. A staff officer's scrap-book during the Russo-Japanese war. try, and was so precipitous that, whilst he couldnot go down to the Russians, neither could they climbto him. The distance of the Japanese from the Rus-sians varied from 300 to 1000 yards. Unfortunately,Okasaki had no guns. The enemy struggled throughthe bullets in pell-mell disorder, and were very effec-tively cut about. To get a chance such as Okasaki gotcan only be compared to gaining the gros lot atHomburg! In this sentiment I do not quite agree. Better, Ithink, if chances, when they come, do not so completelyexclude the chance
. A staff officer's scrap-book during the Russo-Japanese war. try, and was so precipitous that, whilst he couldnot go down to the Russians, neither could they climbto him. The distance of the Japanese from the Rus-sians varied from 300 to 1000 yards. Unfortunately,Okasaki had no guns. The enemy struggled throughthe bullets in pell-mell disorder, and were very effec-tively cut about. To get a chance such as Okasaki gotcan only be compared to gaining the gros lot atHomburg! In this sentiment I do not quite agree. Better, Ithink, if chances, when they come, do not so completelyexclude the chance of the enemy. Otherwise, where isthe glory ? I prefer, in fact, Sasakis part at Penlin toOkasakis, fond as I am personally of the latter another officer, who visited the scene of actionseveral days afterwards, told me that for a distance of400 yards the whole of the road through the gorge wasone mass of bloody bandages and rags. The engage-ment of Penlin practically closed with this ghastlylaughter, which, distressing as it must be to a Russian,. BATTLE OF JULY 31STAT YUSHULING AND PENLIN Japanese Red. Russians at day break 31st after thje Battle began. —>—?Japanese Battery (6 Guns <Russian i Battery 14 Guns jlAJl* n* at daybreoAJGgosTw Br-igad* i Army Scale 25,000 2 534 Incites to 1 Mile Heights estimated, abaxe MainValley. London., EJward Arnold #*»*, xv:
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