A staff officer's scrap!book during the Russo-Japanese war . TALtENW*r* 6AV. r Nanshan and Telissu 327 armaments. Elated at having carried by assault aposition which bore some superficial resemblance to acitadel, they began to imagine there were no limits towhat their prowess could accomplish, and it was inthis spirit that a few weeks later they hurled massesof valorous flesh and blood against the inflexiblemasonry of permanent fortifications, there to gain theaustere glory of dying in thousands—not for victory,for that was impossible, but for the honour of the Armyand for the renown of their
A staff officer's scrap!book during the Russo-Japanese war . TALtENW*r* 6AV. r Nanshan and Telissu 327 armaments. Elated at having carried by assault aposition which bore some superficial resemblance to acitadel, they began to imagine there were no limits towhat their prowess could accomplish, and it was inthis spirit that a few weeks later they hurled massesof valorous flesh and blood against the inflexiblemasonry of permanent fortifications, there to gain theaustere glory of dying in thousands—not for victory,for that was impossible, but for the honour of the Armyand for the renown of their country and its Emperor. Telissu, January 26th, 1905.—A. day of at 7 in an icy blizzard, but for some un-known cause the train which was to have taken usnorth at 9 left us stranded on the station, wherewe remained kicking our heels to try and keep themwarm for six or seven hours. The thermometer wasjust below zero all the time. At 5 a Dubs engine from Glasgow came andcarried us to a place named Gebato, where we werepreparing some hot cofi
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