Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-27
BRITISH CAVALRY PLAYS
HAVOC AMONG GERMANS
Canadian Squadron Sweeps Through
Country Seeking Combats Like
knights of Old.
MAKE THRILLING RGEs
Capture Battery That Is Playing on
several English Tahks-isout
Huns Lurking In Sunkcn Road,
and Capture Il General.
,IiN Associated pres. ]

b; It'll II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN
FRANCE. Sunday. November 25.--'rhe
British r:ralry have had many thrill
;iis experiences since Tho battle BEGAN
in the Cambria sector last Tuesday and
Opened a way for them iiitu the ersat
territory ovet which they hive roamch
almost nj will, like cavaliers of old
seeking comhats with those who would
accept their gage.
stories Of their gallant charges with
drawn sabers against enemy batteries
and in strong infantry positions have
been innumcrable. But. perhaps none
Of them had 81 more exciting time than
squadron OF Canadian horsemcn
The swept proudly out OF Masniers
on their chargers, with their saberS
making, merry music against their
trappines. They returned afoo,. and
thereby hangs 81 narrative OF bravery
ana strategy which is worth recording
Tor considerable distance the
hCrscmen cantcrnd along over die roli-
ing grasslands without dhconnterins mn
enemy East "r 1u,niliy. however. they
came upon several British tanks which
had run almost into a German battery
position ana we're being fired at point
blank In great Guns.
The monitors we're n tight place
and needed assistance badly. They got
II The cavalry came pounding up In
''!uHiIS VI i'tt thtlI SlH-
ins NJ the situation. sent them swcrv-
inc in on either side of tho battery.
Then they charged in straight among
The gun crews, tEeir sabers flashing.
II was over in a moment. ana the last
enemy lay trampied upon.
CAvALRYMES LEAP DITCH
AND LAND AMONG GERMANS
This Incident finished, the cavalry
tr"tted off in search Of other ndven-
lures Not Tar away was q sunken
road. which concealed considerable enc
NY fJrres, armed with machine guns
cavalry scouts discovered this trap and
gave tho word ~ the commander. The
latter snapped rut II command and the
squadron. most OF whom were still un-
aware OF The presence OF the Sunken
road. divided into two bodies, one OF
which d"ployed tn the right toward a
break in the wall OF the road. while
the other drew thei;. sabers and
charged straight ahead.
The Germans not knowing that Brit
sh cavalry was operating IN that sec
ton. remained In the his ditch. and
the canadians rHaClied the edge Of the
m!nisture precipice without seeing tho
enemy. They saw them then, in mum
he"S, and realized for the first time
mat they were headed for drop Of
several feet 80 the level ofthn road
the flying leap straight down among
the surprised Germans and began their
work Of death. Half hundred Of the
enemy lay dead when the remainder
took 10 their heels and fed toward
Rumiily.
Tho cavalry commander then was out
OF touch with the renal Under of the adj
vancing British forces and decided to
remain in the sunk Ell road for IA time
hn IL
iy. he sent back a courier to carry
information as to the location OF the
squad. Another force Of German ina =
chine eurners. stationed in COM
!nanding position nearby, opened :,
griiling fire on the cavalry and sue
cetdch in killing several horses within
short time.
II became apparent that the mon
and tho res. OF the horses must suffer
tho same fate If they remained where
they were The commander knew it
would hn suicide Ia ride out into the
open, ana he seiZ"d upon an Ingenious
plan to Outwit the Germans. The horses
were gathered together and Stampcdcd
with their empty saddles i'm The dIrec-
ton OF Cambria The rusc worked, for
the Germans. pcering through the mist,
thought the horscmen escaping.
The machine guns came into action
agansOtho EallopinE horsas. and the
| troopers meantime made good their cs-
cape from the road. They started back.
/ hut. losing their way, at one time were
/ actually In tho outskirts OF Rumilly.
/ THIS may have given rise to II report
| which became current that tho British