. Battles of the nineteenth century . MITRAILLEUSE ( VIEW). his dead body laid out with others in a row, thecigars still stuck between the buttons of his one little anecdote—when I say it is but afair sample of other regiments—will show howfearful the loss has been on the Prussian .Ml IRAILLELSE ■[■RONT VIEW). 3rd Corps, which had been fighting single-handed for five hours against a fivefold force,received any efficient assistance from the lothCorps, which was now to the Brandenburgerswhat Bliichers army had been to Wellingtonat Waterloo. It was only the devotion of thear
. Battles of the nineteenth century . MITRAILLEUSE ( VIEW). his dead body laid out with others in a row, thecigars still stuck between the buttons of his one little anecdote—when I say it is but afair sample of other regiments—will show howfearful the loss has been on the Prussian .Ml IRAILLELSE ■[■RONT VIEW). 3rd Corps, which had been fighting single-handed for five hours against a fivefold force,received any efficient assistance from the lothCorps, which was now to the Brandenburgerswhat Bliichers army had been to Wellingtonat Waterloo. It was only the devotion of theartillery which had meanwhile saved the in-fantry from complete annihilation. For, afterrecovering from the shock of Bredows brigade,the French had again concentrated their attackon the German left, and compelled it to retire,fighting as it went. But presently reinforcements from the lothCorps began to come up, and these werefollowed by the arrival of a man who was ahost in himself—Prince Frederick Charles. Hisheadquarters were away at Pont-a-Mousson,about fourteen miles to the south ; and onhearing rather late in the day that his ownBrandenburgers were up to the hilt in actionand so hotly pressed, he mounted his horse andgalloped awav, without ever once drawing rein,to the field of battle.
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