The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . and Worcesters had lostevery officer. Of the battle which raged for the com- mand of the height of Chumiuck Bair,Gen. Hamilton said: Enormous losses were inflicted, and ofthe swarms which had once crossed thecrest line, only a handful ever struggledback to their own side. At the same time strong forces of theenemy were hurled against the spurs totlie northeast, where there arose a conflictso deadly that it may be considered tlfcclimax of four days fighting for theridge. Portions of our line were piercedand the
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . and Worcesters had lostevery officer. Of the battle which raged for the com- mand of the height of Chumiuck Bair,Gen. Hamilton said: Enormous losses were inflicted, and ofthe swarms which had once crossed thecrest line, only a handful ever struggledback to their own side. At the same time strong forces of theenemy were hurled against the spurs totlie northeast, where there arose a conflictso deadly that it may be considered tlfcclimax of four days fighting for theridge. Portions of our line were piercedand the troops were driven clean downthe hill. At the foot of the hill the men whowere supervising the transport of foodand water were rallied by Staff CaptainStreet. Unhesitatinsjly they followed himback, where tliey plung-ed again into theseries of struggles in which generalsfought in the ranks and men droppedtheir scientific weapons and cauglit oneanother by the throat. The Turks came on again and magnificently, and calling uponthe name of God, our men stood to it and. The American Red Cross workers at this station fed the Saloniki refugees, who were sheltered in the the tents that dot the plain. HISTORY OF THE WAR 103 maintained by many a deed of daring, theold traditions of their race. There was noflinching; they died in the ranks wlierethey stood. Here Generals Cayley, Bald-win, and Cooper and all gallantmen, achieved great glory. On thisbloody field, fell Brig. Gen. Baldwin, whoearned his first lanrels on Caesars Campat Ladysmith. There, too, fell Brig. , badly wonnded. Toward this supreme struggle the abso-lute last two battalions from the generalreserve were now hurried, but by ten inthe morning, the effort of the enemy wasspent. Soon their sliattered remnantsbegan to trickle back, leaving a track ofcorpses behind them. By night, exceptfor prisoners or wounded, no live Turkwas left upon out side of the slope. Meantime, the Russians had attacked
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