
came completely unmasked success meant
the ability 10 throw the greatest number
of troops against II in the shortest space
Of time Eolley after volley Of musketyy
crashed from hill 10 hill, the deep boom
OF cannonadinG punctuated continually the
incessant din, and the rush back and forth
Of troops in close combat became visible
In all directions. To describe In detail
the sallies and counter sallies, the al
vancings and captures. the retreatings, the
changings of position 10 bring moro effec-
tive fire to bear would be impossible.
Tho great facts in the battle that stand
| forth are: First. the successful assault
by the Reds on Coles Hill, which the
Blue cavalry had seized in the beginning ;
and, second, the crumpling up Of the Red
right wing by the Blue brigades from the
north.
Capture OF Coles Hill.
Against the eastern slope Of Coles Hill
the Red general hurled the main force Of
! his onslaught, and that he finally was
successful in taking II was due 10 two
salient reasons--one was a blunder on the
| part Of the Blues in leaving the right Of
/
As result of this a small thanking col
umn Of Red infantry was able TO attack
the engrossed artillery from the rear.
completely destroying them and taking
| from the defence Of tho hin its strongest
| element.
The other reason that led 10 tho win
ming Of the hill by the Reds was that they
were able 10 send up line after line Of men
! in the face OF seemingly annihilating fire,
but they were saved by dead space
that Is, bulge in the hillside that caused
the shells Of the defenders to pass over
the heads OF the attacking troops.
At l1:55, led by the ith Regiment Of
New York, the Reds swarmed w Coles
Hill, and the key Of the Blue position
had been taken. At once the umpires
called the combat at an end, and the
recall was sounded. bringing the Con-
necticut maneuvre campaign 10 close
with seemingly complete victory for the
invaders against New York.
Battle in the North.
But in the north battle was still raging,
and when a complete survey OF the con-
dition Of the two armies was made II
was found that simultaneously with the
fall Of Coles Hill the Blues had won n
great advantage on the Red right wing.
which Is perhaps best described in the
words of Captain Charles II. Morrow,
United States Army. umpire with the 69th
New York.
The 69tn was thrown out az an often
sive movement by the Reds as an exten-
sion OF their right wing. running north
and SOUTH" he said. However. they de-
veloped two full brigades Of the Blues,
who threw them back, In defensive line
running east and west. crumpling them
up and driving them back Ike sheep. 1t
was one regiment against two brigades.
although the Red Army owes its exist
ence tonight to the gallant stand against
overwhelming odds made by the 69th."
1t was this success against the Red
right, won by the tEo heavy brigadcs
rushed down from IIawleyyile by Cen
eral Mills, that seemed 10 make II q
drawn battle. Whether this advantage
would have availed them in finally WIN
ming, despite the fact that the Reds took
Coles Hill. is a thing that could not be
decided without another days nghtins'
and this there Will not be, as al! troops
entrain tomorrow morning for nome.
An official statement issued from the
headuua rters Of tie chief umpire on the
engaged when the recall was sounded ana
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