Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-02
Fully Two Thousand Horse
men Left Lying on Plains
Following Charge, Accord
Ing 10 Story in Bordeaux,
ARTILLERY SWEEPS
TROOPERS TO DEATH
Desperate Stand of PruSsian
GrenadierS Saves kaiSer'S
Forces From Utter AnnihiIa-
ton by Allies,
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Bordeaux, Oct. tS p. m.)--Thc de-
feat of 1900 Prussian guards, who
attacked the French center on Sep
tember 20. is described today in the
Petit Gironde
As soon as the news Of the German
advance was received, French caval-
ry was sent to hold the enemy at Au-
berive, department of Marine. to give
the artillery and infantry time TO
come up from Souain. place near
Auherive. But while the French
Dragons were preparing for the de-
fense Of Auherive brigade Of Deaths
Head hussars, avoiding the village
came across the vineyards and fields
with the intention of surprising the
French artillery on the march.
Saved by Prompt Action.
II was a critical moment. The
French Dragons were two miles
ahead and the infantry two miles be-
hind the gunners. who were in dam
ger of being sabred across their guns.
The hussars were only quarters
of mile away. galloping furiously.
In two minutes the guns were unlim-
bered and lined up along the road.
The enemy was then only 500 yards
away and the command could be
heard to prepare to charge the guns.
In the charge the Prussian cavalry
gathered speed with every yard When
they were 200 yards away, the French
gunners aimed and there was flash
of fire. Through the smoke the artil-
lery could see the enemy's horses
rearing and the officers trying vainly
to rally the broken lines
1000 lIorsemen Moved Down.
4 second time the battery hurled
death into the doomed brigade. a
great silence succeeded the thunder
of hoofs and the shouting men. Two
thousand horsemen lay as if struck
by lightning. Here and there Il
wounded horse struggled TO shake
himself clear from the heaped dead.
But the artillerymen did not want
to gaze long on this scene Of carnage.
They limbered up the guns and rat
tied off to aid the Dragons who were
hard-pressed and falling back along
the highw,.y. The guns were well
come relief. This time the struggle
was more even The German quick
firers returned the fire with interest,
but the French infantry arrived and
deployed among the vines, bugle
rang out and their bayonets flashed
in the sun as they dashed forward.
Without cavalry to aid it, the Prus-
sian guard was obliged to fall back.
A battalion of zouaves glided behind
and occupied the valley of the SUPP
pes, threatening to place the guard
between two fires regiment OF
grenadiers sacrificed itself to cover
the retreat of the German columns on
Rheims. Five times the grenadiers
hurled themselves against the French.
They We're repulsed every time and
after the fifth charge only one Sec
tlon was left a handful of men sur
rounding the flag.
First one, then two and then three
Of the grenadiers threw down their
arms A hundred men, mostly
wounded, were all that was left of n
splendid regiment But their sacri-
flee had not been useless, for it ena-
bled the column to get safely under
the guns of the forts at Beru and No
gent L'Abesse.