. Battles of the nineteenth century . ftheyth Magdeburg Cuirassiers (Prince Bismarcksregiment) and i6th Uhlans, or Lancers, both of along its bristling front behind the guns. Thefate of the day depends upon it, was the briefreply. That was quite enough. Leading his brigadeout of the hollow in column, he quickly formed itinto line of squadrons—the Cuirassiers on the leftand the Uhlans on the right, a little thrownback—and then, with a Forward ! Trot ! Charge ! while their thrilling clarions rangout above the din of battle, away dashed the 346 BATTLES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. devoted troopers
. Battles of the nineteenth century . ftheyth Magdeburg Cuirassiers (Prince Bismarcksregiment) and i6th Uhlans, or Lancers, both of along its bristling front behind the guns. Thefate of the day depends upon it, was the briefreply. That was quite enough. Leading his brigadeout of the hollow in column, he quickly formed itinto line of squadrons—the Cuirassiers on the leftand the Uhlans on the right, a little thrownback—and then, with a Forward ! Trot ! Charge ! while their thrilling clarions rangout above the din of battle, away dashed the 346 BATTLES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. devoted troopers with a loud and long-con-tinued roar more than a cheer. It is Balaclavaover again. In a few moments they are amongthe first French guns, sabring and stabbing thegunners ; and then, in the teeth of a frightfulhail of bullets from cannon, musket, and mit-railleuse, they storm across to the next infantryline, with which they play equal havoc. Tljesecond infantry line was next broken throughby the ponderous horsemen, many of whom had. already fallen, and the panic they created by theirheroic Todfenritt, or ride to death, even spreadto the remoter line of batteries, which preparedto limber up. In its excitement the brigade,like the Scots Greys at Waterloo, rode farbeyond its mark, and, like the gallant Greys,it suffered terribly for its excess of ardour. After charging on thus for about 3,000 paces, itwas set upon in the most furious manner by anoverwhelming force of French horsemen—thecavalry brigades of Murat and Gramont, andthe entire division of Vallabreque. Thinned asBredows ranks now w^ere, and exhausted bytheir exertions so far, how were they to cope withsuch hordes of horsemen ? Yet cope they didwith t};em stoutly and gallantly, like Scarlets Heavy Brigade at Balaclava, riding in and outot the ranks of their assailants and bearing manyof them to the ground. And as Scotland tor Ever I was the cry ofthe Greys, both at Waterloo and Balaclava,so Scotland is also again to t
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