The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-07-10
A DUKES REVENGE
II Gave to Germany Her Most
Distinguished Regiment.
THE DEATHS HEAD HUSSARS.

Organized Originally by Srsdsr,oh
William OF Brunswiok, Napolson's
Deadly Foe, the famous Body oi
Cavalry Fought its Way to Rsnovsn.
The curt refusal OF Napoleon I, to
allow Frederick william. duke OF
brunswick. tu bury the body ot his
exlled father IN his native mnd inspir'
ed the organization OF the Deaths
Head husSnrs. the most famous reHi'
ment In the present German army,
Deeply moved by the ungracious act
Of the dcspUtic Napoleon. frederick
william. after hts hrst paroxysm of
indignation and rage hnd subsided.
vowed eternal vengeance against the
French conqneror. nnd until the dny
OF his dcnth. which was June III, 1910.
on the field OF Quntre Brns, he was
Nnpoleons most lmplncHble foe In all
the GprmHn states.
Iirunswtk hrinR hmrrrd tu hiln b,
the viciorlrs III the relentless treDcb b
invader, Duke Frederick william re-
paired to bohemia after his father's .
death lie was without funds. but
through the efforts or his sister. then
princess OF Wales. English funds found
their way to him. aud he was enabled
to set On foot the plans he had formed
to revenge himself upon his enemy
All Germany wns then under NapO
Icons foot His armies ma swept away
all opposition Prussia, brupswick
Bavaria. SnxoNy, all the states were
mere vassuIs of France, l1pt though
conquered or subJugatcd their hatred
OF the oppressor was Intense. and UD
derneith the surface n lire OF hatred
smoldered which the duke helped to
fan into the blaze that eventually sent
Bonnparte 10 ~. Helena.
The duke announced himself as Ma.
poleon's foo. Nen focked 10 bis stand
ard. lie organized and equipped 1000
cavnlrymen and, In memory Of his
father. clothed them In black. A silver
skull and crossbones adorned their
hussar beaddress. and the silver lace
slashings OF the jackets were plnc'd 10
resemble the ribs OF u skeleton.
'.rhe Black Brunswickers" they were
called With the gallant duke NJ their
hend they began II guerrilla warfare
that was continual worry 10 the
French armies Won Stein. Scharn
horst ana othsrs gOve them secret en-
couragement
Through Snxony. liesse ard Hanover
the troopers gobbled up and put to the
sword French dctnc chnirnts Recruits
Hooked Ia them ~ Brrnrck the duke
gave battle to the t'rrncb Generai Ju
not aud whlpprh MIN All UeFmnny
thrilled ~ ne romantic accounts OF
the during ~ the terrible "hlnrk Hus
snrs
A SAXON arm, wns whipped ai In
tnu nnd uunrhri force NJ HaIb~rSiHdt.
A regiment mast rruWu into M army
the only one AHIptDns troops could
not corner nnd wnlp lhr durhy Oi
Brunswlck WAS nrndrh npd the
French garrison nlurinrd IA'ipEis wn-
surprised ana captured
Untll the battle Of Nn.fnm iip duke
and his hussnrs rode over I-rninhy 81
will. That victory gave Napoleon more
time TO devote to them. nud the duke
was forced 10 Gee to Englund Hut the
Black Hussars." With the deaths
head on their caps. contiDufd the war
fare In scattered banda Iheg ware
welded into brigade In 1874 and. ~ Q
part OF division In the allied army
by the Duke Of brunswick.
-ode into Paris nfter Napoleon's down.
'all.
They fought again during the bun
fred days The Duke OF Brunswick
I'D not i've to see Nnpoleon's complete
Iumlljn1on He died on the field OF
)0itlr whiie trying TO rally some re-
'ruiIs who started y SiDmpede nj the
irst French iire
rhr fame of the bussurs Ind rrschRd
.nch u point thnt the organization was
Dntinucd IN the Prussinn army. To
lnv IT. colonel IL the crown prince Of
Germany. and among its officers are
princes OF dozen reigniDg 6ermsn
antilles
The regiment presents splendid ap
'earnnce ON parade. It's picturesque
DJfOrm. OF which the skull and cross
'on0g on tbe hcnddress are tho most
ulking attractions, imparting to the
ashIng cavalrymep sinistey ppd