Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-24

OF SnumonApaua MHAm No MoAuou
char-e and founA himself fsoo 70 face
with &c Of thu ensmy's leaders. ! He
ran his gw0Fa through the native
chisftaiR'a Body but In the mixuD, tf /
was CARRIED olk % his hand. Half @I
doaen Of The dad name oomEasieaI
went for his slayer at once, ana thingaI
looked black for him. but the Eng
llshman got his revolver out and kill |
ed three Of them about az fast as no
could shoot, and tho others suddenly
remembered urgent business else
where.
Exactly one month and three days
later. or on February 30. 1868, Sir
Charles made his collection VI Vic
tOrla Crosses an even four by saving
another comrades life. This was at
the. battle OF Meangunge, and the res
cucd man was rrevct Major st.
George Anson, who was having al
tough fight with three dusky ruff
tIHns when Cough went to his assist
pnue. lie shot one of the attackers
through the chest with his revolver
hS he galluprd up, and went for tho
other with his sword, killing him al"
ter u pretty hard fight, while Major
AnrOn put the third man out OF busi'
ness
Besides winning the Victoria Cross
four times in the Mutlny campaign
capt dough was five time mentioned
IN dispatches, AMI received the army
medal with two clasps ana the brew"
Of major. After this he climbed IN"
military tree fast. and became as ti.
NOUS for his gCncrulship as for his
/ 4. hRT gasVN Ftt
| throughout tho Rhoutau war Of 1885,
and 1866 and. three years later, as =
ibrlRndIer -GeneTal he commanded the
cavalry brigade In the struggle with
lAlghnnistan, ultimately receiving, IN
person, the submissio Of the native
chiefs.
II was he who saved Lord Roberts
at Kabul In December ~, when thai
famous soldier with only 5000 men
was bCslcgcd by 10000 Alghans.
Coughs march from I.ataband being
one Ut the most difficult und dun
gcrous IN English military history.
lie only had 500 infantry. 17O cav
lalry aud two suns, an1 the little col
Iumn ran the risk %. annlhllatlun
practically at every step. but he got
Through all right, the enemy raising
the Siege ON the appearance OF his
force which they seemed to have ov-
Iercstimatcd. This Afghan campaign
drought him more honors, for he wns
mentioned three times In dispatches.
created X. G.. u. ana awarded the
lmcdal with two clasps. lie retired
from active service IN 1889 and nf.
1tcrNard. at InnislonaBh, Ia Ireland.
lived the lifc at u country squire.
Sir Hugh's brilliant Decd.
| Ills famous brother. Sir Hugh
dough. after Il brilliant military ca
renr, became keeper of the crown
Jewels. and hold this Responsible post
for six years. Sir Hugh demonstrate
cd that he could use his pen almost
m well an lc handled his sword aud
In his "AiemOirs' this scion OF the
house Of Cough described how the
~. c." fell To him, Lucknow had
just boon relieved. Hnd the British,
under Sir Hope Grant, were advnnc-
Ing on Jcllalabnd. There IA body OF
the enemy. about 1000 strong, had
taken up u position with two guns,
lnLI m these we're giving trouble, the
commander In chief ordered Sir
Hugh to take the squadron under his
command nnd sec II hc could Chplur"
them. Here is his description at how
he did ~:
with my small body al men," II"
writes, my only rhuncC Ul success
Wus by making = flank attack. ANA,
II possible. a surprise. with this oh
iect made u considerable dctUur
ana managed. under cover uf sumr
fields of growing corn ar sugar cane
a.. h., InI r IA,
. enemy perfectly unseen. The guns
were posted on n small mound. and Il
considerable body at the enemy hnt
an admirable position IN rear of tint
mound, IN front OF ana amidst some
trees und scrub. IIClWOcn M und
them lny Inurshy jhccl. with. rccdS
grHss---an unpleasant obstacle, but
which served admirably to cover our
movements. then advanced my
men through this Ihcel and long
gTnss at n tTOt, und M concealed our
movements til wo got clear. when
gave the Word ~-FUrm' Mn nhd
Charge" My mon gave ringing
cheer aud We were In tho muses.
The surprise WAY complete, aud, Ow'
ing to iis suddcnnGss they had nG
conception OF our numbers, aud sC
! | 'HO bNoGh W intHl UHu NlCNoIS w W.
was nH II 1. had been whole brl
gado. Ny charger, TOaTaway, Tho
horse left me In poor Phillips viii
carried me like IA bird, and ! TOun,
myself we'll ahead. Il seemed lik'
GuttinB ones way through Il field d
corn. and | had 10 make luno fOI
, myself M rode along. The mon fol
lowed mo splcndldly, and IN u yer!
short time the affair was Ovor--th,
/ guns were captured, tho enemy scat
! tered. and tho fight became pur
suit. our loss was very lrlfllng, as
| often the cnse In sudden surprise
1 but wo cut up numbers Of the cncm
Z and should have accounted for more
, but for tho nature Of tho ground
loame out OF the fight untouched. an
this / attribute to the pace went
! but my good horse Tearaw0y suffer
cd. having A0ber slash over hi
: lquart0r and another AabeT wound o.
his foreleg. while my oOastskirt wa
out clean through and the puggere'
. which, wound round a forage cal
had been my solo head dress durln
1.-The past months, was cut almost I
Q the last fold, but by It's thickness an
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