The herald., 1917-10-11

same udN ncG IdN 'u' iI"hh''' w.
fought and won the battle of Nainy, Il
battle which proved to the doubt"rS-
Of whom France herself was on"-that
the republican spirit possessed m"ttl"
that France could not only declare her
self II republic. hut could defend ana
maintain herself as n republic. Na'mH.
declares Greasy. set the kings OF EG-
rope trembling after Is centuries Of
security Valmy. wrote Goethe. who
watched the battle. Commences new
era in the worlds history Na!ny dc
creed there should be that republican
France which fights the battle Of free
dom today.
Valmy was fought in the same re-
gion which has seen some of tn" blood
lest encounters of the present war. II
took place in the marShy country 81
/ the AiSne and the Auhe. with the for
/ est of ArgOnne. then much heavier
and greater in extent than it is now,
aS a prominent strategic feature. Its
/ victor was Kellcrman. father Of the
/ Kellerman whose brilliant cavalry
! charge afterward decided the battle OF
/ MarengO. Under Napoleon the elder
! Kellerman assumed the title Of duke
of Nalmy. When he died he desired
that his heart should be buried upon
the battlefield where he had won his
fame.
The army which came against the
crude French republican volunteers in
5000 AuStrians but no less than 49,
600 French emigreS Of the old rOyalist
days. most Of them of noble birth. all
OF them skilled in arms and represent
ing the flower of the commissioned
personnel OF the old and formidable
French army. In chief command was
the duke of Brunswick second only in
military skill TO the Great Frederick,
as whose lieutenant he had served.
Heading the emigreS was Condo.
Against these Dumouriez. the sixty
year-Old veteran who held the chief
French command. could oppose only
Il total of some 10000 men badly or
ganiZed and disciplined. for the most |
part worse differed and ShOckingly !
lacking in equipment and supplies. !
Eight battaliOns were so mutinous |
that Dumouriez. under pretense of |
reviewing them. posted them with a |
strong force of cavalry in their rear |
and cannon on their TANKS, after |
which he Informed them that they |
We're not worthy to he called either /.
soldiers or citizens. They would do |
well. he further informed them, to
do their duty, or the cavalry and the
guns would do duty to them.
The invaders advanced I'm what
they believed would be only march
of joy and triumph 10 Paris in three
columns. In the earlier engage
ments the French fled like sheep. On
one occasion they fled without fir
ing a shot. On another n division
of 10000 scurried back before the scat
tering fire OF few Austrian skirmish-
ers. To make matters worse, French
Of the enemys Sagacity
left weakly defended an important
pass which an Austrian corps, under
Clarifayt promptly forced after some
sharp fighting.
Misfortune and the necessity Of
covering an extended front rather
than faulty generalshlp caused the
Of DumOurieZ and Keller
man who was trying To join him by
n wheeling movement from Metz and
gave opportunity for the invading
force TO attempt the overwhelming
IF the latter as he stood isolated on
the plateau of Valmy. at a dangerous |
interval from his chief. The young
king of Prussia, who was with
forces, Joined with the
amigre French princes in urging an
immediate attack. Accordingly the .
right wing of the invading army .
moved forward early In the morning
to turn Kellerman's left flank and
ut him off from retreat TO ChalOns.
DumOurleZ, an alert and spry citi-
zen in spite of his years, ordered up
rOops 10 support Kellerman, but these -,
rOOpS were slow in starting.
The same sort of fog which embar-
assed the opposing forces of the :
present war when they clashed on
he same ground hung over the bat
lefield. 1t was ten o'clock when the
French army per-
eived emerging from the white
nists the countless Prussian cav
Try and the bristling columns of in Il
antry now close upon them. The
french, remembering the running
hey had found 1t advisable to do In
he preliminary skirmishing, were
ervous, and showed 1t. However, Kel- "
arman and the youthful Due de Char II
res, a youngster of twenty who served d
s a general under him, steadied their 81