The defeat of Austria as seen by the 7th Division; being a narrative of the fortunes of the 7th Division from the time it left the Asiago Plateau in August 1918 till the conclusion of the armistice with Austria on November 4, 1918With maps and sketches by ELuton and a prefby . sounds of firing wereheard. This we believe to have come from the tiny Americancontingent, which at the eleventh hour had fulfilled their am-bition of getting into the front line and were not going to be doneout of their battle by any unsoldierly passivity on the part of theenemy. And so at 3 on Novemb
The defeat of Austria as seen by the 7th Division; being a narrative of the fortunes of the 7th Division from the time it left the Asiago Plateau in August 1918 till the conclusion of the armistice with Austria on November 4, 1918With maps and sketches by ELuton and a prefby . sounds of firing wereheard. This we believe to have come from the tiny Americancontingent, which at the eleventh hour had fulfilled their am-bition of getting into the front line and were not going to be doneout of their battle by any unsoldierly passivity on the part of theenemy. And so at 3 on November 4, by the waters of the Taglia-mento, the part played by the 7th Division in the war came to anend. They ended, as their record deserved, in the front line of theadvance, and the history of the last ten days made a fitting climaxto their four years of toil. In those ten days the Division hadadvanced ninety-two kilometres, crossed five rivers, and capturedprisoners to a number far in excess of their own entire exact number of these it is impossible to give, nor is it a matterof great importance, as so few of them were prepared to put up areal fight. The booty was colossal, and there was no dearth of souvenirsfor those who had a chance to collect them. Almost an entire. THE ROUT OF THE AUSTRIAN ARMY. 97 Austrian division had laid down their arms on the far side of theTagliamento, and the officers in it were only intent on arguingthat they should be allowed to retain their swords. As soon asthe Divisional Commander crossed the river he was spotted bythe Austrian general and his staff, and before he knew where hewas he found himself completely surrounded. The Austrians,who were all armed, were full of protests. They produced a largepaper which they urged the general to sign. This paper was tothe effect that they had not surrendered but had merely allowedthe Italian cavalry to pass through, and that therefore none ofthem were prisoners of war. General Shoubridge mere
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