The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-22
The Moravian Battle ,


 The Aoraxian Battle
 Whilst was engage1 in forming the infantry. I had directed Col. John sons regiment which was still in front to be formed in two lines opposite to 4he enemy, and upon the advance of the infantry, to make ground to the 9left and forming upon the Hank, to endeavor to turn the right of the In dians A moments reflection, how ever, convinced me that the thickness of the woods and swampness of the ground, they would be unable to do anything on horseback. and there was no time to dismouht thems and place !, their horses in security
 .I therefore determined to refuse my left to the Indians and to break the British lines at once by a charge of the mountain infantry; the mea- sure was not sanctioned by anything that I had seen or heard of but was fully convinced that it would succeed The American backwoodsmen ride fbetter in the woods than any other Ipeople. A musket or rifle is no Nm- Apediment to them, being accustomed to carry them on horseback rom their earliest youth. was persuaded too that the enemy would be quite unprepared for the shock, and that they would not resist it Comformab- ly to, this idea, directed the regiment 10 be drawn up inc1ose column. the. right at a distance of fifty yards from the road, that it might be in some measure protected by the trees from the artillery it's left upon the swamp and to charge at full speed as soon as the enemy delivered their fire
 .sThe few regular troops of the 27th i regiment under their Colonel (PauD i occupied, in column of sections Of four, the small space between the road and the river, for the purpose of seizing the enemy's artillery, and <<<~ -rV- fTia were directed to move under the bank The CrOtchet formed by the front line and Gen De1sha's division was an inn portant point, who at the age of 66, preserves all the. yigor of youth the ardent zeal which distinguished him in the Revolutionary war, and the unr- daunted bravery he manifested at Kings Mountain.
 with my. aides s-de-canp, the Act ing Assistant Adjutant General Cap tain Butler. my gallant fritnd, Com modore Perry, who did the honor to serve as my volunteer aide-de-camp, and Brigadier-GeneraI Cass, who hav-4 ing no command, tendered me his as- sistance, I placed myself at the head of the front lines of infantry, to d1- rect the movements of the cavalry and give them the necessary support
 The army had moved on in this order but short distance, when the, mounted men received the fire of the
 
 charge the horses in front of the column recoiIed from the fire-an-. other was given by the enemy with ir- restab1e force. In one minute the con test in front was over. The British of ficers seeing no hopes of reducing their disordered ranks to order, and our mounted men wheeling in upon them and pouring in destructive fire immediately surrend dered-
 s'It is certain that only three of our [ troops were wounded in this charge Upon the left, however, the contest was more severe with the Indians Col. Johnson's who commanded on that flank of his regiment, received a most galling fire from them, which was re- turned with great effect. The Indians still further to the right advanced and fell in with our front Inc of infantry, near it's junction with Desha's division ! and for a moment made an fmpres-. ] sion upon it. His Excel1ency Cove. Shelby, however, brought up reg1- rlent to it's support and the enemy receiving a severe fight in front, and a part of Johnson's army having gain ed the rear. retreated with precipita- ] ton. Their loss was very considerable in the action and many were killed in their retreat
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